Broad Street is a major arterial street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The street runs for approximately 13 miles (21 km), beginning at the intersection of Cheltenham Avenue on the border of Cheltenham Township and the West / East Oak Lane neighborhoods of North Philadelphia to the Philadelphia Navy Yard in South Philadelphia .

Apr 29, 2024 · The Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run course is a 10-mile, point-to-point course through the varied neighborhoods of Philadelphia along Broad Street. On Sunday, May 4, athletes will run down the heart of Philadelphia through diverse communities and neighborhoods, while excited spectators cheer from the sidelines.

Jan 28, 2025 · Philly's home for arts, culture, and conversation. BSR promotes the exchange of viewpoints rather than any particular point of view, with respect for…

Broad Street is, as its name implies, the city’s broadest north-south street. At one hundred feet in width, the north-south arterial is indeed wide, but its length is more remarkable. From the extreme limits of South Philadelphia, it shoots north into Center City and beyond to North Philadelphia, right to the edge of Montgomery County.

Philadelphia’s signature street where arts and energy collide. Long a hub of commerce, Broad Street transformed into the Avenue of the Arts and became so much more.

Jan 24, 2025 · This year’s event, the nation’s largest 10-mile road race, will begin at Broad Street and Sommerville Avenue and finish at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Registration Details: Opening: February 1, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. Closing: February 15, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. Fee: $65; The race will accommodate up to 40,000 runners.

Avenue of the Arts is a city-designated arts cultural district [1] on a segment of Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States that includes many of the city's cultural institutions, most notably the theater district south of City Hall.

The Avenue of the Arts is the appellation for a section of Broad Street—from Washington Avenue in South Philadelphia to Glenwood Avenue in North Philadelphia—devoted to arts and entertainment facilities. The Avenue was conceived in 1993 by a coalition of public and private entities to attract visitors to Center City.

Aug 12, 2019 · The stretch of South Broad Street between City Hall and South Street is Philadelphia’s main performing arts district, also known as the Avenue of the Arts. The energy in this area is contagious, as theatergoers, orchestra fans, opera lovers, dance aficionados and artists themselves spill onto the street to mix with the locals who live,

Aug 14, 2024 · Broad Street, the avenue of the arts, is one of the most iconic arteries in Philadelphia's street grid. And just like the street above it, the Broad Street Line is just as important, running straight down the city from Fern Rock Transportation Center to NRG Station at the Sports Complex.