Walnut Hill is a neighborhood in the
West Philadelphia section of
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. It is located between 45th Street and 52nd Street, bounded by Market Street and Spruce Street. Most of the neighborhood is in the northwestern part of the
University City District. It is located north of the neighborhoods of
Garden Court and
Spruce Hill.
It is a racially mixed neighborhood with a large seasonal student population. Walnut Hill was largely built from the start of the 20th century through the 1940s, with a large growth spurt immediately following the construction of what is now the
SEPTA Market-Frankford Line. The primarily residential neighborhood consists of 2 and 3-story rowhomes, with several pre-war garden style apartments.
West Philadelphia High School is located in Walnut Hill and
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College is close by, if not technically within the boundaries of the neighborhood. In recent years, th
Enterprise Center Community Development Corporation in collaboration with th
Walnut Hill Community Association has made strides to spur development in the neighborhood.
The
La Blanche Apartments and
Henry C. Lea School of Practice
Henry C. Lea Elementary School is an historic elementary school which is located in the Walnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia and was named after the publisher, civic activist an ...
are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places.
American Bandstand
''American Bandstand'', abbreviated ''AB'', is an American music-performance and dance television program that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989, and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as the pro ...
was first broadcast from the ABC studio at 46th and Market Streets (now the Enterprise Center).
Science fiction author
Isaac Asimov
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lived at Wyngate Hall (now called The Terrace), a garden apartment building at 50th and Spruce, from 1942–1945, and wrote several of the stories that comprise ''
I, Robot'' and the
Foundation series
The ''Foundation'' series is a science fiction book series written by American author Isaac Asimov. First published as a series of short stories in 1942–50, and subsequently in three collections in 1951–53, for thirty years the series was a ...
while living there.
Singer, actor and activist
Paul Robeson lived with his sister at 50th and Walnut from 1968 until his death in 1976. A
mural at 45th and Chestnut commemorates Robeson.
From the 1930s through the 1970s the
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) was located at 48th and Spruce,
their former building now houses the Emmanual Church, a Korean language Presbyterian congregation.
References
External links
West Philadelphia Data and Information Resources- University of Pennsylvania
Neighborhoods in Philadelphia
University City, Philadelphia
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