Center City Philadelphia

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central business district downtown area neighborhood of Philadelphia

Center City Philadelphia is the primary downtown business and cultural district of Philadelphia, known for its dense skyline, historic landmarks, and role as the city’s commercial and transit hub.

Aliases (11)

Center City, Philadelphia ×35
Philadelphia central business district ×2
Philadelphia city center ×2
downtown Philadelphia ×2
Center City Philadelphia skyline ×1
Central Philadelphia ×1
Old City, Philadelphia ×1
Philadelphia (Center City) ×1
Philadelphia downtown core ×1
Philadelphia’s historic district ×1
civic center of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway ×1

Statements (70)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	central business district → downtown area → neighborhood of Philadelphia →
borders	Delaware River → North Philadelphia → Schuylkill River → South Philadelphia →
contains	30th Street Station vicinity on Schuylkill side → Academy of Music (Philadelphia) → Avenue of the Arts → Benjamin Franklin Parkway → Chinatown, Philadelphia → City Hall → Comcast Center → Comcast Technology Center → Dilworth Park → Independence Hall → Independence National Historical Park → Jefferson Station → Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts → Liberty Bell Center → Liberty Place complex → Logan Square neighborhood → Love Park → Market East area → Old City → One Liberty Place → One Penn Center → Pennsylvania Convention Center → Philadelphia City Hall station → Philadelphia Museum of Art vicinity → Reading Terminal Market → Rittenhouse Square neighborhood → Rittenhouse Square park → Society Hill → Society Hill Towers vicinity → Suburban Station → Two Liberty Place → Walnut Street Theatre → Washington Square West → Washington Square park →
country	United States →
governedBy	Philadelphia City Council →
hasCharacteristic	dense skyline → high population density → historic landmarks → mixed-use development →
hasFunction	major dining and nightlife district → major office district → major retail district → tourist destination →
hasLandmark	William Penn statue atop City Hall →
hasSkylineFeature	cluster of skyscrapers west of City Hall → historic height restrictions formerly based on City Hall →
hasTransportation	PATCO Speedline terminus → SEPTA Broad Street Line → SEPTA Market–Frankford Line → SEPTA Regional Rail Center City Commuter Connection → multiple SEPTA bus routes →
hasZoning	mixed commercial and residential →
locatedIn	Northeast Philadelphia planning district → Pennsylvania → Philadelphia →
partOf	Delaware Valley metropolitan area →
role	commercial hub of Philadelphia → primary cultural district of Philadelphia → primary downtown business district of Philadelphia → transit hub of Philadelphia →
streetGrid	William Penn’s original city plan core →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →

