Philadelphia: Neighborhoods Vol. 1 Chinatown, Southwark, and South Philadelphia

You've seen all the tourist attractions and want to know what really makes Philly stand out? It's the neighborhoods! Mob hits, flying fish, cheesesteaks, and murals of Chubby Checker rubbing elbows with Frankie Avalon and a growing South East Asian community pulsate out of South Philly. Dumplings, milk tea and conversations in Cantonese share space with what's left of both Skid Row and the previous Red Light District as the Ben Franklin Bridge looms overhead is what makes Chinatown interesting. While the neighborhood formally known as Southwark mixes urban grit, a former Jewish Quarter, gentrification, and the Magic Garden to bring a slice of Manhattan to the City of Brother Love.