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Numbered Streets run north-south. Market Street (E-W), and Broad
Street (N-S) divide Center
City into quadrants. They
are two-way streets and major thoroughfares. They do not cross, however.
They are interrupted by Penn Square,
formerly Center Square,
where City Hall sits. Penn Square
is boxed by Juniper Street
to the east, Ranstead / South Penn Square
to the south, 15th to the west, and Filbert / J.F.K.
Parkway to the north. Filbert occupies
the east half of the north side, J.F.K., the western half of the square.
Filbert begins at Juniper. |
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Although there are many discontinuous east-west streets, numbered
streets are seldom bisected. If bisected, usually by parks or squares.
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Named Streets |
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The major east-west streets are difficult to remember because there
is no discernable order. However, I noticed
two patterns: With the exception of Cherry, which is north of Market
Street, most are names of trees south of Market Street, and no street
begins with a vowel, with the exception of Arch (also north of Market).
There is a South Street,
but no major street with the name North¹, East or West
Street. South
Street was once the southern City Limit.
Here is a simple Mnemonic to remember major east-west streets from
Market down: My Cat Sam Won't Like Soft Pretzels. From north to south:
Market, Chestnut, Sansom, Walnut, Locust, Spruce and Pine streets.
Followed by Lombard, and South Street.
I could find no Mnemonic for streets above Market. {see table} So
I created one: |
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| Block |
Street Name |
Traffic Flow |
Mnemonic |
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Market |
W 
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E |
My |
| 100 |
Chestnut |
W 
E |
Cat |
| 100 |
Sansom |
W
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E |
Sam |
| 200 |
Walnut |
W
E |
Wont |
| 200 |
Locust |
W
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E |
Like |
| 300 |
Spruce |
W
E |
Soft/Salty |
| 400 |
Pine |
W
E |
Pretzels |
| 500 |
Lombard |
W
E |
L______ |
| 600 |
South |
W
E |
S______ |
Center City southern
city limit |
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oneway eastward |
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bidirectional flow |
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break in street |
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When giving an address, Philadelphians always begin with the
numbered street followed by the cross street.
For example: North Twentieth and Winter Street.
Streets with State and City names are outlaying areas of Center
City.
For example: Baltimore Avenue (which becomes Baltimore Pike)
Nobody says Turnpike in S.E.Pennsylvania unless referring to the
state turnpike. All others are just 'Pike'. For example: West Chester
Pike. |
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