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South Street Headhouse District

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In 1745 sheds were erected to allow merchants to congregate in a marketplace to sell food and wares. At the ends of the sheds were headhouses, which were fire engine houses. This one happens to be one of America's most venerable, built in the early 1800s. Each headhouse had alarm bells and a second-floor fireman's social club. The shed between Lombard and Pine Streets, called the Shambles, was restored in the early 1960s. In the spring and summer, artisans in an open market sell handcrafts

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    South Street Headhouse District

    S. 2nd Street and Lombard Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19106

    Phone: 215-413-3713   |   Official Website

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    04/08/12	Easter Promenade South Street Headhouse District
    04/08/12	Easter Promenade 2012 featuring Annual Easter Parade South Street Headhouse District
    12/04/11	Annual Winter Wonderland Event South Street Headhouse District
    10/29/11	South Street Headhouse District's Annual Pumpkinland Event
    09/11/11	South Street Business Community Fundraiser South Street Headhouse District
    08/17/11	South Street Headhouse District Annual Film Series South Street Headhouse District
    07/06/11	Rocky Horror Picture Show Head House Square
    06/22/11	Annual Summer Indie Film Series Head House Square
    06/15/11	Annual Summer Indie Film Series Head House Square
    04/24/11	Annual Easter Parade
    11/28/10	Winter Wonderland South Street Headhouse District
    08/27/10- 08/29/10	2nd Annual Brazilian Cultural Weekend South Street Headhouse District
    08/27/10- 08/28/10	Second Annual Summer Samba Festival South Street Headhouse District
    06/25/10- 09/24/10	South Street 4th Friday South Street Headhouse District
    06/16/10	South Street Headhouse District Film Series South Street Headhouse District
    06/16/10- 09/01/10	Indie Film Series 2010 Head House Square
    06/13/10	6th Annual SSHD Car Show South Street Headhouse District
    04/04/10	South Street Headhouse District Easter Promenade & Bunny Hop South Street Headhouse District
    11/29/09	Winter Wonderland Head House Square
    10/24/09	Pumpkinland Head House Square
    09/09/09	SSHD Summer Outdoor Screenings Film Series South Street Headhouse District
    09/02/09	SSHD Summer Outdoor Screenings Film Series South Street Headhouse District
    08/26/09	SSHD Summer Outdoor Screenings Film Series South Street Headhouse District
    08/19/09	SSHD Summer Outdoor Screenings Film Series South Street Headhouse District
    08/05/09- 07/17/09	SSHD Summer Outdoor Screenings Film Series South Street Headhouse District
    07/29/09	SSHD Summer Outdoor Screenings Film Series South Street Headhouse District
    07/22/09	SSHD Summer Outdoor Screenings Film Series South Street Headhouse District
    07/08/09	Bus Stop: South Street Headhouse District Summer Movie Series South Street Headhouse District
    06/24/09	Grease: S.O.S South Street Headhouse District Summer Movie Series South Street Headhouse District