Referenced by (116)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
13th Street station ("Center City, Philadelphia") → 15th Street station ("Center City, Philadelphia") → 19th Street station ("Center City, Philadelphia") → 22nd Street station ("Center City, Philadelphia") → 520 Chestnut Street ("Center City, Philadelphia") → Broad Street Station (Philadelphia) ("Center City, Philadelphia") → Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul ("Center City, Philadelphia") → Center City Commuter Connection ("Center City, Philadelphia") → City Hall Square (Philadelphia) ("Center City, Philadelphia") → City Hall Station (Philadelphia) ("Center City, Philadelphia") → Declaration House ("Center City, Philadelphia") → James A. Byrne United States Courthouse ("Center City, Philadelphia") → Jefferson Station ("Center City, Philadelphia") → Jefferson Station (SEPTA) ("Center City, Philadelphia") → Love Park ("Center City, Philadelphia") → Market Street (Philadelphia) ("Center City, Philadelphia") → Moore College of Art and Design ("Center City, Philadelphia") → Old City historic district → Old City, Philadelphia ("Center City, Philadelphia") → Pennsylvania Convention Center ("Center City, Philadelphia") → Race–Vine station ("Center City, Philadelphia") → Reading Terminal Market ("Center City, Philadelphia") → Suburban Station ("Center City, Philadelphia") → Suburban Station → Walnut–Locust station ("Center City, Philadelphia") →	locatedIn
Chestnut Hill East Line → Cynwyd Line → Fox Chase Line → Lansdale/Doylestown Line → Manayunk/Norristown Line → Media/Elwyn Line → Media/Wawa Line → Route 10 → Route 36 → SEPTA Route 11 → SEPTA Route 34 → SEPTA Route 36 → Trenton Line ("Philadelphia (Center City)") → Warminster Line → West Trenton Line → Wilmington/Newark Line →	terminus
Broad Street Line → Broad–Ridge Spur → City Hall station (SEPTA) ("Philadelphia central business district") → El → Route 10 → Route 36 → SEPTA Broad Street Line → SEPTA Route 10 → SEPTA Route 13 → SEPTA Subway–Surface Trolley Lines → Spring Garden station → Trenton Line →	servesArea
Center City ("Philadelphia city center") → City Hall Square (Philadelphia) ("Philadelphia downtown core") → City Hall Square (Philadelphia) ("Philadelphia central business district") → Old City, Philadelphia ("Center City, Philadelphia") → Parkway Museums District → Penn's Landing → Reading Terminal complex → Rittenhouse Square area → Washington Square (Philadelphia) ("Center City, Philadelphia") → Washington Square (Philadelphia) ("Philadelphia’s historic district") →	partOf
Airport Line → Lansdale/Doylestown Line → Manayunk/Norristown Line → Media/Wawa Line → SEPTA Route 11 → Warminster Line →	connects
Broad Street (Philadelphia) → High Street (Philadelphia) ("Center City, Philadelphia") → Market Street (Philadelphia) ("Center City, Philadelphia") → Market Street (Philadelphia) ("Old City, Philadelphia") → Market Street (Philadelphia) ("Center City, Philadelphia") →	passesThrough
PATCO Speedline → Route 11 → SEPTA Route 13 →	serves
Fairmount Park → Schuylkill Banks →	adjacentTo
South Philadelphia → University City (Philadelphia) ("Center City, Philadelphia") →	borderedBy
Chestnut Hill West Line → Fox Chase Line →	connectsArea
Cynwyd station → Schuylkill River Trail →	connectsTo
Eakins Oval ("Center City Philadelphia skyline") → West Fairmount Park →	hasViewOf
Chestnut Street (Philadelphia) ("Center City, Philadelphia") → Race Street ("Center City, Philadelphia") →	runsThrough
Philadelphia street grid →	appliesToJurisdiction
Reading Railroad lines north of Philadelphia ("Philadelphia city center") →	connectedTo
Rocky Steps →	faces
Schuylkill Expressway bridges →	hasAccessTo
City Hall station (SEPTA) →	hasBorough
Yeadon, Pennsylvania →	hasPublicTransitAccessTo
Chestnut Hill West Line →	hasRouteEnd
Benjamin Franklin Parkway →	inBorough
Walnut Street →	isInNeighborhood
John F. Kennedy Plaza ("Center City, Philadelphia") →	locatedInNeighborhood
Carpenters' Hall ("Center City, Philadelphia") →	locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Bensalem Township →	locatedNortheastOf
Overbrook →	locatedWestOf
Penn Center ("Center City, Philadelphia") →	location
Pennsport →	near
Media/Wawa Line →	primaryHub
Jefferson Station (SEPTA) ("downtown Philadelphia") →	providesAccessTo
Rodin Museum →	region
Airport Line →	regionServed
SEPTA Route 34 →	runsBetween
SEPTA Route 13 →	runsUndergroundIn
Warminster station →	servesCommuterRailTo
Philadelphia City Hall →	situatedAt
KYW (AM) ("Center City, Philadelphia") →	studioLocation
Center City Commuter Connection ("downtown Philadelphia") →	urbanArea
Eakins Oval ("civic center of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway") →	urbanContext
Race Street ("Central Philadelphia") →	withinCityPlanningDistrict