Talk:Southwest Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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[edit] SWCC

Do people actually call this area Southwest Center City? The name seems kind of strange to me, because I always learned that Center City's southern boundary was South Street. this is clearly a part of South Philadelphia (which the template reflects) -- so how can SWCC be its name? this probably has something to do with the fact that "Center City" is perceived to be more desirable than the neighborhoods surrounding it, so people who are selling or renting property use that name in areas where it really doesn't go. I've seen real estate listings for "Center City South" at least r

There is a raging name debate and SWCC seems to be the term that sticks and is agreeable to most. Yahoo, The City of Philadelphia and Phillyblog all seem to be using the term. Where the heck has SoSo come from? I've never heard ANYONE use that term, in speak or print, please remove. --Josowski

SoSo is out their but it's not piuplar nor is it in wide use. It came about in the late 90's as the neighborhood as a whole was starting it's turn aroundans yes it has been in print and refrenced , but it is not prevelant, yet it still is represenative, at least in it's usage to the same area as SWCC. And it useage seems to be increasing:

• phillyblog.com, "'SoSo' has caught on..."
• Maps of Philadelphia Real Estate, Philadelphia PA..., "Southwest Center City - affectionately called "SoSo" for "South of South""
• USA Today, "including "SoSo" (South of South Street from Broad to the Schuylkill River)"
• CityPaper, "recently opened just south of South on Third Street (in the SoSo neighborhood, I guess)." though the usage here is wrong the neighborhood would be Queeen Village.
• Phillyskyline.com, "Realtors have tried calling it 'South of South' (or worse, SoSo)" the person that runs this site is putting up a new name G-HO, which has caught the attention of Phillyblog, Metro apparently.
• Larry Farnese Democrat for State Representative, id's one of the neighborhood in the district as SoSo.
• Phillyguru Also known as the SoSo area (for South of South)
• The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Residents Call Philadelphia's SoSo Neighborhood Great"
• Citypaper, "To the south, the Grays Ferry (SoSo) and Point Breeze neighborhoods have been showing signs of life", cant expect much form citypaper i guess, allways like PW better.

I am not a big fan of the SoSo eithe,r but it's out their and it also being used to identify the same area. --Boothy443 | trácht ar 03:32, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

Try clicking here: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGGL%2CGGGL%3A2005-09%2CGGGL%3Aen&q=swcc+philadelphia&btnG=Search

Look at the Yahoo Map: http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?addr=&csz=Philadelphia%2C+PA&country=us&new=1&name=&qty=

The area does lack identity and we're at a point now were we can leverage this to assert a positive one. "So-So" has a negative connotation. Why are you promoting it. Other names are in use just as much, if not more use. SWCC has been the most agreed apon name, not because we're center city. But because SWCC accurately describes the geographic location of this neighborhood of South Philadelphia

--josowski

We are not here to promote one name of a neighborhood over another. The useage of SoSo in this article is not promoting it's usage over the usage of SWCC but to state that SoSo, along with Graduate Hospital area, are also used in identify the same area as SWCC. To remove SoSo on the idea that it has a "percived negative conotation" is nothing less then POV, SoSo is no more nagative then a similar neighborhood name to a city to the north, "SoHo" which could also be ssaid to have a "negative connotation". Also if ti's so negative why would real estate agents pick up on using the SoSo as it would defeate their idea of trying to sell the neighborhood. Also if you are so aginst it maybe you should contact SOSNA, the neighborhood assoication for thr area. SO no i'll slighty reword it but it not going to be removed. --Boothy443 | trácht ar 04:56, 6 April 2006 (UTC)

• G-Ho is not an official name, and is only favored by Bloggers. --South Philly 04:06, 8 August 2006 (UTC)