This article on Center City is provided by the adoption center in Center City, PA, a part of AFTH, an adoption agency that serves all of Philadelphia and its surrounding areas.
The central business area and central neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, are known as Center City and include the land that used to be part of the City of Philadelphia before the 1854 Act of Consolidation.
Historic Landmarks & Places To Visit
Center City is the hub of all historical landmarks, places, parks, and attractions. Some of the most popular include:
- Penn’s Landing – a waterfront area that overlooks the Delaware River
- Old City and Society Hill – historic neighborhoods
- Washington Square West – a downtown neighborhood
- Chinatown
- Museum District – a scenic roadway that runs through the heart of Philly
- Philadelphia City Hall
- Rittenhouse Square
- Fitler Square
- Logan Square
- Avenue of the Arts – an arts cultural district
- Jewelers’ Row – offering over 300 retailers for some of the best shopping in the area
- One Liberty Place – a skyscraper complex
- Masonic Temple – a historic building
In 2007, The Comcast Center became the tallest standing building in Pennsylvania, beating One Liberty Place and Two Liberty Place. The Comcast Technology Center, which opened in 2018, is presently Philadelphia’s tallest skyscraper and the highest structure in the United States, not including two significant areas, New York and Chicago.
Education System
The School District of Pennsylvania is the primary school district in the area for residents living in Philly and the neighboring regions. Because of the limited number of public schools in Center City throughout the 1940s, many inhabitants attended public schools in distant neighborhoods and private schools up until the establishment of Greenfield School in 1954.
Until the early 2000s, the school district started constructing other public schools within Center City to avoid families from leaving the area. These schools can be found in Rittenhouse Square, Society Hill, South Philly, Fairmount, and Northern Liberties.
Find more articles on the surrounding areas of Center City in our next blog post: The Community Of Olde Richmond, PA.
Our Local Office
Our caring professionals are ready to support potential adoptive parents, pregnant mothers, and their children from our Center City adoption center. Our team can answer any questions you may have and can provide you with the knowledge that you and your family need to make the right decision.
