French Quarter, Philadelphia

French Quarter
French Quarter, June 2014.
French Quarter, June 2014.
French Quarter is located in Philadelphia
French Quarter
French Quarter
Location in Philadelphia
Coordinates: 39°57′01″N 75°10′11″W / 39.9504°N 75.1698°W / 39.9504; -75.1698
Country United States
StatePennsylvania
CountyPhiladelphia County
CityPhiladelphia
Area code(s)215, 267 and 445

The French Quarter is an official city-designated district of Philadelphia spanning the area between 17th and 19th Streets east and west and Walnut and Sansom Streets from north to south.[1] The designation was made official in 1999.[2][3] According to City Paper, the Philadelphia French Quarter "... is one of the few places outside France that supports a thriving French culture" even though "it remains largely unrecognized by both tourists and natives".[4] The area is closely tied to the culture of Rittenhouse Square.[2]

  1. ^ "April In Philadelphia's French Quarter".
  2. ^ a b Gary Lee Kraut. "A primer for exploring art and history in Franco-Philadelphia". Archived from the original on 2013-03-01.
  3. ^ Philadelphia Magazine, July 1998. "Dan Rottenberg". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Tom Javian (October 14–21, 1999). "Buddy, Can You Spare a Quarter?".