“Center City” is what Philadelphians call their downtown - the historic city core that dates to its 1682 founding. With the third-highest residential population of any U.S. central business district, Center city is not a neighborhood but a collection o... Read More

The hospital that bequeathed its name to the neighborhood some call “Southwest Center City” no longer exists, but its building still stands just over its northern border; part of it now contains apartments. Long an affordable alternative to Rittenhouse... Read More

Of William Penn’s original five public squares, Rittenhouse is by far the most popular - it’s Center City’s outdoor living room, attracting a constant stream of strollers, loungers and people-watchers at just about all hours of the day. Though Society ... Read More

Those whose tastes run more towards the visual than the performing arts appreciate the neighborhoods surrounding the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the grand boulevard that connects City Hall with the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The city’s museums and the ... Read More

The territory that includes Philadelphia’s most desirable suburbs takes its name from the railroad line that unites them. The towns which comprise this community have attractive village-like “downtowns” filled with shops, restaurants and attractions, w... Read More