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Philadelphia Real Estate
Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth largest city in the United States. In 2008, the city proper was estimated to be more than 1.54 million while the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area’s population of 5.8 million made it the country’s fifth largest city.
- Philadelphia is the county seat of Philadelphia County.
- Popular nicknames include Philly and the City of Brotherly Love.
- Philadelphia was the second largest city in the British Empire (London was the largest) and the social and geographical center of the original thirteen colonies.
- Philadelphia served as the temporary capital of the United States in 1790 until 1800 while the Federal City was under construction in the District of Columbia.
After a population decline, revitalization and gentrification of neighborhoods began in the 1960s and continues today, with much of the development in the Center City and University City areas of the city. After many of the old manufacturers and businesses left Philadelphia or closed, the city started attracting service businesses and began to more aggressively market itself as a tourist destination. Historic areas such as Independence National Historical Park and Society Hill are now among the most desirable living areas of Center City.
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