Albert is located in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania which is a suburb of Philadelphia. Located on the Philadelphia and Elkins Park border, students are able to utilize the vast Philadelphia public transportation network to not only commute to school but also to visit the many interesting activities, cultural events, historical landmarks, and artistic treasures.
CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE During the American Revolution, Philadelphia played an instrumental role as a meeting place for the Founding Fathers of the United Sates, who signed the nation's Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 and the Constitution on September 17, 1787. Philadelphia served as one of the nation's many capitals during the Revolutionary War and the city served as the temporary national capital from 1790 to 1800 while Washington D.C was under construction. Philadelphia has the second-largest student concentration on the East Coast, with over 120,000 college and university students enrolled within the city and nearly 300,000 in the metropolitan area. There are over 80 colleges, universities, trade, and specialty schools in the Philadelphia region. The city contains three major research universities: the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University, and Temple University, and the city is home to five schools of medicine. | HELPFUL SITES One Big Campus – Information for students in Philadelphia http://www.onebigcampus.com/ Valley Forge Visitor & Convention Center http://valleyforge.org/visitors/ Montgomery Country Visitor Center http://www.visitphilly.com/counties/montgomery/ Bucks County Visitor Center http://visitbuckscounty.com/ Philly.com (Philadelphia News & Events) http://www.philly.com/ Montgomery County News & Events http://www.montgomerynews.com/ Philly Burbs News & Events http://www.phillyburbs.com/ HISTORICAL SITES Independence Visitor Centerhttp://www.independencevisitorcenter.com/ Philadelphia Independence Hall Assoc http://www.ushistory.org/index.html National Constitution Center http://constitutioncenter.org/ http://www.libertymuseum.org/ THINGS TO DO Philadelphia Zoo http://www.philadelphiazoo.org/ Camden Waterfront http://www.camdenwaterfront.com/ Franklin Institute http://www2.fi.edu/ New Hope http://www.visitnewhope.com/ Peddlers Village http://www.peddlersvillage.com/ Parx Casino http://www.parxcasino.com/ Philadelphia Olde City PHILADELPHIA SPORTS Philadelphia 76ers (Basketball) http://www.nba.com/sixers/ Philadelphia Eagles (Football) http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/ Philadelphia Flyers (Ice Hockey) http://flyers.nhl.com/ Philadelphia Phillies (Baseball) http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=phi&sv=1 | GETTING AROUND Septa - Buses, Regional Railroads, Trolleys, Subway The best way to get around Philadelphia. The website will help you determine what transportation you need to take to get to a specific destination. http://www.septa.org/ Amtrak Trains Greyhound Bus Company MARKET AND GROCERY STORES Bell's Market (Russian) 8330 Bustleton Ave Philadelphia, PA 19152(215) 342-6016 Chung May Food Market II (Chinese) Chinatown 1017 Race St Philadelphia, PA 19107 Alaqsa Halal Meats & Groceries (Middle Eastern) 419 E Wyoming Ave Philadelphia, PA 19120 (215) 324-0720 H Mart (Korean) 320 Old York Rd Elkins Park, PA 19027 (215) 782-1801 Hoa Viet Food Market (Vietnamese) Chinatown 1022 Race St Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 592-8540 Lachowicz L Polish Market 705 Stratford Dr Philadelphia, PA 19115 (215) 289-4237 Oriental Supermarket 1111 S 6th St Philadelphia, PA 19195 (215) 271-2528 |