Broad Street and Market Street

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Broad Street and Market Street is the central intersection in Philadelphia that forms the heart of the city’s downtown and serves as a major transportation and civic hub.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civic center
intersection
transportation hub
crosses Broad Street
Market Street
forms geographic center of Center City Philadelphia
symbolic heart of downtown Philadelphia
hasCoordinateSystemRole origin point for Philadelphia street numbering system
hasHistoricalRole traditional center of Philadelphia’s street grid
hasNearbyBuilding Macy’s Center City (former Wanamaker Building)
Municipal Services Building
One South Broad
The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia
hasNearbyDistrict Avenue of the Arts on South Broad Street
linked to: South Broad Street

Market East commercial corridor
linked to: Market East

Philadelphia City Hall complex
hasNearbyLandmark Philadelphia City Hall
hasNearbyPublicArt various sculptures and installations around City Hall
hasNearbyPublicSpace Dilworth Park plaza
linked to: Dilworth Park
hasNearbySquare Dilworth Park
Penn Square
hasTrafficType pedestrian traffic
public transit traffic
vehicular traffic
hasUrbanFunction commercial center
government center
tourist focal point
hasViewOf Philadelphia City Hall tower
isAdjacentTo Philadelphia City Hall
isAlsoKnownAs Center of Philadelphia
isMajorNodeIn Philadelphia public transit network
Philadelphia road network
isPartOf Philadelphia central business district
linked to: Center City

downtown Philadelphia
locatedIn Center City, Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
United States
servedBy SEPTA 15th Street Station
SEPTA Broad Street Line
SEPTA City Hall Station
SEPTA Market–Frankford Line
multiple SEPTA bus routes
usedFor civic events
parades
public demonstrations

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Philadelphia City Hall locatedAt Broad Street and Market Street
subject linked to: City Hall