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Originally called Sassafras Street, it was until the mid-19th century was often used as a horse race track, the era's equivalent of today's street racing. Eventually, Race Street became the street's official name. Reed Street: Named after Joseph Reed, a statesmen during the American Revolution. Ridge Avenue
Philadelphia Almanac and Citizens' Manual (1995 ed.). Philadelphia: Library Company of Philadelphia. pp. 156– 170. ISBN 0-914076-89-2. Philadelphia Neighborhoods and Place Names—A list adapted and expanded from Finkel 1995:156-170 by the Philadelphia City Archives staff
Pages in category "Streets in Philadelphia" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
C. Callowhill, Philadelphia; Carroll Park, Philadelphia; Castor Gardens, Philadelphia; Cathedral Park, Philadelphia; Cecil B. Moore, Philadelphia; Cedar Park ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Center City in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
The Odunde Festival, arguably the largest street festival in Philadelphia, is an African-American celebration that is held annually in the South Street area. As of 2013, those who identified as "Black alone" or in combination with another ethnicity totaled 45,482 persons living in the zip codes 19145, 19146, 19147 and 19148. [ 26 ]
May 11, 1976 (North Philadelphia Eastern banks of the Schuylkill River: Fairmount Park: First municipal waterworks in the United States. Designed in 1812 by Frederick Graff and built between 1819 and 1822, it operated until 1909.
Broad Street, the main north–south street in Philadelphia, approaching Philadelphia City Hall Market Street, the main east–west street in Philadelphia. When William Penn designed the street grid for the city, he named the east–west streets after trees, four of which have since been named, and the north-south streets after numbers.