NAVIGATING PHILADELPHIA
Although Philadelphia is one of the nation’s largest cities, it is remarkably easy to get around. The city is arranged in a grid, with Broad and Market streets centrally intersecting at City Hall.
♦ East/West streets to the south of Market St. include Chestnut, Walnut, Locust, Spruce, Pine, Lombard, and South streets.
♦ Streets to the north of Market St. include Arch, Race, Vine, Callowhill, and Spring Garden streets.
♦ Numbered streets run North/South, starting with Front St. running along the Delaware in Old City and ending with 69th St. in West Philadelphia.
♦ Broad St. is actually 14th St.
♦ If you are trying to find an address located on a street with a name, the number will indicate where to go as it corresponds with the cross streets. For example, 1850 Walnut St. is Walnut St. between 18th and 19th Streets.
♦ If you are trying to find an address on a numbered street, remember the numbers start from zero at Market St. and increase by 100 with each block. For example, 250 South 17th St. is on 17th St. between Walnut and Locust Streets (the second and third streets south of Market).