Philadelphia is one of the largest cities in the country. There are 4 main sections, North, South, Southwest, and Northeast. With each main section, there are hundreds of neighborhoods claiming their own title and their own style. Since the beginning of time there has been a battle between North and South, for a reason no one seems to know. Its like an unwritten rule, if you are from North philly you dont hang with people from South philly, and vise-versa.
There are many well known tourists attractions in Philadelphia. The art museum, the liberty bell, Penns Landing, South Street, the African American History Museum, and many more. If you were to ever come to Philly, Ride The Duck is an affordable bus tour that takes you to all of our major attractions. It takes you on land and in the water, all on one amazing vehicle. You can see them it almost anywhere downtown. The place to catch it is at 6th and Market, located right in the middle of our Historical District.
Speaking of Market Street, if you want to go shopping, here are some of our fabulous shopping areas.
THE GALLERY- Located at 8th and Market
Has 4 blocks of stores, 3 levels, and 2 food courts.
MARKET STREET- 7th to 22nd Major shopping district. We have the Diamond District, Jewelers Row, China Town, Cell phone row, and HUNDREDS of stores along Market street all the way to Walnut and Chestnut.
FRANKLIN MILLS MALL- One of the largest outlet malls in Pennsylvania. Has every store you can think of, but the outlets, so same quality items, just a MUCH better price. An "AVE" is a shopping strip, and the stores are majority black owned. Great prices, and if you want to find the hottest urban trends, the AVES are where you want to go.
AVES:
52ND AND MARKET-
GERMANTOWN AND ERIE-
BRIDGE AND FRANKFORD
KENSINGTON AND ALLEGHENY
BROAD AND CECIL B MOORE
SO you want to get some grub while you are visiting? You CAN NOT visit Philly without one of our famous Cheesesteaks.
Now, most articles will tell you to go to Gino's or Pats, in South Philly. They are GREAT, and if your in the neighborhood, feel free to stop by. BUT- if you want the BEST cheesesteak in Philadelphia, you need to go to Max's Steaks located on Germantown and Erie Ave.
The wait is about 20 minutes. If not more. Most of the time, the line is coming out of the door. Why? Because everyone knows this is where to go. And believe me, it is WORTH the wait. There is a bar located directly next door, with an adjoining door to the store, and the service there is great. So if your feet hurt, you can grab a drink while you are waiting.
Our nightclubs are great, but I wouldnt recommend visiting any while in town. True Philadelphians have no problem with it, but in all honesty, most of them are are not well secured for someone who has no idea how Philadelphians behave. If you want to test it out anyway, I suggest Dave & Busters, located on Deleware Ave.
Deleware Ave is our Club district. If your a club hopper, this is the strip to hit.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND NEVER SPENDING A DIME IN FISO!! NOT WORTH A DIME YOU COULD SPEND IN THERE. THE DRINKS ARE WATERED DOWN, AND THE STAFF AND SECURITY ARE VERY RUDE. AND DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT PAYING FOR VIP, YOU WILL GET TWO TABLES WITH RESERVED ON IT AND PEOPLE WILL IGNORE IT! AND DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT ASKING FOR A REFUND!
Here's some philly slang to help you get by
Aaeg - Egg
Addi-tood - Attitude
Aeneeding - Anything
A-ite - Alright
A-ready - Already
Arnch - Orange Also "Aren't you" as in Arnch you glad to see me?
Ac-a-me - Acme Market
Alrighty - Stop it already with alrighty! The word doesn’t exist.
Arn or Eye-urn or Eyern - Clothes Iron.
Aster-ick - Asterisk
Ath-a-lete - Athlete
Ats All, Dat’s All - That’s all
Bat-tree - Battery
Baff-room - Bathroom
Beggles - bagels
Bee-yood-ee-ful - Beautiful
Big Ma-hoff - An ostentatious person; a big shot
Birff-day - Birthday
Bref-fist - Breakfast
Casina - Casino
Chimley - Chimney rare usage.
Caus - Because
Colbert - Sewer
Coont - Couldn't
Cooughee - Coffee
Con-fra-bill - Comfortable
Con-ter-versy - Contraversy
Crown - Crayon
Cump-nee - Company
Dahnashure - At the beach as in Lannick Ciddy, OhCee, Whilewould and the
like. The alternative is upamount'ns to the poke-noes
Def-lee - Definitely
Dis, Dat, Dey, Dees, Doze, Dem, Dough - This, That, They, These,
Those, Them, Though
Dint - Didn't
Do-in - Doing, as in "Hal ya doin?"
