Market Street (Philadelphia)

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Market Street (Philadelphia) is one of the city’s primary east–west thoroughfares and historic commercial corridors, running through Center City and connecting key civic, business, and cultural landmarks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf street
thoroughfare
adjacentTo City Hall (Philadelphia)
connects business landmarks in Philadelphia
civic landmarks in Philadelphia
cultural landmarks in Philadelphia
country United States
direction east–west
formerName High Street
hasCulturalRole hosts parades and civic events in Philadelphia
hasHistoricalSignificance early commercial center of Philadelphia
part of original city plan by William Penn
hasLandUse commercial
mixed-use
office
retail
hasNotableSection Market East commercial district
linked to: Market East

West Market Street business district
hasPedestrianActivityLevel high pedestrian volumes in Center City
hasPlanningDesignation primary commercial corridor in city planning documents
hasRetailType department stores
restaurants and cafes
specialty shops
hasRole historic commercial corridor of Philadelphia
primary east–west thoroughfare of Philadelphia
hasStreetscapeFeatures signalized intersections
street-level retail frontage
wide sidewalks in Center City
hasTransportation SEPTA Market–Frankford Line
SEPTA bus routes
trolley lines in Center City
hasUrbanForm high-rise corridor in parts of Center City
isAxisFor Center City street numbering system
isEconomicCenterFor Center City retail activity
office employment in downtown Philadelphia
isKeyAxisBetween Schuylkill River and Delaware River
isMajorCorridorFor downtown Philadelphia traffic
public transit in Center City
locatedIn Center City, Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
near Dilworth Park
Love Park
Pennsylvania Convention Center
partOf street grid of Philadelphia
passesThrough Center City, Philadelphia
terminusNear Delaware River waterfront
zoning primarily commercial zoning in Center City

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Chestnut Street (Philadelphia) isParallelTo Market Street (Philadelphia)
subject linked to: Chestnut Street
Philadelphia City Hall situatedAt Broad Street and Market Street
linked to: Market Street (Philadelphia)
High Street (Philadelphia) formerNameOf Market Street (Philadelphia)
subject linked to: High Street
Broad Street (Philadelphia) intersects Market Street (Philadelphia)
City Hall Square (Philadelphia) adjacentTo Market Street (Philadelphia)
subject linked to: City Hall square
Reading Terminal near Market Street, Philadelphia
linked to: Market Street (Philadelphia)
JFK Boulevard (Philadelphia) runsParallelTo Market Street (Philadelphia)
subject linked to: JFK Boulevard
East Market Street partOf Market Street (Philadelphia)
West Market Street partOf Market Street (Philadelphia)
North 15th Street crosses Market Street, Philadelphia
linked to: Market Street (Philadelphia)