| Place Name |
Source |
| Baltimore Avenue |
Originally Baltimore Pike , named for the destination city of Baltimore, Maryland |
| City Line Avenue |
Originally Decker Avenue (after the co-founder of Black and Decker , name comes from U.S. Route 1 straddling both the Philadelphia city line and the Montgomery County line. |
| Christopher Columbus Boulevard |
Formerly Delaware Ave, named in honor of the famous explorer. |
| Franklin Square, Benjamin Franklin Parkway |
Named for Benjamin Franklin. |
| Federal Street |
The road between the Philadelphia Navy Yard and the Schuylkill Arsenal[1] |
| Girard Avenue, Girard Point, and Girard Point Bridge |
Named for financier Stephen Girard. |
| Kelly Drive |
Formerly East River Drive, named in honor of John B. Kelly, Jr.[2] |
| Lancaster Avenue |
Originally Lancaster Pike, named for the destination city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Manayunk |
The neighborhood's name comes from the word "manaiung," place where we go to drink, in the language of the Lenape[3] |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive[4] |
Formerly West River Drive, named in honor of the slain civil rights leader. |
| Rittenhouse Square |
Named for David Rittenhouse. |
| Roosevelt Boulevard/Roosevelt Expressway |
Named for President Theodore Roosevelt. |
| South Street |
The original southern border of the city of Philadelphia, before the 1854 Act of Consolidation. |
| Washington Square |
Named for George Washington. |
