Welcome to Southwest Center City!
Southwest Center City is the neighborhood bounded by South Street, Broad Street, Washington Avenue, and The Schuylkill River. It's an area sometimes called South of South, or Graduate Hospital. Regardless of what you call our neighborhood, we hope you call it home for your family or business. ...more
UPDATED SOSNA PUBLIC OFFICE HOURS - 1901 Christian Street
MONDAY: NOON - 7 PM
TUESDAY: NOON - 4 PM
WEDNESDAY: 9 AM - NOON
THURSDAY: 9 AM - NOON
FRIDAY-SUNDAY: CLOSED
*** OR BY APPOINTMENT - Call 215-732-8446 ***
JULIAN ABELE PARK FARMER'S MARKET - 22ND AND CARPENTER
Thanks to everyone who helped with the Tree Planting and Clean Up on April 24th!!


Thanks to all who participated in the Citywide Clean Up on April 10th!!

SOSNA PUBLIC Office Hours
The SOSNA Office at 1901 Christian Street is open
Monday: NOON - 7:00 PM
Tuesday: NOON - 4:00 PM
Wednesday & Thursday: 9:00 AM - NOON
Friday: CLOSED
Or By Appointment - call number below to set up a time
Our office number is 215 732-8446.


WE DID IT! Thanks to all who joined SOSNA in donating to help keep these pools open. Because of your help, 70 pools will be open this summer.
The city is NO LONGER GIVING OUT BLUE RECYCLING BINS. The city is also ticketing very hard people who do not recycle or put recycling out properly. Recycling MUST BE IN A RIGID CONTAINER - either metal or plastic - labeled "RECYCLING". The SOSNA office distributes the sticker (above) to place on your container. Use an old laundry basket, trash can or anything as your bin - it does not have to be the old city-issued blue bin.
Recycle your plastic bags at the SOSNA Office. In partnership with Keep Philadelphia Beautiful and BringItBackPhilly, SOSNA encourages all neighbors to reuse and/or recycle plastic bags. These bags are a common source of litter in our neighborhood and billions fill landfills nationwide.
The SOSNA Office now has free bus schedules for the routes that criss-cross our neighborhood. Routes C, 2, 7, 12, 17, 40, & 64. Come by anytime during office hours to pick one up!