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  2. Elfreth's Alley - Wikipedia

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    Elfreth's Alley is a historic street in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dating to 1703. The street has 32 houses, built between 1703 and 1836. The Elfreth's Alley Museum is located at #124 and 126. The alley, a National Historic Landmark, runs from North Front to North 2nd streets, paralleling Arch and Quarry streets.

  3. Market Street (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia

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    1682. Market Street, originally known as High Street, is a major east–west highway and street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The street is signed as Pennsylvania Route 3 between 38th Street ( U.S. Route 13) and 15th Street ( PA 611 ). A short portion of the road continues west from Cobbs Creek Parkway (63rd Street) to Delaware ...

  4. South Street (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia

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    History. The 300 block of South Street at night from the corner of 3rd and South streets. South Street eastbound past 5th Street. South and Broad in the Avenue of the Arts area. Originally the southern border of William Penn 's 1682 city plan and officially named Cedar Street until 1854, [6] eastern South Street had been originally the center ...

  5. List of Philadelphia placename etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Market Street was previously known as High Street, part of William Penn's original names for the city of Philadelphia. Manayunk. The neighborhood's name comes from the word "manaiung," place where we go to drink, in the language of the Lenape [4] Martin Luther King Jr. Drive [5]

  6. Arch Street (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia

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    Arch Street is a major east-west street in Center City Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. Location [ edit ] Arch Street runs from the Delaware River one way westbound through the Old City section of Philadelphia, where landmarks include the Arch Street Friends Meeting House , the Betsy Ross House , Girard Fountain Park , the U.S. Mint , and Christ ...

  7. Streets of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Streets of Philadelphia. " Streets of Philadelphia " is a song written and performed by American rock musician Bruce Springsteen for the 1993 film Philadelphia, starring Tom Hanks, an early mainstream film dealing with HIV/AIDS. [4] Released as a single by Columbia Records in 1994, the song was a hit in many countries, including Austria, Canada ...

  8. Avenue of the Arts (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia

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    215, 267 and 445. Avenue of the Arts is a city-designated arts cultural district [1] on a segment of Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that includes many of the city's cultural institutions, most notably the theater district south of City Hall. The designation can be found as far south as Washington Avenue and as far ...

  9. Broad Street (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia

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    Commissioned. 1682. Broad Street is a major arterial street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The street runs for approximately 13 miles (21 km), beginning at the intersection of Cheltenham Avenue on the border of Cheltenham Township and the West / East Oak Lane neighborhoods of North Philadelphia to the Philadelphia Navy Yard in South Philadelphia.