{"id":106777,"date":"2020-07-27T00:32:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T07:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/?p=106777"},"modified":"2026-01-22T01:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:09:58","slug":"center-city-the-original-city-of-philadelphia-is-still-its-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rentcafe.com\/blog\/local-resources\/center-city-the-original-city-of-philadelphia-is-still-its-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Center City: The Original City of Philadelphia is Still its Hub"},"content":{"rendered":"

Center City is the bustling business hub of Philadelphia right in the center of the city. It\u2019s the grid of streets that spans from the Schuylkill River on the East side to the Delaware River on the West, encompassing much of Philly\u2019s skyscrapers and corporate headquarters. The streets are wide and clean, packed with restaurants, hotels and offices. This is where the action happens, and it\u2019s also probably one of Philadelphia\u2019s most convenient places to live in.<\/p>\n

Where is Center City?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Depending on who you ask, Center City either runs the entire width of Philadelphia (between the two rivers) all the way to South St and North of 676, or it\u2019s the small square of streets right in the middle. Rittenhouse Square (named for one of Philly\u2019s most popular parks), Graduate Hospital and Washington Square are all micro-neighborhoods that are a part of Center City. A bike path runs the length of the Schuylkill River, where a well-kept park hosts beer and food pop-ups, movie nights and sunset picnics in the summer.<\/p>\n

History<\/strong><\/p>\n

Originally, Center City was not just Philadelphia\u2019s only neighborhood, it was the whole city. When the city was planned in 1682, Surveyor Thomas Holme and Philadelphia founder William Penn mapped it out between South and Vine Streets to the North and South and to the Schuylkill and Delaware Rivers on the East and West. Four strategically placed public squares are equidistant in this \u201ccity\u201d and still remain in the neighborhood today.<\/p>\n

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