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Downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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in 1785. East–west streets are named and north–south streets are numbered. Market Street, running east–west, is the dividing point between north and south street designations.
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North Second Street between Market and Forster is commonly referred to as "Restaurant Row" for its collection and variety of bars, restaurants, and nightlife. Mayor
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Harrisburg's downtown Center City comprises the original 80-acre (320,000 m) borough laid out in a grid pattern by
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LUCIEW, J. (2006, August 13). HARRISBURG CHIC: How cafes, clubs and a parking garage made a city cool.
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is the central core neighborhood, business and government center which surrounds the focal point of
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Downtown is bordered in the northwest by the mixed commercial/residential use
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theater, children's science museum with traveling exhibits, and gift shop
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Neighborhood in Harrisburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Major festivals and events take place along Riverfront Park and the
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Harrisburg's "Restaurant Row" looking north toward Walnut St, 2019
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and other county government offices, City of Harrisburg offices,
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Neighborhood in Harrisburg
Downtown Harrisburg with City Island in foreground
United States
Pennsylvania
Dauphin County
City
Harrisburg
Area code(s)
717 and 223
Market Square
metropolitan area
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
United States
John Harris
Central Business District
Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex
Dauphin County Courthouse
Pennsylvania State Museum
Capitol District
Susquehanna River
Shipoke
Interstate 83
Amtrak
Norfolk Southern Railway
Midtown Harrisburg
Midtown Harrisburg
City Island
2020 census

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