West Oak Lane is a neighborhood in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

The neighborhood was developed primarily between the early 1920s and late 1930s, with the areas near to Cedarbrook constructed after World War II.

At the northeast corner of Limekiln Pike and Washington Lane was the site of the Cedar Park Inn,[1] a historic tavern built in the early 19th century, which was torn down sometime after 1931 as the neighborhood was being fully developed.

Although it was predominantly Caucasian from its inception until the mid-1960s, West Oak Lane is now one of Philadelphia's middle-class African American communities.

Along with larger and sometimes detached houses, West Oak Lane has many tree-lined streets and small yards.

[5] La Salle University's campus extends on the border of West Oak Lane, Ogontz, and Germantown.

To the southernmost tip of the neighborhood, Routes K and 55 converge at the intersection of Old York Road, Broad Street, and 66th Avenue.

Ogontz Avenue runs generally north, then northwest, as the spine of the neighborhood and the main business strip.