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  2. Christian Street Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Area codes. 215, 267 and 445. The Christian Street Historic District is an historic district located along Christian Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [1] : 5 It is also known as Black Doctors' Row. [1] : 221 The narrow district extends approximately six city blocks, from the 1400 block of Christian Street to the intersection ...

  3. List of church buildings in Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Columbus Boulevard & Christian Street. Church of the Holy Trinity. 1904 Walnut Street. Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral. 3723 Chestnut Street. Saint Clement's Church.

  4. YMCA Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    YMCA Philadelphia. /  39.95472°N 75.16472°W  / 39.95472; -75.16472. YMCA Philadelphia, also Greater Philadelphia YMCA was founded on June 15, 1854, by George H. Stuart, a prominent Philadelphia businessman and importer. The goal of the Association was to reach "the many thousands of neglected youth not likely to be brought under any ...

  5. Italian Market, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    The Italian Market is the popular name for the South 9th Street Curb Market, an area of South Philadelphia featuring awning covered sidewalks, curb carts, grocery shops, cafes, restaurants, bakeries, cheese shops, butcher shops, etc., many with an Italian influence. The historical heart of the market is the area of 9th Street between Christian ...

  6. First African Baptist Church (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia

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    Coordinates: 39°56′25″N 75°10′11″W. First African Baptist Church, 16th & Christian, with historical marker in the foreground. Built in 1906. Designated on the National Historical Register. The First African Baptist Church is a church located in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania founded in 1809. It was the first African American Baptist ...

  7. 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.

  8. Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church - Wikipedia

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    October 15, 1966. Designated PHMC. December 17, 1954 [2] Gloria Dei Church, known locally as Old Swedes ', is a historic church located in the Southwark neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 929 South Water Street, bounded by Christian Street on the north, South Christopher Columbus Boulevard (formerly Delaware Avenue) on the east, and ...

  9. Christ Church, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Designated PHMC. December 17, 1954 [3] Christ Church is an Episcopal church in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1695 as a parish of the Church of England, it played an integral role in the founding of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States. In 1785, its rector, William White ...