West Poplar

West Poplar is a neighborhood located in North Philadelphia and extremely close to Center City. It is bound by North Broad Street to the west, Girard Avenue to the north, 5th Street to the east and Spring Garden Street to the south.
The area has become a much more popular area to live in recent years due to its close proximity with China Town and Northern Liberties. More and more young professionals, artists, students and families are moving into West Poplar and creating a diverse residency made up from all kinds of ethnicity groups.
West Poplar offers many two and three-story single-family row homes as well condos and apartment complexes. A lot of the old warehouse space in the area has been renovated into high quality condos.
One of the most beautiful sites of West Poplar is the golden-topped Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, which is located at 830 North Franklin Street. There are also a lot of artistic murals waiting to be discovered on some of the buildings.
West Poplar is becoming a more appealing area to live in thanks to the serious gentrification taking place in North Liberties. In a few more years, this neighborhood will probably be very, very popular.

The neighborhood of West Poplar spans from North Broad Street to 8th street, just north of Chinatown. This area has seen a lot of change over the years; many of the original houses were demolished and replaced with new houses and apartment complexes.

The renovations were for the better as West Poplar was almost blighted with neglected homes and abandoned buildings. But the new improvements have led to property value increase and new residents moving into the area. There is also public housing and senior housing available along 8th and Fairmount Avenue.

West Poplar is also located near to the heavily gentrified Northern Liberties so residents can still be a part of the excitement without having to deal with the higher rent prices of that area. Public transportation is easy to come by here as well, the Market-Frankford line is close by and there are bus routes in the area.

Despite the positive improvements throughout the years there has been an increasing concern over violence in the areas. Many community members have come together to develop plans to prevent future issues and to keep the crime rates from increasing. There is definitely a group of residents who are interested in keeping West Poplar from returning to its neglected past.