Landmarks
Perhaps the most famous landmark is Independence National Historical Park, located at Fifth and Market Streets. Home to the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, and National Constitution Center, the complex is the heart of Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood.
East of the intersection of Front and Market Streets lies an entrance to Penn's Landing, alongside the Delaware River.
Philadelphia television station WTXF-TV 29 (FOX) is situated on Market Street at its 4th Street intersection. Its building contains a ground-level studio with a window looking onto the street.
The Gallery at Market East shopping mall is located on Market Street between its 9th and 12th Street intersections. Adjacent is the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Reading Terminal, the former grand railroad station for the Reading Railroad is located on the northeastern corner of 12th and Market Streets. It is now used as the grand entrance to the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
The PSFS Building, generally regarded as the first International Style building in the US, is located at the intersection with 12th Street.
Philadelphia City Hall sits atop Market Street's intersection with Broad Street. Commuters can access the Market-Frankford Line, Broad Street Line, Subway Surface Lines, and Suburban Station through the 15th Street Headhouse (among other access points) across from City Hall.
One Liberty Place, formerly Philadelphia's tallest building, is located at the southeast corner of 17th and Market Streets. (It was surpassed in height by the Comcast Center, located a block to the north, in June 2007).
30th Street Station, a major commuter rail line terminal, is located at the intersection of 30th and Market Streets.
In the University City section of Philadelphia, Market Street crosses through the campuses of Drexel University and University City Science Center. As a result, the section of Market Street along University City is also signed "Avenue of Technology".
69th Street Terminal, located near the street's terminus at 69th Street, is a major local commuter terminal, with many trolley and bus lines feeding into it, in addition to the Market-Frankford Line.
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