University City: Penn, Drexel, and the West Philadelphia Academic Core
University City occupies the eastern portion of West Philadelphia immediately across the Schuylkill River from Center City, bounded roughly by the river to the east, 52nd Street to the west, Market Street to the north, and the railroad corridor near Woodland Avenue to the south. The neighborhood takes its name from the concentration of higher-education institutions that dominate its land use, most notably the University of Pennsylvania, founded in 1740, and Drexel University, founded in 1891.
Penn's campus covers roughly 300 acres and includes the Penn Museum, the Fisher Fine Arts Library designed by Frank Furness and completed in 1890, Franklin Field, and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the oldest teaching hospitals in the country. Drexel, immediately to the north, has grown rapidly in recent decades and now enrolls more than 22,000 students across its Philadelphia campuses. The University of the Sciences (now part of Saint Joseph's University) is also located within University City.
The 30th Street Station, Philadelphia's principal intercity and regional rail hub, sits on the eastern edge of the neighborhood and handles Amtrak Northeast Corridor traffic alongside SEPTA Regional Rail and New Jersey Transit service. The Schuylkill River Trail runs along the river bank. Residential blocks include Victorian-era twin and triple houses as well as modern high-rise construction.
University City is also home to the University City Science Center, the oldest urban research park in the United States, founded in 1963. Biotech firms, hospital spin-offs, and tech startups cluster in the blocks around Market Street and Baltimore Avenue.
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University City occupies the eastern portion of West Philadelphia immediately across the Schuylkill River from Center City, bounded roughly by the river to the east, 52nd Street to the west, Market Street to the north, and the railroad corridor near Woodland Avenue to the south. The neighborhood takes its name from the concentration of higher-education institutions that dominate its land use, most notably the University of Pennsylvania, founded in 1740, and Drexel University, founded in 1891.
Penn's campus covers roughly 300 acres and includes the Penn Museum, the Fisher Fine Arts Library designed by Frank Furness and completed in 1890, Franklin Field, and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the oldest teaching hospitals in the country. Drexel, immediately to the north, has grown rapidly in recent decades and now enrolls more than 22,000 students across its Philadelphia campuses. The University of the Sciences (now part of Saint Joseph's University) is also located within University City.
The 30th Street Station, Philadelphia's principal intercity and regional rail hub, sits on the eastern edge of the neighborhood and handles Amtrak Northeast Corridor traffic alongside SEPTA Regional Rail and New Jersey Transit service. The Schuylkill River Trail runs along the river bank. Residential blocks include Victorian-era twin and triple houses as well as modern high-rise construction.
University City is also home to the University City Science Center, the oldest urban research park in the United States, founded in 1963. Biotech firms, hospital spin-offs, and tech startups cluster in the blocks around Market Street and Baltimore Avenue.
Reviews of University City-area escort websites are maintained in the Escortservice.com directory. Escortservice.com does not run introductions, confirm identities of advertisers, or take part in any transactions. The site is restricted to users aged 21 and over.
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