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    Lee Cultural Center
    Lee Cultural Center

    Located on the north slope of the West Park ridge at 4328 Haverford Avenue, the Lee Cultural Center offers an array of recreational, athletic, and cultural arts activities for young people, including a Parks & Recreation swimming pool and summer swimming program. 

    Urban Renewal in West Philadelphia

    Following World War II, urban renewal provided the resources for city officials and developers to create dramatic changes to the physical and social landscape of West Philadelphia.

    The Netter Center Community Advisory Board

    The Community Advisory Board, formed in 1992, provides essential guidance and advice to the Netter Center for Community Partnerships.

    The Netter Center for Community Partnerships

    The Netter Center for Community Partnerships is the centerpiece of Penn’s quarter-century effort to establish mutually beneficial university–community–public school partnerships in West Philadelphia.

    The West Philadelphia Community Free School

    The West Philadelphia Community Free School—an experimental school annex created to alleviate overcrowding at West Philadelphia High School—was ultimately undone by conflicting visions for how it would function.

    Free School House Model

    Model of West Philadelphia Community Free School House at 3833 Walnut Street, showing three floors arranged by curricular activities.