Washington Square West, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Washington Square West (or Wash West) is a neighborhood in downtown, or Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Affectionately known as The Gayborhood by locals, it is so-named because of its large concentration of gay- and lesbian-oriented bookstores, coffee shops, restaurants, boutiques, bars, and clubs. The neighborhood takes its name from Washington Square, the urban park on its eastern boundary.
The neighborhood roughly corresponds to the area between 7th and Juniper Streets and between Walnut and Lombard Streets, bordering on the neighborhoods of Chinatown to the north, Society Hill to the East, Bella Vista and Hawthorne to the south, and the Avenue of the Arts and Rittenhouse Square to the west.
There are many murals in this area of Philadelphia started by the Mural Arts Program. One of the better known ones is "Philadelphia Muses" (1999) by muralist Meg Saligman, located at 13th and Locust Streets. This mural portrays the cultural and artistic flair of both Wash West and Avenue of the Arts. The area is also home to the city's Antique Row and several hospitals, including the nation's oldest, Pennsylvania Hospital, and that of Thomas Jefferson University.
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