This has led to some community tension some saw it as an attempt to secede from West Philadelphia. The boundaries were defined as extending from the "Schuylkill River to 52nd Street, and from Haverford Avenue to the Media-line railroad tracks south of Kingsessing Avenue - though over the years many have viewed it as a smaller domain". In the mid-1950s, two realtors and Penn graduates coined the name "University City" in an attempt to attract Penn faculty back to the neighborhoods near Penn.
It was around this time that the "local" neighborhood names like Spruce Hill and Cedar Park were established. This led to rapid development within the borders of University City and far beyond. The arrival of electrified streetcars in the 1890s kick-started development to the west of 43rd Street, and bridges and a tunnel in the first decade of the 20th century allowed people to easily commute into Center City. Much of this neighborhood was destroyed as part of a gentrification plan in the 1960s. By the mid-20th century, the Greenville area had changed again, to a neighborhood that was colloquially referred to as the Black Bottom, signifying the neighborhood's racial and economic status. Later, the area expanded in all directions with many German immigrants and offered much more than simple taverns. Situated near Lancaster Ave., Powelton Ave., and Market St., Greenville served as a waypoint for travelers and cattle drivers, and many taverns and inns were established. The gardens is now the Woodlands Cemetery, while much of the rest of Hamilton Village is covered by the 40th Street retail corridor.Ī small section on the northern side of this area was once known as Greenville. The area came to be known as Hamilton Village and The Woodlands, a sprawling botanical garden and mansion, was built there. In 1735, Andrew Hamilton, a "Philadelphia Lawyer", purchased 300 acres (1.2 km 2) in Blockley Township. Later, parts of Blockley were carved out to form the District of West Philadelphia. Though Blockley was founded five years before Philadelphia, people soon referred to it as "West Philadelphia". As late as 1850 it was considered hazardous to be abroad alone in this area." The Blockley Almshouse, later known as Philadelphia General Hospital, was there. "It was an ideal hideout for shadowy characters and evil-doers who crossed the river in skiffs after a thieving or smuggling job south of the city.
Blockley Township had a poor reputation in the 19th century. In 1677, William Warner purchased 1,500 acres (6.1 km 2) from the local Indian tribe and named it Blockley after his native parish in England. History īefore the European colonization of the Americas, Philadelphia was home to the Lenape people, whose land, known as Lenapehoking, covered much of the Atlantic coast from western Connecticut to Delaware. The area is ethnically and economically diverse, although the compositions of its 12 census tracts vary widely for example, the population in the mid-2000s of the easternmost tract was about half white and one-third Asian, while that of the northwesternmost tract was almost entirely black. There are 32,935 white collar workers and 11,555 blue collar workers. The area population has grown 2.6% from 2000 to 2014 and 0.7% from 2010 to 2014. The University City neighborhood consists of 25,183 males and 25,783 females.
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