Old City

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 Old City Redevelopment Area is bound by Vine Street, the Delaware River, Lombard Street and 7th Street.  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.