Black Bottom was a predominantly African American and poor neighborhood in West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

[5] Following the displacement of thousands of residents in the 1960s, the area is now considered to be a part of West Philadelphia's University City.

[6] In the decades preceding Philadelphia's consolidation in 1854, the area was home to taverns and businesses catering largely to the stagecoach and cattle droving trades.

Together, they created the West Philadelphia Corporation and acquired large numbers of properties for demolition.

[7] Portions of the area were eventually declared blighted by the city, and remaining properties were purchased by eminent domain.