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.

WEST PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOODS:
Powelton Village

Powelton Village is bounded by Hamilton Street on the north, Lancaster Avenue on the south, and 31st Street, Race Street, and 34th Street on the east. Due west of Powelton Village is the neighborhood of West Powelton; Powelton Village and West Powelton are often referred together as Powelton.

Census Tract: 90

Histories

Powelton Village, by Marie Belin (University of Pennsylvania undergraduate)
(available as a PDF file - 154 kb, 9 pages)

Powelton: From Estate to Village by Evan Goldin (University of Pennsylvania undergraduate)
(available as a PDF file - 40 kb, 13 pages)

Powelton Village: From Rural Estates to Suburban Community to Urban Artisans by Elliot Greenwald (University of Pennsylvania undergraduate)
(available as a PDF file - 49 kb, 10 pages)