Visit Philly is trying to promote the 14 different neighborhoods surrounding Center City Philadelphia. Their goal is to promote the dining, shopping, arts, nightlife, events and more within Philly’s many exciting neighborhoods.
Here’s what they say about the Callowhill Neighborhood overall:
A stylish-yet-still-transforming neighborhood, Callowhill has been dubbed the “Loft District” by real estate developers and “The Eraser ’Hood” by locals referencing the once-dark landscape that inspired former resident David Lynch’s cult classic Eraserhead.
Really, the neighborhood’s reality is somewhere in between these two extremes, with both expansive loft spaces occupied by young professionals and gritty rock clubs populated by an edgy urban crowd.
Bisecting the neighborhood are the distinct elevated train tracks of the dormant Reading Railroad, which many residents are hoping to turn into a public park in the vein of New York City’s High Line, promising further development and creative activity in this burgeoning district.
You can learn more about some of the restaurants, bars, clubs, culture and galleries by clicking here.
