Delancey Place

Not to be confused with Delancey Street in New York City.
Sidewalk on south side of the 1800 block of Delancey Place
The 2000 block of Delancey Place, with Rosenbach Museum in foreground
Rittenhouse area of Philadelphia in 1875, a decade after the Civil War, showing most of Delancey Place already established
Earliest illustration of Delancey Place - view of 2000 block, looking east (Pennell, 1914)

Delancey Place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a series of nine mostly unconnected side streets in the Rittenhouse area of the city between Seventeenth Street and Twenty-sixth Street. It is known for its visual appeal and historical association with the upper class of Philadelphia society.[1] This is especially true of the 1800 and 2000 blocks, lined with American Civil War–era mansions that have changed little in appearance over the years. There are similar mansions on other streets in the Rittenhouse area (e.g., Pine, Spruce, and Locust), but many have converted to apartment buildings and those streets have become more urbanized. Delancey Place, on the other hand, is not so busy as they are and is considered to be the most prestigious address in Philadelphia.[2][3][4] Some notable residents have included General George Meade (no. 1836) who defeated Robert E. Lee’s Confederate forces at Gettysburg, the Rosenbach brothers (nos. 2008–2010 Delancey Place) who played a central role in developing the most important collections of rare books in the United States, as well as presidents and CEOs of some of the largest companies in the city and country. The 2000 block of Delancey Place, is the ‘most filmed residential block’ of Philadelphia.[2][3]

  1. ^ Sauers, Richard A. (2003). Guide to Civil War Philadelphia. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-81232-0.
  2. ^ a b "Philadelphia Sites That Have Figured In The Films". philly-archives. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  3. ^ a b "The city's a stage, especially this block Pilot is new chance for local film industry". philly-archives. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  4. ^ "Rittenhouse Square". lorahemphill.com. Retrieved 2016-06-11.