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Philadelphia

General Neighborhood Information

Philadelphia Neighborhoods
from Temple University's Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Neighborhood History
City-Data.com Forums: Philadelphia
searchable discussion forums about Philadelphia
The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies
The Balch Institute is part of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The website can provide you with background information on many ethnic groups in Philadelphia, and the neighborhoods they created

Center City

North Philadelphia

Callowhill Neighborhood Association
Park to Broad Arts & Business District
Fairmount Civic Association
Friends of Orianna Park Square
Northern Liberties Case Study [1982]
Northern Liberties Neighbors Association
Spring Garden Neighborhood Guide
A Guide to Life Above Spring Garden Street
Norris Square Neighborhood Project
Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation

Northeast Philadelphia

Northwest Philadelphia, including Manayunk, Roxborough, East Falls

South Philadelphia

Southwest Philadelphia

West Philadelphia including University City

The Community Design Collaborative

An organization devoted to urban renewal and sustainable design

Books

Philadelphia: Neighborhoods, Division and Conflict in a Postindustrial City by Carloyn Adams, et. al.
Call Number: 307.1416 P544a
Walking Broad: Looking for the Heart of Brotherly Love by Bruce Buschel
Call Number: 388.4110974811 B977w
To Every Thing a Season: Shibe Park and Urban Philadelphia 1909-1976 by Bruce Kuklick
Call Number: 796.357 K96t
MOVE: Sites of Trauma by Johanna Saleh Dickson
Call Number: 307.12 D554m
South Philadelphia: Mummers, Memories and the Melrose Diner by Murray Dubin
Call Number: RESERVE 974.811 D814s

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