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  2. List of Philadelphia placename etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Formerly known as Cedar Street (originally one of William Penn's streets named for trees, in this case cedar trees), it is the original southern border of the city of Philadelphia, before the 1854 Act of Consolidation. Susquehanna Avenue. Named after the Susquehanna River and Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Spruce Street.

  3. List of Philadelphia neighborhoods - Wikipedia

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    Philadelphia has 41 ZIP -codes, which are often used for neighborhood analysis. [1] Historically, many neighborhoods were defined by incorporated townships (Blockley, Roxborough), districts (Belmont, Kensington, Moyamensing, Richmond) or boroughs (Bridesburg, Frankford, Germantown, Manayunk) before being incorporated into the city with the Act ...

  4. Elfreth's Alley - Wikipedia

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    Elfreth's Alley. Elfreth's Alley is a historic street in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, dating back to 1703. [2] The street has 32 houses, built between 1703 and 1836. The Elfreth's Alley Museum is located at #124 and 126. [2][3] The alley, a National Historic Landmark, runs from North Front to North 2nd streets, paralleling Arch ...

  5. South Street (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia

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    PA 611 (Broad Street) in Center City. East end. Front Street in Center City. South Street in Philadelphia, originally named Cedar Street in William Penn 's original street grid, [2] is an east–west street forming the southern border of Center City [3] and the northern border for South Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, United States.

  6. 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.

  7. Market Street (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia

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    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 County ...

  8. Category:Streets in Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Cherry Street (Philadelphia) Chestnut Street (Philadelphia) City Avenue. Columbus Boulevard (Philadelphia) Cottman Avenue.

  9. Nicetown–Tioga - Wikipedia

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    215, 267 and 445. Nicetown–Tioga is a neighborhood in the North Philadelphia section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. It comprises two smaller, older neighborhoods, Nicetown and Tioga, although the distinction between the two is rarely emphasized today. The name "Nicetown" is often simply used to refer to any part of Nicetown ...