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Real Estate: Avenue of the Arts
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you can find various information about the Avenue of the Arts
neighborhood in Philadelphia! The
Avenue of the Arts is a segment of Broad Street in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, that includes many of the city's cultural institutions,
most notably the theater and museum districts south of City
Hall.
The name
"Avenue of the Arts" originated in a strategy by
former mayor Ed Rendell to redevelop South Broad Street in
Center City. The definition has been expanded by city planners
under Mayor John F. Street's administration to encourage further
development in North Philadelphia. The Avenue of the Arts
is overseen by the non-profit organization Avenue of the Arts,
Inc.
The Academy of Music on the Avenue of the Arts.Officially,
the Avenue of the Arts begins at Broad Street and Glenwood
Avenue, north of Temple University, and runs south on Broad
to Washington Avenue. Avenue of the Arts South houses many
of the city's esteemed concert halls and theatres, among them
the Kimmel Center, Merriam Theatre, Wilma Theatre, and Academy
of Music. The University of the Arts' campus is interspersed
with the various theatres and restaurants along this stretch
of Broad Street; in fact, several of their buildings, including
the Merriam Theatre, are used for high-end productions, often
by touring theatre companies. Avenue of the Arts South is
widely regarded as one of the most affluent sections of Philadelphia,
second perhaps only to Rittenhouse Square.
The Avenue
also has several museums and galleries, including the Fabric
Workshop and Museum (FWM) and the Pennsylvania Academy of
Fine Arts (PAFA). PAFA is America's oldest art school and
museum, founded in 1805, and boasts a distinguished collection
of American art.
Several
public transportation services provided by SEPTA—including
the Broad Street Line, several bus stops, Regional Rail service,
Suburban Station and Market East Station, as well as nearby
stops of the PATCO Speedline—make the Avenue of the
Arts highly accessible to the whole of Philadelphia, as well
as to inhabitants also visiting the nearby areas around Center
City.
Source
of Article:
Wikipedia.
(2008). Avenue of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Retrieved May 29, 2008 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avenue_of_the_Arts%2C_Philadelphia
Here
you can find various external links about the Avenue of the
Arts neighborhood in Philadelphia! To view their website,
just click on the link.
Avenue
of the Arts
Kimmel
Center
Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts
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