SOUTHWEST CENTER CITY (SWCC) - is a neighborhood in South Philadelphia. The neighborhood is bordered on the north by South Street, on the south by Washington Avenue, Broad Street on the east, and by the Schuylkill River on the west. It has been referred to as the Graduate Hospital area for roughly the past 20 years, and also South of South.

It is rich in history and architectural landmarks, and charming nineteenth-century rowhomes are abundant. It is a transitional area between Center City and Point Breeze. (SWCC) is home to several community service organizations, churches, a few retail establishments and a light industry. In recent years the area has experienced exponential growth and gentrification with hundreds of single family homes and condominium units and dozens of new retail establishments.