Bala Cynwyd
Bala Cynwyd lies in the Welsh Tract of Pennsylvania...
Bala Cynwyd lies in the Welsh Tract of Pennsylvania...
Bala Cynwyd lies in the Welsh Tract of Pennsylvania and was settled in the 1680s by Welsh Quakers, who named it after the town of Bala and the village of Cynwyd in Wales. A mixed residential community made up predominantly of single-family detached homes. This large residential district contains some of Lower Merion's oldest and finest stone mansions, built mainly from 1880 through the 1920s.
​​​​​​​The oldest commercial district and the original center of Bala Cynwyd listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was settled shortly after William Penn's landing in Pennsylvania in 1682. Things are changing in the town of Bala Cynwyd, with a number of large projects already underway.
Why we love it...
July 4th parade
The Neighborhood Club of Bala Cynwyd sponsors an annual Independence Day celebration on July 4 which begins in front of the Union Fire Association on Montgomery Avenue and ends at the Bala Cynwyd Playground. The parade features neighborhood children riding decorated bicycles, marchers in costumes, clowns, floats, fire trucks, police, and public officials.
Bala Cynwyd Library
Recently renovated, this library is part of the 6 Lower Merion Library System. Featuring an up to date computer facilities, and a designated children’s section on the second floor it’s a gem!
Cynwyd Heritage Trail & Trails end Café.
Bala Cynwyd was hometown to the fictional character Vida Boheme, a drag queen played by Patrick Swayze in the 1995 movie To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar.
Bala Cynwyd was the location of a home invasion in the 2000 movie Unbreakable.
Kobe Bryant, the Basketball player, attended Bala Cynwyd Middle School and Lower Merion High School.
