Philadelphia Chinatown is a predominantly Asian American neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation supports the area. The neighborhood stretches from Vine Street on the north, Arch Street on the south; North Franklin Street and N. 7th Street on the east; to North Broad Street on the west.
A Chinese "Friendship Arch" at 10th and Arch streets in Philadelphia
Chinese Cultural and Community Center in Philadelphia's Chinatown
8th Street/Chinatown sign close to the Vine Street Expressway
Vine Street decorations with lion statues
Center City, Philadelphia
Center City includes the central business district and central neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It comprises the area that made up the City of Philadelphia prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854, which extended the city borders to be coterminous with Philadelphia County.
The Schuylkill River (foreground) and Center City Philadelphia (background) in July 2007
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Center City at night in May 2007