Southwest Center City Graduate Hospital South of South | |
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  Southwest Center City Graduate Hospital South of South | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′31″N 75°10′30″W / 39.942°N 75.175°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  Pennsylvania |
| County |  Philadelphia |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.391 sq mi (1.01 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 14,919 |
| • Density | 38,130/sq mi (14,720/km2) |
| ZIP Code | 19146 |
Southwest Center City (SWCC), also known as Graduate Hospital,[1] is a neighborhood that is located in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, bordering Center City Philadelphia. The neighborhood is bordered on the north by South Street, on the south by Washington Avenue, on the west by the Schuylkill River, and on the east by Broad Street.[2][3][4]
It is an area adjacent to the Fitler Square and Rittenhouse Square neighborhoods to the north and Point Breeze to the south, and is home to community service organizations, restaurants, churches, retail establishments, and some light industry.
- ^ Saffron, Inga (July 20, 2018). "Searching for a new identity: Graduate Hospital long gone, but the incongruous name lives on". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Map from UPenn study on the neighborhood
- ^ Map of the Southwest Central Redevelopment Area as of 1968
- ^ Heavens, Alan J. (December 19, 2008). "Philly's hot, new location". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.