Northern Liberties (Spring Arts) Philadelphia
The Spring Arts neighborhood runs from 6th street to Broad Street and from Spring Garden to Girard. This is an urban neighborhood of townhomes, condominiums and retail businesses. This neighborhood is nestled comfortably between the Art Museum and Northern Liberties. Spring Arts is a community rich in history, and is within easy reach of all the city has to offer. The neighborhood now known as Spring Arts once was home to Philadelphia's first passenger railroad, which ran between the station at Ninth & Green streets and Germantown. Nearby was the Baldwin Locomotive Works where noted railroad pioneer, abolitionist and philanthropist Matthias Baldwin built the nation's first wood-burning steam engine, Old Ironsides. Today, that creative energy and commitment to diversity are alive and thriving at Spring Arts. Just to the south is the dynamic bustle of Philadelphia's Chinatown. City Hall, the museums on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and the Center City business district are all within easy walking distance.