Useful and Fun Philadelphia Area Links
University City Community & Neighborhood
Penn's Office of Off-Campus Living University of Pennsylvania Campus Map Penn Shuttle Route Spruce Hill Community Association	University City trash pick-up schedule University City Review (Delivered & online news) University City Network(ads & coupons) West Philly Local (great online news)
Accomodations
The Inn at Penn The Sheraton University City	Penn's Office of Off-Campus Living Craig's List - Philadelphia online rental listings & lots more!
Mmmmm . . .    Food!  (around University City)
Abyssinia Ethiopian Restaurant  229 S. 45th, 215.387.2424 Abner's Steaks  3813 Chestnut St. 215.662.0100 Acu Pizza  4802 Spruce Street 215.474.7150 Aksum  4630 Baltimore Ave 267.275.8195 Allegro Pizza  3942 Spruce, 215.382.8158 Baby Blues  3402 Sansom Street 215.222.4444 Ben & Jerry's  216 South 40th, 215.382.5092 Best House Pizzeria  4301 Baltimore Ave. 215.386.1450 Bobby's Burger Palace  3925 Walnut Street 215.387.0378 Capogiro Gelato Artisans  3925 Walnut St, 215.222.0252 Cavanaugh's  119 South 39th, 215.386.4889 China House  4653 Walnut St, 215.472.6033 Choy Wong Kitchen  708 South 50th Street, 215.476.9645 City Tap House  3925 Walnut Street, 215.662.0105 Clark Park Farmers Market  43rd St. & Baltimore Ave., Thursday, 3pm-7pm (in season); Saturday, 10am-2pm (year round) Colonial Pizza  400 S 43rd St.,215.387.7702 Copabana   40th & Spruce, 215.382.1330 Cosi  140 South 36th Street, 215.222.4545 Dahlak Ethiopian Restaurant  4708 Baltimore, 215.726.6464 Desi Village Indian Restaurant  4527 Baltimore, 215-382-6000 Distrito  3956 Chestnut, 215.222.1657 Dock Street Brewing Co  701 S. 50th, 215.726.2337 Dominos Pizza  4438 Chestnut St, 215.662.1400 Evergreen Chinese Restaurant  4726 Spruce St. 215.476.0371 Fiesta Pizza  4518 Baltimore, 215.386.5455 Food Trucks @ Penn Fresh Deli  (Grocery/sandwiches) 4832 Baltimore Ave (215) 727-0649 Fresh Grocer  4000 Wanut, 215.222.9200 the Gold Standard  4890 Baltimore Av. 215.727.8247 Greek Lady  3224 South 40th 215.382.2600 Green Line Cafe  4239 Baltimore Ave. 215.222.3431 Green Line Cafe  4426 Locust Street 215.222.0799 Green Line Cafe  3649 Lancaster Avenue 215.382.2143 Grill Fish Cafe  814 S. 47th Street 215.729.7011 Honest Tom's Taco Shop  261 S 44th St, 215.620.1851 Isle of St. Vincent Restaurant (Soul Food)  4909 Catharine St. 215.747.7848 Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches  43925 Walnut St #136 215.222.7827 Kabobeesh Pakistani Restaurant  4201 Chestnut St. 215.386.8081 Koch's Deli  4309 Locust St. 215.222.8662	La Terrasse  3432 Sansom 215.386.5000 Lee's Deli   4700 Baltimore Ave 215.724.1954 Lee's Hoagie House  4034 Walnut St. 215.387.0905 Local 44  4333 Spruce Street, 215.222.7140 The Marigold Kitchen  501 S. 45th, 215.222.6751 Mariposa Food Co-op  4824 Baltimore, 215.729.2121 Metropolitan Bakery  4013 Walnut 215.222.1492 Milk and Honey Market  4435 Baltimore, 215.387.6455 New Deck Tavern  3408 Sansom, 215.386.4600 New Delhi Indian Restaurant  4004 Chestnut St. 215.386.1941 Penne Restaurant & Wine Bar  3600 Sansom St., 215.823.6222 Pod  3536 Sansom St., 215.387.1803 Peking Inn Restaurant  4905 Catharine St, 215.472.4905 Pho & Cafe Saigon  4248 Spruce Street, 215.222.6800 Pizza Rustica  3602 Chestnut Street, 215.895.3490 Qdoba Mexican Grill  230 South 40th, 215.222.2887 The Restaurant School  4207 Walnut St. 215.222.4200 Cafe Renata  4305 Locust St. 267. 