December 21–28, 2000

naked city

Border Lines: University City

Cuerom (foreground) and Raheem, Sunday morning, playing near "Sam’s Place" on 45th between Osage and Pine.

Another in an occasional series on the look and texture of Philadelphia neighborhoods.

by Kass Mencher

Where: The Schuylkill River to 50th Street, Spring Garden Street to Woodland Avenue.

Who: Students and educators from the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University; healthcare workers employed at the area’s numerous hospitals; a large African-American community; a vibrant immigrant population.

What It Looks Like: Victorian and Queen Anne-style rowhomes; modern and postmodern buildings, such as the Michael Graves-designed Drexel University dormitory at 32nd and Race; retail strips; cherished green space like Clark Park, between Baltimore and Woodland Avenue and 43rd and 45th Street.

Why It’s a Good Place to Live: "It’s a nice area where people are trying to work things out," says Steven Minicola, taking a break from playing with his dog Blakey in Clark Park.

Steven Minicola and his dog, Blakey, Saturday morning at Clark Park.

	4100 block of Spruce.

	Drexel University.

University of Pennsylvania.