Walnut Street (Philadelphia)

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Walnut Street
Maintained by	PennDOT
Length	5.57 mi^[1] (8.96 km)
West end	PA 3 in Cobbs Creek
Major junctions	US 13 in University City I-76 (Schuylkill Expressway) in University City PA 611 (Broad Street) in Center City
East end	Front Street in Penn's Landing

Walnut Street in Philadelphia.

1616 Building

Walnut Street is located in downtown Philadelphia and extends from the city's Delaware River waterfront through Center City and West Philadelphia. Walnut Street has been characterized as "the city's premier shopping district".^[2] A portion of the street 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 and is home to several "upscale dining, retail and cultural" establishments.^[3] In 2013 rents had risen 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]

Running parallel to Walnut Street, one or two blocks to the north (depending on whether the side street Sansom Street is counted), is Chestnut Street. Pennsylvania Route 3 westbound follows Walnut Street from 38th Street (U.S. Route 13) to its western terminus at the Cobbs Creek Parkway.

Points of interest

It is most known for Rittenhouse Square Park and its upscale shopping district in the high end neighborhood of the same name. The majority of designer and fast fashion stores located on Walnut Street are situated on a four block stretch between Broad Street and 18th Street, which is anchored by the park on the southwest corner. This area of Walnut Street and a few blocks to the east features a variety of shops, eateries, bars, hotels, and office buildings.

The Walnut Street Theatre, located at 825 Walnut Street, is the oldest continuously-operating theatre in the English-speaking world.

Among the many attractions and historic sites along Walnut Street are Independence National Historical Park and Society Hill on the east, followed by Washington Square, Washington Square West, St. James Hotel (1226-1232), Philadelphia Stock Exchange (1419-1411), Sun Oil Building (1608-1610), 1616 Walnut Street Building, Rittenhouse Square (also known as Center City West Commercial Historic District), Estey Hall (1701 Walnut Street), Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia.

The Walnut Street Bridge, completed in 1949, crosses the Schuylkill River. On the west side of the river, the street crosses over the Schuylkill Expressway.

Further west, Walnut Street bisects the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. Here, there are more shops such as American Apparel and Blue Mercury. Many college students from the surrounding universities depend on Walnut Street for traveling and shopping.

Shops currently located on Walnut Street include Michael Kors, Theory, Armani Exchange, Zara, Lacoste, Tiffany & Co., Barneys New York, Ralph Lauren, Nicole Miller, The Art of Shaving, Juicy Couture, Club Monaco, Guess?, BCBG Max Azria, Stuart Weitzman, Williams Sonoma, Brooks Brothers, Cole Haan, Ann Taylor, Kenneth Cole, American Apparel, Urban Outfitters, Coach, Talbots, Lucky Brand Jeans, Dr. Martens, LOFT, True Religion, Steve Madden, Banana Republic, Swarovski, Lush, Barbour, Diesel, M·A·C, L'Occitane en Provence, Anthropologie, Apple, Kiehl's, Tumi, Lagos, The North Face, Jack Wills, ULTA Flagship, Intermix, Free People, Jacques Ferber, Joan Shepp, City Sports, and more.

References

↑ DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007, Toggle Measure Tool. Retrieved 2007-12-20.
↑ Harris, Linda JK. "Philadelphia Shopping District Gets Messy Makeover.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 31, 2002. Accessed December 16, 2007. "Walking down the 1700 block of Walnut Street, a visitor might conclude that the city's premier shopping district has hit on hard times."
↑ Hall, Cecily. "THE WWD LIST: STREETS OF CASH; THE MOST EXPENSIVE RETAIL STREETS BY RENT PER SQUARE FOOT IN NORTH AMERICA.", Women's Wear Daily, October 13, 2005. Accessed December 16, 2007. "*12 Walnut Street, Philadelphia Rent per square foot: $90 Walnut Street is home to Rittenhouse Row..."
↑ Van Allen, Peter. "Walnut Street retail is hot, report says". Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved 15 November 2013.

v t e Road transportation infrastructure of the metro Philadelphia area

Interstates	I-76 I-176 I-276 I-476 I-676 I-95 (PA–DE) I-295 I-495

U.S. Routes	US 1 US 13 (PA–DE) US 30 (PA–NJ) US 40 (NJ–DE) US 130 US 202 (PA–DE) US 322 (PA–NJ) US 422

Pennsylvania Routes	PA 3 PA 23 PA 29 PA 32 PA 63 PA 73 PA 100 PA 113 PA 132 PA 152 PA 212 PA 213 PA 232 PA 252 PA 263 PA 291 PA 309 PA 313 PA 320 PA 332 PA 352 PA 363 PA 401 PA 412 PA 413 PA 420 PA 452 PA 463 PA 532 PA 563 PA 611 PA 663

New Jersey Routes	NJ 38 NJ 41 NJ 42 NJ 44 NJ 45 NJ 47 NJ 48 NJ 49 NJ 55 NJ 70 NJ 73 NJ 90 NJ 168 NJ 413

Delaware Routes	DE 1 DE 2 DE 4 DE 7 DE 9 DE 41 DE 71 DE 92 DE 100 DE 141 DE 273 DE 299 DE 896

Named roads/streets	Atlantic City Expressway Baltimore Pike Benjamin Franklin Parkway Bethlehem Pike Black Horse Pike Blue Route Broad Street Cecil B. Moore Avenue Cheltenham Avenue Chestnut Street Columbus Boulevard City Avenue Delaware Expressway Delaware Turnpike Front Street Girard Avenue Lancaster Avenue Market Street New Jersey Turnpike North South Freeway Old York Road Pennsylvania Turnpike Roosevelt Boulevard Schuylkill Expressway Snyder Avenue South Street Vine St Expressway Walnut Street Washington Avenue

Bridges	Delaware Memorial Bridge Commodore Barry Bridge Walt Whitman Bridge Ben Franklin Bridge Betsy Ross Bridge Tacony–Palmyra Bridge Burlington–Bristol Bridge Delaware River – Turnpike Toll Bridge

Coordinates: 39°57′04″N 75°10′52″W / 39.951°N 75.181°W / 39.951; -75.181

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