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- "School without walls" program using city resources as classrooms.
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- 12th Police District
- 14th Police District
- 15th Police District
- 16th Police District
- 1787 gathering at Independence Hall that produced the United States Constitution.
- 17th Police District
- 1857 opera house, the oldest in America still used for its original purpose. Home to the Philadelphia Ballet and Opera Philadelphia.
- 1893 terminal building, now housing the Reading Terminal Market.
- 18th Police District
- 1918 Influenza Epidemic
- 1940s-1950s reform efforts that led to the 1951 Home Rule Charter.
- 1951 Reform Movement
- 1970s genre created by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, featuring lush orchestration.
- 19th-century institution in West Philadelphia that cared for the city's poor and indigent. Later became Philadelphia General Hospital.
- 19th Police District
- 1st Police District
- 2001 performing arts center with distinctive barrel-vaulted glass roof.
- 2018 skyscraper, Philadelphia's tallest building at 1,121 feet.
- 2020 Racial Justice Protests
- 22nd Police District
- 24th Police District
- 25th Police District
- 26th Police District
- 2nd Police District
- 30th Street Station
- 35th Police District
- 39th Police District
- 3rd Police District
- 5th Police District
- 6th Police District
- 77th Police District
- 7th Police District
- 8th Police District
- 9th Police District
- AIDS Crisis in Philadelphia
- A Black liberation group founded in Philadelphia in 1972 by John Africa (Vincent Leaphart). Known for its confrontations with Philadelphia police and its naturalist philosophy. Led to two significant events: the 1978 shootout and the 1985 bombing.
- A Northeast Philadelphia institution with multiple locations, beloved for its old-school style cheesesteaks.
- A broad section of South Philadelphia west of the Schuylkill River and south of West Philadelphia, including Eastwick, Elmwood, Kingsessing, and related neighborhoods.
- A comprehensive guide to the best restaurants in Philadelphia, covering fine dining, casual dining, neighborhood favorites, and world-class culinary destinations across all price ranges and cuisines.
- A guide to Philadelphia transportation options: SEPTA subway and bus, the PATCO Speedline to New Jersey, rideshare services, biking (Indego bike share), walking, and driving/parking in Center City.
- A guide to making an authentic Philadelphia cheesesteak at home: the correct cut of beef (ribeye, shaved thin), the proper roll (Amoroso or Liscio's), the cheese debate (Cheez Whiz, American, or provolone), and the cooking technique.
- A traditional Philadelphia soft pretzel bakery in South Philadelphia.
- Abolition Movement in Philadelphia
- Absalom Jones
- Academic magnet high school in South Philadelphia.
- Academic medical center associated with Temple University.
- Academy Gardens
- Academy at Palumbo
- Academy of Music
- Academy of Natural Sciences
- Act of Consolidation of 1854
- African American Museum
- African American Museum in Philadelphia
- African American civil rights leader, educator, and baseball player, assassinated in 1871 while attempting to vote. Statue now stands at City Hall.
- African American newspaper, founded 1884, oldest continuously published Black newspaper in America.
- After his playing career, Bobby Clarke served as the Flyers' general manager for two stints, shaping the franchise's modern era.
- Agency overseeing urban renewal and property disposition.
- Agnes Irwin School
- Agnes Repplier
- Agricultural high school in Roxborough.
- Aimee Dorricott's farm-to-table restaurant on Washington Square Park, known for its seasonal menu, extensive cheese selections, and one of Philadelphia's most romantic garden dining spaces.
- Al Dia
- Albert Barnes
- Alexander Milne Calder sculptures on City Hall, including William Penn.
- All-female school in Bryn Mawr.
- All-news radio station, AM 1060.
- All-sports radio station.
- All SEPTA transit lines with route information, hours, and key stops.
- All major bridges spanning the Schuylkill River, Delaware River, and Wissahickon Creek.
- Allegheny West
- Allen Iverson
- Alternative rock duo from New Hope.