Draff - Draft
Draw - Drawer
E - He
Earl - Oil
Figger - Figure
Fighdollas - Five Dollars
Fluffia - Philadelphia
Fridge, Ice Box - Refrigerator
Fuss-trated - Frustrated
Ga head, GeHead, Gaw head - Go Ahead
Goff-forbid - God forbid
Gun-all - Canoli (the delectable Italian pastry)
Haff - Have
Hal? - How?
Hunnert - Hundred
Husbint - Husband
I-dear - Idea
Iggles - Eagles
Ice-ning - Icing
Ir-regardless - Regardless
Jeet? - Did you eat? No, Jew?- No, did you?
Kel-ler - Color
Lannick Ciddy or Lantic Ciddy - Atlantic City
Laasch, Las - Last
Leck-tric - Electric
Leven - Eleven
Lie-berry - Library
Lot-tree - Lottery
MAC - Local version of an ATM (automated teller machine
Meer-oe - Mirror
My-en - Mine
MayazWell - May as well
Newsey - Nosey
Norf- Mostly used for North Philly
Nuthin, Nuttin - Nothing
Offen - Often
Ollars - Dollars
Olney - A neighborhood in the Northeast, pronounced AH - LEN - EE or AH - LEH - NEE
Paa-ler - Parlor or living room
Pay-mint - Pavement
Pea-nits - Peanuts
Petique - Petite
Pix-ture, Pitcher - Picture
Pock-a-book - Purse
Plug - Fire Hydrant, specifically when used for first or third base in streetball or a boundryline. Limited neighborhood use, possibly south philly.
Prob-lee - Probably
Rawn - Ruin
Re-dic-liss - Ridiculous
Reg-a-ler - Regular
San-wich, Sang-wich - Sandwich
Sim-u-lar - Similar
Soar, Sol - Saw
Sow-Philly - South Philly, leave off the TH
Sparra-grass - Asparagus
Taawk - Talk
Tal - Towel
Took-en - Taken
Tree - Three
U-mid - Humid
U-min - Human
Ward-er or Whadder or Wooder - Water, H20
WaWa - A local conveniance store similar to but better than 7-11
Whaddya? - What do you?
Which-a-ma-callit - The name of a person, place or thing that Alzheimer’s has removed from your memory bank
Whoodaya? - Who do you?
Winda, Win-dill - Window
Wit - With
Wit-out - Without
Woont - Wouldn't
Yesta-day - Yesterday
Yea - Yes
Youse, Yziz - You (plural)
Zink - Sink
What it is what it do- hi
shawty- girl, girlfriend
keep it gully- telling the truth
whats the dilly- whats up
WORDS YOU NEED TO KNOW WHEN VISITING PHILADELPHIA:
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(The) 215: The area code for Philadelphia. "Yeah, I'm representing the 215!"[1]
(The) 610: The area code for much of the Delaware Valley in Pennsylvania. "I'm representing the 610!"[citation needed]
(The) 700 Level: The cheap seats located in Veterans Stadium, high atop the Vet. The 700 Level fans were known for their rowdiness and occasionally violent behavior. The term "700 Level Mentality" is used to describe anyone with a propensity for violence.[2]
A
A.C.: Atlantic City[3][4]
B
The Ben Franklin: The Benjamin Franklin Bridge, which extends between the Old City section of Philadelphia and Camden, N.J.
Big Ben: Ben Franklin[5]
Billy Penn: William Penn (and the associated Billy Penn Curse)[6]
(The) Birds: The Philadelphia Eagles.[7]
Blue Route: I-476 between Chester and the Pennsylvania Turnpike (See Northeast Extension).[8] The Blue Route got its name from the color of ink used to draw the proposed route for the "Mid-County Expressway" (its official name). A red route and a green route were also proposed, but the Blue route is the one that was actually constructed.
Boo Birds: Philly fans who boo the home team (usually the Eagles) whenever they are not performing well. "Another three-and-out? Here come the boo birds..."[9]
Broad Street Bullies: The Philadelphia Flyers.[10] First came into play in the 1970's, when they won back-to-back Stanley Cups. Name came from the fact that they play on Broad Street, and their "goons" (most notably Dave Schultz and Bob Kelly) would frequently attack opposing players, making them "bullies".
