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.
Centennial District | |
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 Girard Avenue at the Centennial District | |
  Centennial District | |
| Coordinates: 39°58′26″N 75°11′42″W / 39.974°N 75.195°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Philadelphia |
| City | Philadelphia |
| ZIP Code | 19146 |
| Area code(s) | 215, 267 and 445 |
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]
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Carousel in the Please Touch Museum -
Polar Bear at the Philadelphia Zoo -
Law, Prosperity and Power by Daniel Chester French near the Mann Center -
Centennial District signage
Transportation
editStreetcar service along Girard Avenue is provided by SEPTA's Route 15 trolley.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Fairmount Park Centennial District Master Plan". locus-partners.com. Locus Partners. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
- ^ "The Centennial District Economic Development Strategy" (PDF).
- ^ "Reviving park's legacy Thriving Centennial District seen for Fairmount. Seeing park district as engine for renewal". Archived from the original on June 10, 2015.