- America's first official World's Fair, held in Fairmount Park to celebrate the nation's 100th anniversary. Featured Memorial Hall and introduced many Americans to new technologies.
- America's oldest church still standing, built 1698-1700 by Swedish colonists.
- America's oldest continuously inhabited residential street, dating to 1702.
- America's oldest continuously operating outdoor market, along South 9th Street.
- America's oldest natural science research institution, featuring dinosaur exhibits and dioramas.
- American Hockey League team.
- American Philosophical Society
- Amish-run Reading Terminal Market bakery famous for doughnuts.
- An acclaimed bakery-restaurant in Old City known for its exceptional breads, brunches, and seasonal cooking.
- Andorra
- Andorra Natural Area
- Andrew Wyeth
- Angora
- Annual African American street festival in South Philadelphia, one of the largest in the nation.
- Annual auto show at the Convention Center.
- Aramark
- Arboretum in Germantown.
- Arcadia University
- Archbishop Ryan High School
- Archbishop Wood High School
- Archdiocese of Philadelphia Schools
- Architect and urban planner, partner of Robert Venturi, influential theorist of postmodernism.
- Architect who designed Philadelphia's "cathedral of learning" high schools in the 1920s-30s.
- Architectural style dominant in Philadelphia from roughly 1700-1780, exemplified by Independence Hall and Christ Church.
- Architecture and urbanism publication.
- Are Victorian homes in Philadelphia expensive?
- Are the Sixers moving to a new arena?
- Are there hiking trails at Valley Forge?
- Arena Football League team owned by Jon Bon Jovi, 2008 ArenaBowl champions.
- Arena home to the Philadelphia 76ers and Philadelphia Flyers since 1996.
- Arena that hosted the 76ers and Flyers from 1967-2009. Demolished 2011.
- Arlen Specter
- Art Deco Architecture
- Art Deco Philadelphia
- Artisan bread bakery with multiple locations.
- Arts-focused magnet school on South Broad Street.
- Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush
- Arts magnet in Northeast Philadelphia.
- Avenue of the Arts
- Awbury Arboretum
- Back-to-back Cup victory over the Buffalo Sabres in six games; Bernie Parent won the Conn Smythe Trophy both years.
- Baldwin Locomotive Works
- Baldwin School
- Baptist, AME, and other Black church traditions.
- Barbacoa tacos in the Italian Market.
- Barclay Prime
- Barnes Foundation
- Bartrams Garden
- Baseball stadium that hosted the Athletics and Phillies. Demolished 1976.
- Bassetts Ice Cream
- Battle of Germantown
- Beanie Sigel
- Beaux-Arts Architecture
- Beaux-Arts railroad station completed 1933, among the nation's grandest train stations.
- Bella Vista
- Belmont Plateau
- Belmont Village
- Ben Franklin High School
- Benjamin Franklin
- Benjamin Franklin Bridge
- Benjamin Franklin Parkway
- Benjamin Franklins Philadelphia
- Benjamin Rush
- Bernard Hopkins
- Bernie Parent
- Betsy Ross Bridge
- Betsy Ross House
- Bicentennial 1976
- Big 5 Basketball
- Big East teams, 2016 and 2018 NCAA basketball champions.
- Bill Cosby
- Billie Holiday
- Billy Paul, a Philadelphia soul singer signed to Philadelphia International Records, recorded the iconic "Me and Mrs. Jones" in 1972
- Billy Penn
- Black Thought
- Blue Cross RiverRink
- Boathouse Row
- Bob Brady
- Bobby Clarke
- Bobby Rydell
- Bodine High School
- Boies Penrose
- Boyz II Men
- Boyz II Men, formed at the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) in 1985, became one of the best-selling music groups of the 1990s. Their a cappella harmony vocal approach grew directly from their CAPA education.
- Bradley Cooper
- Breakdown of housing, taxes, groceries, and everyday expenses compared to national averages.
