Old city still only mildly gentrified- has a lot of the old commercial and industrial buildings, some repurposed, and a lot of galleries and funky stores, all open and with exhibits, wine and cheese on first Friday nights and lots of restaurants and bars for after More

First Fridays - all of the galleries are open and provide wine and cheese - pottery, oil paintings, sculpture, antiques - intreresting stuff all within a very walkable distance More

Just went there after being away from Philly for over 20 years since being at Penn for College in the early 1980s (that dates me). Always thought of Philly as a sleepy, boring city. No more. Wow, what a change. It's unbelievable. Artistic, pretty, relaxing, old-village like atmosphere -but not gimmiky for tourists - it's the real thing like a... More

Old City, where Philadelphia began, has been transformed over the past twenty years into one of the most interesting neighborhoods in the country. Once the site of small factories and warehouses, Old City has been transformed into a home for galleries, performing arts and more than 100 of Philadelphia's best restaurants. The area, which will soon become one of the... More