275.8254 Saad's Halal Restaurant  4500 Walnut, 215.222.7223 Sang Kee Noodle House  3549 Chestnut, 215.387.8808 Smokey Joe's  208 South 40th, 215.222.0770 Supreme Shop n Bag  4301 Walnut, 215.387.3070 Starbucks  (many locations) Subway  4533 Baltimore Ave, 267.713.7020 Tampopo  267 S 44th St., 215.386.3866 Tandoor India Restaurant  106 S. 40th St. 215.222.7122 Thai Singha House 3939 Chestnut 215.382.8001 Vientiane Cafe (Asian Fusion) Restaurant ·  4728 Baltimore Avenue 215.726.1095 Vietnam Café Restaurant  816 South 47th Street 215.729.0260 Wah Gi Wah Halal Restaurant  4447 Chestnut St. 215.921.5597 White Dog Cafe  3420 Sansom St. 215.386.9224 Wine & Spirits  4906 Baltimore, 215.726.4046 World Cafe Live  3025 Walnut, 267.295-2936 Won Oriental Restaurant  214 S 40th, 215.86.4622 Zocalo  3600 Lancaster Ave. 215.895.0139     Did I Miss something you like?
Fun places to go!
Are we there yet? The Academy of Natural Sciences Ben Franklin Parkway African-American Museum in Philadelphia American Swedish Museum Annenberg Center Arthur Ross Gallery  U of Penn The Avenue of the Arts  (Broad Street) Museum of Archeology & Anthropology; Penn Baltimore Aquarium Historic Bartram's Garden Historic Betsy Ross House Bucks County River Country  Pt. Pleasant PA  campusphilly.org Center City District Clementon Amusement Park & Splash World Comunity Education Center 3500 Lancaster Curio Theatre on Baltimore & 48th Delaware Art Museum Wilmington, Delaware The Franklin Institute Science Museum(Ben Franklin Parkway) Hidden River Adventures Valley Forge Independence National Historical Park Independence Seaport Museum The Insectarium Institute of Contemporary Art at U of Penn King of Prussia Mall Longwood Gardens Kennet Square, PA Liberty Sailing Club	Mütter Museum Narberth Community Theatre Narberth, PA Historic New Hope, PA New Jersey State Aquarium Camden, NJ Northstar Bar music venue Old City Philadelphia Opera Company of Philadelphia Peddler's Village  New Hope, PA Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA) Pennsylvania State Parks Philadelphia FunGuide (Discount tickets) Ride the Philadelphia Ducks! Philadelphia Mint Philadelphia Museum of Art B.F.Parkway Philadelphia Parks (friends of) Philadelphia Zoo Please Touch Museum Reading Terminal Market  Rodin Museum Ben Franklin Parkway The Rotunda 4014 Walnut Street, 215-573-3234 Schuykill River Trail (Bike & Hike) Sesame Place; Bensalem, PA Tin Angel music venue University Of Penn Museum  3260 South St. World Cafe Live music venue Philadelphia Free Library
Fun things to do!