- Brewerytown
- Brian Dawkins
- Brian De Palma
- Brian De Palma thriller set in Philadelphia.
- Bridesburg
- Bridge connecting Tacony to Palmyra, NJ.
- Bridge crossing the Schuylkill.
- Bridge crossing the Schuylkill near 30th Street Station.
- Bridge in East Falls area.
- Bristol distillery known for rye whiskey.
- British Occupation of Philadelphia
- Broad Street Line
- Brutalism
- Bryce Harper
- Bryn Mawr College
- Burholme
- Burholme Park
- Burlington Stores
- Businessman from Philadelphia.
- Bustleton
- Byberry
- CBS series set in Philadelphia.
- COVID-19 Pandemic in Philadelphia
- Cable and internet provider headquartered in Philadelphia.
- Callowhill
- Camp William Penn
- Campbell Soup
- Can I get a refund on Philadelphia wage tax?
- Can I run up the Rocky Steps?
- Can anyone attend the Penn Relays?
- Can you meet Swoop?
- Can you see The Thinker in Philadelphia?
- Can you see the PSFS sign at night?
- Can you see where George Washington sat?
- Can you tour Boathouse Row?
- Can you tour ships at the Seaport Museum?
- Can you visit Gloria Dei Old Swedes Church?
- Can you visit Washington Crossing?
- Can you walk down Elfreth's Alley?
- Caroline LeCount
- Carpenters Hall
- Carpenters Woods
- Carroll Park
- Carver Engineering and Science
- Castor Gardens
- Catholic hospital in West Philadelphia.
- Catholic university in northwest Philadelphia, founded by the Christian Brothers.
- Cecil B Moore
- Cedar Grove
- Cedar Park
- Cedar Park and Fishtown brewery, one of Philadelphia's first craft breweries.
- Cedarbrook
- Celebrated Italian fine dining restaurant on Spruce Street, founded by Marc Vetri. One of the most respected Italian restaurants in the country.
- Celebratory food references to the Super Bowl trick play.
- Cemetery where Benjamin Franklin and other notable Philadelphians are buried.
- Cencora
- Centennial Exposition 1876
- Centennial Exposition of 1876
- Center City
- Center City menswear store opened in 1938, one of America's largest independent men's clothing stores.
- Center City neighborhood encompassing the Gayborhood and Antique Row. Home to Washington Square, site of the Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier.
- Center City street.
- Central High School
- Chadds Ford, a small community in Chester County on the Brandywine Creek, is associated with two defining events: the Battle of Brandywine (September 11, 1777)
- Chamounix Mansion
- Charles Barkley
- Charles Brockden Brown
- Charter network with multiple locations.
- Charter of Pennsylvania
- Chase Utley
- Cheesesteak
- Cheesesteaks
- Chef Nok Suntaranon's Kalaya, specializing in the bold, complex flavors of southern Thailand, won the James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant in 2023
- Cherelle Parker
- Cherry Street Pier
- Cherry blossoms, outdoor dining returns, and events.
- Chester stadium home to the Philadelphia Union since 2010.
- Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill Academy
- Chestnut Hill College
- Chestnut Street Bridge
- Chew Playground
- Chickie and Petes
- Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
- Chinatown
- Chinatown Burmese restaurant.
- Christ Church
- Christmas Village, light shows, and seasonal traditions.
- Chubby Checker
- Chuck Bednarik
- Cianfrani Park
- Cira Centre
- Citizens Bank Park
- City's tradition in professional boxing.
- City Hall
- City Tavern
- City agency responsible for public health programs and disease prevention.
- Civil Rights Movement in Philadelphia
- Civil War Philadelphia
- Clark Park
- Classical and jazz public radio station, operated by Temple University.
- Claude Giroux
- Cliveden
- Cliveden Park
- Cobbs Creek
- Cobbs Creek Park
- Coffee roaster in Kensington.
