When you think Blue Bell, perhaps the decadent ice cream first comes to mind, but this Blue Bell is a small town in eastern Pennsylvania. A suburb of Philadelphia, Blue Bell is a great place to live and visit. Its proximity to the cheesesteak capital of the world allows people to escape to the chaos of the city while still remaining close to all the commodities of urban living. Blue Bell was originally named Pigeontown after the now-extinct passenger pigeons that once gathered in the town. However, the name was changed to Blue Bell in 1840 after the Blue Bell Inn. Today, the town remains one of the most affluent and historic areas in the greater Philadelphia area.