Talk:West Philadelphia

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[edit] Boundaries

Should we use odd statistical definitions to define what "West Philadelphia" is? In particular, it seems absurd to state categorically that areas south of Baltimore Avenue are not part of West Philly. I know many people who live in that area, and all describe themselves as living in "West Philly." It is very odd for Clark Park and areas right by Penn to not be part of West Philly, while places as far afield as St. Joe's are considered to be part of West Philadelphia. I understand that this is the semi-official statistical designation, but it doesn't really correspond very well to actual usage, imo, and we should note that in general usage, West Philadelphia refers to everything west of the Schuylkill. john k 07:58, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Well first off that def is not correct anyway, the border would be the R2 (Old B&O line) tracks south of Baltimore Ave. Using that def, Clark Prak/Woodland Terrace/SW Cedar Park, would be included in the West Philadelphia Area. Secondly i think the new defenation that you have now is totaly wrong, i have never herd anyone refer to everything west of the Schuykill as being West Philadelphia. I seriopulsy doubt that anyone would consider the Airport, Eastwick, Elmwood, or Kingsessing as being part of west philadelphia, unless they want to imporve the property values by maiking them seem like their in the UC. Also the relation of distance of one point to another has no relvance to where it is clasified. I mean why not say Penn is in Center City then becuse it's closer to Rittenhouse Square then it is to Cobbs Creek Park, or that the Northern Liberties is in Center City becuase it is closer to TJU then it is to LaSalle. I used a variety of sources to id these areas, many of which were compiled by your university, which does extensive studies on neighbohoods in the city. --Boothy443 | trácht ar 10:54, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Well, fair enough, correct the original, then. john k 15:35, 14 March 2006 (UTC)