![]() Walnut Street in University City in front of University of Pennsylvania | |
Maintained by | PennDOT and City of Philadelphia |
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Length | 5.57 mi (8.96 km)[1] |
Component highways | SR 3006 from Front Street to City Hall![]() |
Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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East end | Front Street in Penn's Landing |
North | Chestnut Street |
South | Locust Street |
Walnut Street is located in Center City Philadelphia and extends to the Delaware River waterfront and West Philadelphia. Walnut Street has been characterized as "the city's premier shopping district" by The Philadelphia Inquirer.[2]
A portion of the street commonly called Rittenhouse Row was ranked 12th in 2005 by Women's Wear Daily among its list of the most expensive retail streets in North America, with rents of $90 per square foot. The street is home to several "upscale dining, retail and cultural" establishments.[3]
In 2013, rents rose to an average of $107 a foot, a growth of 34% over 2012 and the largest percentage growth of any retail corridor in the country.[4]