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Spruce Street
The original building of Pennsylvania Hospital in 2013
West end63rd Street in West Philadelphia
Major
junctions
US 13 in University City
PA 611 (Broad Street) in Center City
East endColumbus Boulevard in Penn's Landing
NorthLocust Street
SouthPine Street

Spruce Street is notable as one of William Penn's original streets[1] in his plan for building the "1200 acre site of Philadelphia."[2] Spruce Street is one of the original in Penn's plan that are named after a tree traversing east-west, termed an "odanym".[3][4]

There was an anecdote written by John Fanning Watson who told a story of "water in basements" in houses along Spruce Street, which he said may have pointed to when the street was a water bog, which may have had water vessels sailing on it.[5]

At 8th Street and Spruce is the historic Pennsylvania Hospital, which was founded by Benjamin Franklin.[6] Between 11th and 12th Street, Spruce Street is also notable for the LGBT community.[7]

Points of interest

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Alotta, Robert I. (1990). Mermaids, Monasteries, Cherokees, and Custer: The Stories Behind Philadelphia Street Names. Chicago, IL: Bonus Books, Inc. p. 168. ISBN 9780933893900.
  2. ^ "William Penn Plans the City".
  3. ^ "Philadelphia, Pennsylvania".
  4. ^ What's an Odanym?.
  5. ^ John Fanning Watson. Annals of Philadelphia: Being a Collection of Memoirs, Anecdotes, and ...
  6. ^ Lauren McCutcheon. Frommer's Philadelphia & the Amish Country.
  7. ^ "CITY HALL SAM: Steamy Struggles Enliven State Rep Races".