- Cole Hamels
- Collection including the Soap Lady, conjoined twins, and Einstein's brain.
- Colonial Commerce
- Colonial Georgian Architecture
- Columbus Square
- Comcast
- Comcast Center
- Comcast Technology Center
- Comedian and actor, raised in Philadelphia.
- Commodore Barry Bridge
- Community College of Philadelphia
- Commuter rail lines, zones, schedules, and connections.
- Complete list of every mayor of Philadelphia from the colonial era to the present, with dates of service and key facts.
- Comprehensive listing of notable streets, organized by direction and neighborhood.
- Concrete modernism of the 1960s-70s, seen in the Philadelphia police headquarters and portions of Penn's campus.
- Congress Hall
- Conshohocken is a borough in Montgomery County on the Schuylkill River, historically a major industrial center
- Consolidation Era Politics
- Constitution High School
- Constitutional Convention
- Contemporary Architecture
- Controversial period of law-and-order politics under Police Commissioner (1967-1971) and Mayor (1972-1980) Frank Rizzo.
- Cope and Stewardson
- Creative and Performing Arts High School
- Crestmont Farms
- Crown Holdings
- Curated lists of top BYOBs in each area.
- Curtis Institute of Music
- Cyrus Curtis
- DJ Jazzy Jeff
- DJ Jazzy Jeff (Jeffrey Allen Townes) and The Fresh Prince (Will Smith) formed one of the most successful hip-hop acts of the late 1980s and early 1990s while both growing up in West Philadelphia. Their lighthearted, radio-friendly hip-hop
- Daily newspaper that closed in 1947.
- Dalessandro's in Roxborough is frequently cited by Philadelphia food writers and enthusiasts as making the best cheesesteak in the city, with a loyal local following that dismisses the tourist crowds at Pat's and Geno's.
- Dalessandros Steaks
- Dance clubs and late-night spots.
- Darren Daulton was the spiritual leader of the 1993 Phillies, serving as team captain and emotional anchor. The catcher played for Philadelphia from 1983 to 1997 (minus one season), earning three All-Star selections.
- David Boreanaz
- David Brenner
- David O. Russell film set in Delaware County, featuring passionate Eagles fans.
- Dawn Staley
- Day and Zimmermann
- Deals and specials by neighborhood.
- Declaration of Independence
- Deindustrialization
- Delaware River Trail
- Delaware Waterfront
- Denise Scott Brown
- Dense, buttery cake from Amish bakeries.
- Denzel Washington, while not from Philadelphia, delivered one of his most celebrated film performances as a Philadelphia attorney in the 1993 film Philadelphia, opposite Tom Hanks. The film's sympathetic portrayal of an AIDS patient
- Devastating outbreak that killed approximately 5,000 Philadelphians (10% of the population) and prompted the first major public health responses in American history.
- Development work at the Fox Chase Cancer Center.
- Di Bruno Bros
- Diagonal arterial through North and Northeast Philadelphia.
- Diagonal street connecting Center City to Roxborough.
- Diagonal street connecting Center City to the Northeast.
- Diagonal street in South Philadelphia.
- Dick Clark
- Dick Clark's influential music show, broadcast from Philadelphia from 1952-1964.
- Dickinson Narrows
- Dickinson Square
- Did Benjamin Franklin found the first library in America?
- Did Benjamin Franklin go to Christ Church?
- Did George Washington have slaves in Philadelphia?
- Did Philadelphia have an NHL team before the Flyers?
- Digital news and entertainment outlet.
- Digital presence of Philadelphia Magazine.
- Dilworth Park
- Dinics
- Distinctive Victorian style of Philadelphia architect Frank Furness.
- Divine Lorraine Hotel
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Do I need a broker to rent in Philadelphia?
- Do I need tickets for Independence Hall?
- Do people still live on Elfreth's Alley?
- Do you need tickets to see the Liberty Bell?
- Do you need tickets to visit Independence Hall?