Centennial District (Philadelphia) Explained

Centennial District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Philadelphia
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3:Philadelphia
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Pushpin Map:Philadelphia
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:19146
Area Code:215, 267 and 445

The Centennial District is a 700-acre section of West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that contains the Philadelphia Zoo, the Please Touch Museum and the Mann Music Center.[1] The neighborhood sits on a section of town that was the location of the 1876 Centennial Exposition, which was 100 years after the founding of the United States with the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

The area is part of a plan to incorporate parts of present-day Fairmount Park to revitalize neighborhoods in the area for the year 2026.[2] [3]

Transportation

Streetcar service along Girard Avenue is provided by SEPTA's Route 15 trolley.

See also

References

  1. Web site: Fairmount Park Centennial District Master Plan. locus-partners.com. Locus Partners. 2017-11-05. 2017-11-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20171107002759/http://www.locus-partners.com/fairmount-park-centennial-district-master-plan/. dead.
  2. Web site: The Centennial District Economic Development Strategy.
  3. Web site: Reviving park's legacy Thriving Centennial District seen for Fairmount. Seeing park district as engine for renewal.