Historic Districts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Colonial Germantown Historic District (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Colonial Germantown Historic District, The Woodlands, Manayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Independence National Historical Park, Brewerytown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Washington Square West, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, Frankford Arsenal, Society Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Powelton Village, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Elfreth's Alley, Southwark, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, University of Pennsylvania Campus Historic District, RittenhouseTown Historic District, Tulpehocken Station Historic District, Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Overbrook Farms, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Druim Moir Historic District, Chestnut Hill Historic District, West Philadelphia Streetcar Suburb Historic District, Garden Court, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Haddington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sansom Row, Woodland Terrace, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Old Germantown Academy and Headmasters' Houses. Excerpt: University City is the easternmost region of West Philadelphia. The University of Pennsylvania has long been the dominant institution in the area and was instrumental in coining the name University City as part of a 1950s urban-renewal effort. Today, Drexel University and the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia also call University City home. The eastern side of University City is home to the Penn and Drexel campuses, several medical institutions, independent centers of scientific research, 30th Street Station, and the Cira Centre. The western side, with its Victorian and early 20th-century housing stock, is primarily residential and is home to an ethnically and economically diverse population. University City's boundaries, as defined by the non-profit ...