Faculty and Students at the University of Pennsylvania inaugurated this heritage site in the spring of 2008.
This virtual history center will be an ever-revised and expanded resource by and for members of the
West Philadelphia community, and especially for teachers and their students.
Histories of West Philadelphia Neighborhoods
Histories will be found here for such neighborhoods as:
Cedar Park
Garden Court
Kingsessing
Mantua
Powelton Village
Spruce Hill
Squirrel Hill
Histories of West Philadelphia in general will be found in "The History" section.
Web site sponsored by the University Archives of the University of Pennsylvania Copyright 2008