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  2. 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 ...

  3. South Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    South Philadelphia, nicknamed South Philly, is the section of Philadelphia bounded by South Street to the north, the Delaware River to the east and south, and the Schuylkill River to the west.

  4. Theatre of Living Arts - Wikipedia

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    Venue Website. The Theatre of Living Arts (known commonly as the TLA) is a concert venue that is located on South Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The venue, which opened in 1988, dates back to the early 1900s as a nickelodeon. Over the years, the venue has seen many incarnations ranging from concert hall to movie theatre to theatre.

  5. History of Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    The city of Philadelphia was founded in 1682 by William Penn in the English Crown Province of Pennsylvania between the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. Before then, the area was inhabited by the Lenape people. Philadelphia quickly grew into an important colonial city and during the American Revolution was the site of the First and Second ...

  6. Queen Village, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    215, 267, and 445. Queen Village is a residential neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that lies along the eastern edge of the city in South Philadelphia. It shares boundaries with Society Hill to the north, Bella Vista to the west and Pennsport to the south. Street boundaries are the south side of Lombard Street to the ...

  7. Philadelphia's Magic Gardens - Wikipedia

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    1020 South St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147, U.S. Founder. Isaiah Zagar. Website. www .phillymagicgardens .org. Philadelphia's Magic Gardens is a non-profit organization, folk art environment, and gallery space on South Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To date, it is the largest work created by mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar.

  8. Southwark, Philadelphia - Wikipedia

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    Southwark was originally the Southwark District, a colonial-era municipality in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States. Today, it is a neighborhood in the South Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Because of its location south of the early Philadelphia, the name was adopted in allusion to the borough of Southwark in ...

  9. Washington Avenue Historic District (Philadelphia) - Wikipedia

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    Washington Avenue Historic District, or Washington Avenue Factory District, is a national historic district located in the Hawthorne and Bella Vista neighborhoods of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It comprises the remaining four blocks of one of the last industrial neighborhoods in Philadelphia, and encompasses eight contributing buildings ...