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Philadelphia Chinatown is a predominantly Asian American neighborhood in Center City, ... 95 miles (153 km) to the north, [1] and (as of 2019) from China, ...
Wynnestay or Wynnstay is an historic, American residence that is one of the oldest extant houses located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008 and is available for touring by appointment only.
Ethnic Renewal in Philadelphia’s Chinatown: Space, Place, and Struggle is a 2015 academic book by Kathryn Elizabeth Wilson, published by Temple University Press. It includes the history of Chinatown, Philadelphia. The book documents community resistance against urban renewal plans to destroy parts of Chinatown. [1]
Sweetbriar is a Neoclassical mansion in the Federal style built in 1797 [2] in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. [1] The mansion was built by Samuel Breck and named for the roses that grew on the property. [3] The interior includes a double parlor and floor-to-ceiling windows with sweeping views of the Schuylkill River. [2]
Mann Center for The Performing Arts; Former names: Robin Hood Dell West (1976–79) Mann Music Center (1979–2000): Address: 5201 Parkside Ave Philadelphia, PA 19131: Location ...
Boelson Cottage is a Dutch and Swedish-style colonial era cottage located in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. [6] The 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story gambrel-roofed fieldstone cottage [3] was built sometime between 1678 and 1684. [6]
The Wyck house, also known as the Haines house or Hans Millan house, is a historic mansion, museum, garden, and urban farm in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1971 for its well-preserved condition and its documentary records, which span nine generations of a single ...
New Market, as it was originally known, and later also known as Head House (or Headhouse) Market and Second Street Market, is an historic street market which is located on South 2nd Street between Pine and Lombard Streets in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With a history dating to 1745, it is one of the oldest ...