Chestnut Street (Philadelphia) (original) (raw)
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Street in Pennsylvania, U.S.
Chestnut Street
 21st and Chestnut in Center City |
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 Interactive map of Chestnut Street |
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| Maintained by | PennDOT and City of Philadelphia |
| Length | 5.6 mi (9.0 km)[1] |
| Componenthighways | SR 3008 from Front Street to City Hall PA 3 eastbound between 63rd and 33rd Streets in Philadelphia |
| Location | Center City, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| West end | PA 3 in Cobbs Creek |
| Majorjunctions |  US 13 in University City I-76 in University City PA 611 (Broad Street) in Center City |
| East end | Front Street in Penn's Landing |
| North | Market Street |
| South | Walnut Street |
| Construction | |
| Commissioned | 1682 |
Chestnut Street is a major historic street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was originally named Wynne Street because Thomas Wynne's home was there. William Penn renamed it Chestnut Street in 1684. It runs east–west from the Delaware River waterfront in downtown Philadelphia through Center City and West Philadelphia. The road crosses the Schuylkill River on the Chestnut Street Bridge. It serves as eastbound Pennsylvania Route 3 between 63rd and 33rd Streets.
Stratton's Tavern was located on Chestnut Street near Sixth Street. When the citizens of Philadelphia were afraid that the British might attack the essentially unmanned Fort Mifflin, the secretary of the Young Men's Democratic Society called a meeting held at Stratton's Tavern at Chestnut and Sixth Streets on March 20, 1813. The young men agreed to volunteer their services to defend the fort.[2]
From east to west:
- United States Custom House
- National Liberty Museum
- Carpenters' Hall
- First National Bank (now part of the Science History Institute)
- Old City Hall
- Second Bank of the United States
- Independence Hall
- Liberty Bell
- Former Gimbels department store 1927 addition, Chestnut & 9th Streets, northeast corner[3]
- The Franklin Residences, formerly the Benjamin Franklin Hotel
- Belgravia Hotel
- Historic Main Post Office (now the IRS' 30th Street Campus)[4]
- Drexel University
- University of Pennsylvania
Major intersections
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The entire street is in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County.
33rd and Chestnut Streets in University City
Chestnut Street in Philadelphia at night in February 2016
Independence Hall, a landmark between 5th and 6th Streets on Chestnut Street
Old City Hall at 5th and Chestnut Streets
Eastern terminus at Front Street
Chestnut and 47th Street
- ^ a b "Chestnut Street" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ^ Henry, Mathew Schropp (1860). History of the Lehigh Valley: Containing a Copious Selection of the Most Interesting Facts, Traditions, Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes, Etc., Etc., Relating to Its History and Antiquities; with Complete History of All Its Internal Improvements, Progress of the Coal and Iron Trade, Manufactures, Etc. Bixler & Corwin. stratton's tavern philadelphia.
- ^ Jennings, James (May 7, 2015). "Former Gimbels Site at 9th and Chestnut Sold for Big Bucks". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ Melissa Romero (December 28, 2015). "Historic U.S. Post Office Building Near 30th St. Sells for $354M". Curbed Philadelphia. Archived from the original on July 29, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
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39°57′10″N 75°10′48″W / 39.9529°N 75.180°W / 39.9529; -75.180