C
Conshohocken Curve: Where the Schuylkill Expressway turns from a predominantly eastward direction to a predominantly southward one, across the Schuylkill River from the city of Conshohocken.".[1]
Conshy: Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, a nearby suburb.[11]
Copper-Colored: Extremely angry[citation needed] "Jamie was pretty copper-colored when Mary slept with her boyfriend."
Crosstown: Interstate 676 (also called the Vine Street Expressway that joins Interstate 76 with the Ben Franklin Bridge.[citation needed]
D
Delco: Nearby Delaware County, Pennsylvania[12]
Down the Shore: Vacationing at one of the beaches of southern New Jersey, as in "You won't find her at home. She's down the shore." Variant: Down da Shore[13]
D-town: Doylestown, PA, also referring to Downingtown, PA[14]
Del-Val: Delaware Valley, or the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area[15]
E
The EL: SEPTA's Market–Frankford Line[16]
G
Grinder: An over or broiler toasted hoagie.[2]
H
Harry the K: Harry Kalas, beloved announcer for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Hoagie: A sandwich, consisting of a long bread filled with lunchmeats, cheeses, and vegetables. What would be referred to as a "sub" in other parts of the country.
I
Iggles: The Philadelphia Eagles football team
J
Jerzo: Term to describe someone from New Jersey (aka the 'Dirty Jerz') invading Philadelphian turf.
Judy Garland Park: A public park at the edge of Center City, at the Schuylkill River waterfront between Locust and Lombard Streets; its tongue-in-cheek name comes from its status as popular dog-walking spot for gay residents of Center City.
K
K & A: Area of Northeast Philadelphia encompassing the Kensington and Allegheney sections (site of the fictitious Rocky movies)
Kenzo: Nickname for a section of Lower Northeast Philadelphia, called Kensington. Also, name for a person who is from and/or lives in said neighborhood.
L
Lager: Yuengling Lager.
The Lakes: FDR Park. Located in the very south end of South Philadelphia.
LBC: Lower Bucks County (referring to the southernmost third of the county), a suburb of Philadelphia.
Leave-it-town: A derogatory nickname for Levittown, Pennsylvania, a nearby suburb.
The Linc: Lincoln Financial Field (Eagles home stadium)
Love Park: J.F.K. Plaza, site of the famous "Love" sculpture
M
Montco: Nearby Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
(The) Main Line: Affluent suburbs to the Northwest of the city, name for the former Main Line railroad. Now along the Septa R5 line
N
(The) Northeast: Diminutive of Northeast Philadelphia.
Nova: Villanova University.
P
Penn: University of Pennsylvania
Pittston Apples: Tomatoes
The P & W: The former Philadelphia & Western Railroad, now the SEPTA Route 100 line.
The Plateau: Belmont Plateau/Belmont Grove (popular gathering area in Fairmount Park for the Greek Picnic)
Pashunk: Passyunk Ave, a popular street in South Philadelphia
The Phils: The Philadelphia Phillies baseball team. Also affectionally referred to as The Phightins.
S
Samwich: A hoagie or a cheesesteak; or just some lunchmeat on a roll.
Scrapple: A popular breakfast in the region
"The Shore": A reference to the New Jersey beaches.
The Schuylkill: The Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) (pronounced "skookil")
the Sixers:a Name for the Philadelphia 76ers
The Spectrum: The Wachovia Spectrum, former home of the Flyers and Sixers, and current home of the Phantoms, Soul, and Kixx.
The Speedline: Port Authority operated PATCO High Speedline between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden County, New Jersey
St. Joe's: St. Joseph's University
"Steak": A cheese steak
T
Tastypie: A Tastykake pie.
V
The Vet: The former Veterans Stadium multi-sport complex (demolished in 2004)
W
Water Ice: Philadelphian terminology for Italian Ice. Typically pronounced "wooder ice"
The Whitman: The Walt Whitman Bridge
Wiz Wit-out: Terminology for a cheesesteak with cheese whiz but without onions. "Wiz Wit" signifies a cheesesteak with cheese whiz and fried onions.
Y
Yo: A traditional Philadelphia greeting. Or, a way to get someone's attention.
Youse: You all (you plural)
Yunk: Nickname for Manayunk, a neighborhood in Philadelphia near Roxborough.
Hope this helps on your next visit to Philadelphia!
And with that, Im outty!
