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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).
Market Street, one of Philadelphia’s primary east-west thoroughfares, originated in the 1682 city plan devised by William Penn (1644-1718) and Thomas Holme (1624-95) as High Street, one hundred feet wide and located at the longitudinal center of the city.
Late afternoon drive eastbound down Philadelphia's primary East-West Street: Market Street. Includes West Philadelphia, University City, Center City, and vi...
Sep 26, 2023 · Along Market Street in the Old City section of Philadelphia, stands a row of five historic buildings fronting the entrance to Franklin Court between Third and Fourth Streets. These structures date from the 1700s, but numbers 316, 318, and 322 have special significance—they are the last surviving properties owned by Benjamin Franklin in ...
Originally built in 1775, the red-brick house known as the Declaration (Graff) House at Seventh and Market streets was reconstructed in 1975. In June 1776, Jefferson traveled from Virginia to Philadelphia to attend the second Continental Congress and joined in the call for the colonies to breakaway from Great Britain.
Located in Independence National Historical Park, right across the street from the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, the Independence Visitor Center (IVC) offers the perfect place to start any visit to the Philadelphia region.
Welcome to the Historic District, North of Market Street. Statue of Tamanend. A look down Elfreth's Alley. William Penn envisaged a beautiful waterfront for his city — something similar to the Embankment in London — but this was not to be.
