Banker's Row -- Neighborhood Walking Tour

Sun Jun 16 2024 at 02:00 pm to 06:00 pm

Welcome Park | Philadelphia

Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia
Publisher/HostPreservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia
Banker's Row -- Neighborhood Walking Tour
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BANKERS’ ROW: ARCHITECTURE AND FINANCE IN PHILADELPHIA
In the early years of the new Republic, Philadelphia was the nation’s financial capital, home to the first stock exchange (1790), the Bank of the United States, the US Mint, the first securities exchange, the first commodities exchange, and other early banking and insurance institutions. The epicenter of this activity was Chestnut Street in Old City, where important early institutions were housed in architectural treasures, ranging from Greek Revival “temples” to later brick and limestone buildings such as The Bourse Building and the US Customs House. Explore the history of this important part of Philadelphia by visiting notable architectural landmarks, visible evidence of Philadelphia’s early financial prominence.
Preservation Alliance walking tours utilize an audio system that transmits from a headset worn by the guide to earpieces worn by tour attendees. The equipment is thoroughly sanitized before and after each use. Tour attendees can also plug in their personal headsets or earbuds that use a standard headphone jack (Not compatible with Bluetooth or Apple earphones).
Space is limited. Advance registration required.
A limited number of $2 tickets are available for PA ACCESS or Art-Reach ACCESS card holders. Please email us at [email protected] for discount.
Email us at [email protected] for any questions or join the waitlist for a sold out tour!
Members: $10
Non Members: $15
Students with ID: $12
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