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Notable buildings in Philadelphia's East Center City Commercial Historic District include the Curtis Publishing Co. (1907), Lits Department Store (1891), Strawbridge and Clothier (1868), Gimbels (1894), Benjamin Franklin Hotel (1922), New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building (1872, 1890), Aldelphia Hotel (1912), Blum Store (1927 ...
September 18, 1978 (1223–1225 Spring Street: Chinatown: 5: Amalgamated Center: Amalgamated Center: December 30, 2008 (2101–2143 South Street: Rittenhouse Square West: 6: Crozer Building
Center City Broad & Locust Sts. Rittenhouse Square West: Former longtime home of the Philadelphia Orchestra and current home of the Pennsylvania Ballet and the Opera Company of Philadelphia. The oldest opera house in the United States that is still used for its original purpose.
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WESTPORT — A much-anticipated new recreational spot will finally be swinging into town just in time for next summer. The Westport Recreation Department on Wednesday announced plans to install a ...
Center City at night in May 2007 Logan Circle in 2011 Philadelphia City Hall at night in December 2012. Among Center City's neighborhoods and districts are Penn's Landing, Old City, Society Hill, South Street, Washington Square West, Market East, Chinatown, Logan Square, the Museum District (located along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway), Rittenhouse Square, Fitler Square, the Avenue of the Arts ...
Westport is the westernmost "Westport" in the world, the nearest competitor being in California, less than a degree east. [citation needed] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.50 square miles (11.65 km 2), of which, 3.70 square miles (9.58 km 2) is land and 0.80 square miles (2.07 km 2) is water. [9]
Washington Square, originally designated in 1682 as Southeast Square, is a 6.4 acres (2.6 ha) open-space park in Center City, Philadelphia, The southeast quadrant and one of the five original planned squares laid out on the city grid by William Penn's surveyor, Thomas Holme. It is part of both the Washington Square West and Society Hill ...