&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Race_Street.jpg) Race Street in Chinatown with the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in the background | |
| Maintained by | PennDOT |
|---|---|
| Postal code | 19102, 19103, 1904 |
| West end | 36th Street in West Philadelphia |
| Major junctions |  PA 611 (Broad Street) in Center City |
| East end | Columbus Boulevard in Old City |
| North | Vine Street |
| South | Arch Street |
Race Street is a major east–west street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that runs parallel to Cherry Street. It was one of William Penn's original gridded streets from the 1680s, although named Sassafras Street then.[1] Race and Arch streets are listed by their original names, "Sassafras" and "Mulberry," on the map in Birch's Views of Philadelphia, published in 1800.[2]
- ^ Robert F. Looney, Old Philadelphia in Early Photographs, 1839–1913 (Courier, 2013).[1]
- ^ Alotta, Robert I. (1990). Mermaids, Monasteries, Cherokees, and Custer: The Stories Behind Philadelphia Street Names. Chicago, IL: Bonus Books, Inc. p. 52. ISBN 9780933893900.