Queen Village
This neighborhood is south of the Center City district. Queen Village is bordered by South Street to the north, Washington Avenue to the south, the Delaware River to the east, and 6th Street to the west. It is south of the Society Hill neighborhood and east of the Bella Vista neighborhood.
For more information, see the neighborhood association website at www.qvna.org.
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