The Academy of Vocal Arts  Opera! Ardensingers(Gilbert & Sullivan) Arden, DE Bach Festival of Philadelphia Beaux Arts Ball The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia First Union Complex (concerts) Freedom Theater Fairmount Arts Crawl First Friday (Art Galleries open every first Friday of the month in Old City Greater Philadelphia Film Office Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation Independence Day Freedom Festival International House of Philadelphia (at U of Penn) Jambalaya Jam Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Kimmel Center FREE performances  Lower Merion Symphony (FREE!) Manayunk Arts Festival Mann Music Center The Mummer's Parade MusicFest Bethlehem, PA	Penn Singers Light Opera Co. (Gilbert & Sullivan) Penn's Landing Concerts The Pensylvania Ballet Philadanco Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau Philadelphia Weekly News Philadelphia Film Festival Philly Fun Guide half price tickets! Philadelphia Folk Festival Philadelphia Fringe Festival Philadelphia Open Studio Tours Philadelphia Phillies Baseball Philly Song Writers Project Philadelphia Theatre Company PIFVA - Phila Indy Film & Video Association Presidential Jazz Weekend PSFS/Mellon Jazz Festival RiverBlues Festival The Savoy Company  (Gilbert & Sullivan) Super Sunday Thanksgiving Day Parade Thespis Media, PA (Gilbert & Sullivan) Walnut Street Theater Yo! Philadelphia
Transportation
AMTRAK New Jersey Transit PATCO Delaware River Port Authority Phillyroads.com	GREYHOUND BUS REAL-TIME TRAFFIC REPORTS PHILADELPHIA AIRPORT PHILACARSHARE.COM (rent by the hour!) SEPTA
Government
The City of Philadelphia City Services Fire Department Police Department Philadelphia Police Dept. - 35th District University City trash pick-up schedule West Philly Tool Library	The Free Library of Philadelphia Department of Records Department of Streets Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Federal Government Links
Utilities
PECO (Philadelphia Electric Co) PGW (Philadelphia Gas Works) Philadelphia Water Department	Comcast Verizon University City trash pick-up schedule
Health Care
University of Pennsylvania Health System Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Children's Seashore House Mercy Health System American Red Cross
Area Colleges & Universities, etc.
Allegheny University of the Health Sciences American Law Institute4025 Chestnut Street Antonelli Institute of Art and Photography Arcadia University The Art Institute of Philadelphia  Bryn Mawr College Chestnut Hill College Cheyney University College of Physicians of Philadelphia CCP The Curis Institute Delaware County Community College Drexel University> Hahnemann University - MCP Haverford College Holy Family College Immaculata College JNA Institute of Culinary Arts LaSalle University Lincoln University 30th & Market Lutheran Theological Seminary MCP Hahnemann University Moore College of Art and Design Peirce College	PAFAPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine Penn State University Penn State Abington-Ogontz Campus Penn State Delaware County Campus Penn State Great Valley Campus Pennsylvania College of Optometry PCOM Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Med. Philadelphia University Princeton University The Restaurant School  4207 Walnut Street Rosemont College Saint Joseph's University City Line Ave. Swarthmore College Temple University TJU  Thomas Jefferson University University of the Arts  320 S. Broad St  University of Pennsylvania USP Univ.of the Sciences in Phila. 600 S 43rd Ursinus College Villanova University West Chester University Widener University
High Schools
Abraham Lincoln High Cardinal Dougherty High School Central High School Dobbins/Randolph Area Vocational-Technical School Edison High School/Fareira Skills Center Edward Bok Vocational Technical High School Horace Howard Furness High School Kensington High School	Overbrook High School Philadelphia High School for Girls Roman Catholic High School Saint John Neumann High School West PhiladelphiaCatholic High School William Penn High School University City High School
Middle Schools
Baldi Middle School The Crefeld School Gen. J. Harry LaBrum Middle School	Levering Science Magnet School Masterman School Thomas Middle School
Elementary Schools
School District of Philadelphia Community Hebrew Schools Forrest Elementary School Friends Select School George Washington School Kelly Elementary School Levering School Lowell School	John F. McCloskey Elementary School Meade Elementary School Overbrook School for the Blind Penn Alexander School Prince Hall Elementary School R.S.Walton Elementary School Solomon Schechter Day School Spruce Hill Christian School
Day Care Providers
The Caring Center 31st & Spring Garden Overbrook Park Learning Center  7500 Haverford Ave.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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