Chinatown in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Reading Terminal Market

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2022

1. Reading Terminal Market Marker

Inscription. Built by the Reading Railroad beneath their new train shed in 1892, the Terminal replaced the Franklin & Farmer's Markets (est. 1860) and quickly became a food mecca for both train-riding suburbanites and local residents. After five thriving decades the Market fell on hard times in the 1960s but rebounded in the early 1980s with the introduction of new prepared and ethnic foods as well as specialty goods. Renovated in 1994 as part of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the Market continues to provide a wide array of products.

Erected by Center City District, Philadelphia.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1892.

Location. 39° 57.243′ N, 75° 9.576′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Chinatown. It is at the intersection of Arch Street (County Road 3007) and North 12th Street, on the right when traveling west on Arch Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1200 Arch Street, Philadelphia PA 19107, United States

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Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Friendship Gate (a few steps from this marker); Dr. Constantine Hering (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Ustick Walter (within shouting distance of this marker); Water Gives Life (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); 13th & Market (about 800 feet away); PSFS Building (about 800 feet away); Anna E. Dickinson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reading Terminal & Market (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2022

2. Reading Terminal Market Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 461 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 3, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.