Front Street (Philadelphia)
- Front Street (Philadelphia)
Front Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is a street running parallel to and near the Delaware River. It was constructed when Philadelphia was laid out by William Penn in 1682.
Front Street is the origin street of Philadelphia's numbered street grid; there is no First Street, Front Street exists in its place, and numbered streets begin at the next major block with Second Street, approximately one-tenth of a mile to the west.
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