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Old City is a neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, in the area near the Delaware River where William Penn and the Quakers first settled. To tourists, it is best known as the site of Independence Hall and its encompassing Independence National Historical Park, Elfreth's Alley, Carpenters' Hall, the Betsy Ross House, and many of Philadelphia's other historic sites. The Old City District occupies several blocks between Front and Sixth Streets, bounded by Vine Street to the north and Walnut Street to the south. The ''Philadelphia Almanac and Citizens' Manual'' gives a larger set of boundaries to the Old City area, defined as the area within Spring Garden Street, 4th Street, the Delaware River, and Walnut Street. The Old City Redevelopment Area is bound by Vine Street, the Delaware River, Lombard Street and 7th Street.〔"(Philadelphia Neighborhoods and Place Names, L-P )." ''City of Philadelphia''. Accessed November 9, 2008.〕 The Old City Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. In 2003, it was added to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.phila.gov/historical/base.html )〕 Old City is home to the oldest continually inhabited street in America, Elfreth's Alley,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ushistory.org/districts/marketstreet/elfre.htm )〕 Home to more than 3,000 people since 1702, the street today holds 32 houses built between 1728 and 1836.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.elfrethsalley.org/history )〕 ==Places of note== *Girard Fountain Park * Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were drafted and signed * Liberty Bell * National Constitution Center * National Museum of American Jewish History * Penn's Landing 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Old City, Philadelphia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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