Avenue_of_Technology_(Philadelphia)

Avenue of Technology (Philadelphia)

Avenue of Technology (Philadelphia)

Neighborhood of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, United States

This article is about the city designated neighborhood district. For the road, see Market Street (Philadelphia).

The Avenue of Technology is a city designated technology-based district[1] which is located on a segment of Market Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The area is known for being the "portal of technology" of the city that includes the University City Science Center and Drexel University.

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History

The area was originally dedicated by then mayor Ed Rendell, with street plates acknowledging this section of road with turquoise signs.[2]

In May 2014, a project with Google Earth was launched to document the mobility in the region.[3][4]

  • Edmund D. Bossone Research Center, located on the Avenue of Technology

See also

Avenue of Technology

References

  1. [1]
    Eisinger, Peter. Urban Affairs Review, January 2000 vol. 35 no. 3, "The Politics of Bread and Circuses - Building the City for the Visitor Class". pp. 316-333, doi: 10.1177/107808740003500302 .
  2. [2]
    "Avenue of Technology Works on Role A: "Portal of Technology". Building Will Be A Central Feature of the Market Street Corridor".
  3. [3]
    "Art Along the Avenue of Technology". Archived from the original on 2015-06-02.
  4. [4]
    "Tour: Avenue of Technology".
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