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Renting an Apartment in Wynnewood
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania is a suburban community located outside of
Philadelphia in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. Wynnewood was named in 1691
for Dr. Thomas Wynne, William Penn's physician and the first Speaker of the
Pennsylvania General Assembly. Wynnewood is one of the many neighborhoods on the
Pennsylvania Main Line, and encompasses suburban residential neighborhoods as
well as institutions such as Lankenau Hospital, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary,
Palmer Theological Seminary, and Friends' Central School. Library Video Company,
a major educational video distributor, is also based there.
People
* Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers lived in Wynnewood while attending Lower
Merion High School, located in nearby Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
* Henry Scattergood lived in Wynnewood until his death in 1953.
* Billionaire Walter H. Annenberg, media mogul, philanthropist, arts patron, and
United States Ambassador to the Court of St. James's (United Kingdom) died at
his home in Wynnewood in 2002; his wife Leonore Annenberg continues to maintain
a residence in Wynnewood.
* Also residing in Wynnewood are Dr. Fordham G. Anton, the first person to
identify the Herpes Simplex II virus, and John Arthur, goose down expert.
* Musician Patti Labelle resides in Wynnewood, PA.
* Local legend Adam Rosenthal attended Lower Merion HS from 1993-1997 and then
West Chester University where he played baseball and was a 1st team Jewish
All-American in 2000 and 2001.
* Charlie Foltz
Demographics
Wynnewood has approximately 4,900 homes and 12,700 residents. Residents of
Wynnewood cooperate with those of adjacent Ardmore in many ways, one of which is
the ArdWood Civic Association. South Ardmore Park is partly in Wynnewood, and
partly in Ardmore. This park is the site of a free or low-cost summer camp,
sporting activities, walking paths, and a verdant setting.
Wynnewood itself is mostly residential, with its shopping in various clusters.
The largest shopping center in Wynnewood is the Wynnewood Shopping Center. Many
Wynnewood residents go to other districts of the Main Line, like Ardmore or
Narberth, for shopping, because Wynnewood itself is so residential.
Located in Wynnewood is Shortridge Memorial Park, a small park in a creek valley
with stone bridges under which Indian Creek flows. Shortridge Memorial Park is
also the situs where recent ecological and environmental efforts are being
expended in a revitalization and restoration project focused around Indian
Creek. Wynnewood residents are also active in the Wynnewood Civic Association
and the Shortridge Association of Wynnewood.