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Jewelers' Row, Philadelphia

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Jewelers' Row S. 8th Street west side looking north
Jewelers' Row S. 8th Street west side looking north

Jewelers' Row, located in the Center City section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is composed of more than 300 retailers, wholesalers, and craftsmen located on Sansom Street between Seventh and Eighth Streets, and on Eighth Street between Chestnut and Walnut Streets. It is the oldest diamond district in America, and second in size only to the one in New York City. Many of the area's retail, jewelrymaking and appraisal businesses have been owned by the same families for five generations.

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Jewelers' Row, Philadelphia
South 7th Street, Philadelphia Center City

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N 39.94853 ° E -75.15261 °
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South 7th Street 700
19016 Philadelphia, Center City
Pennsylvania, United States
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Jewelers' Row S. 8th Street west side looking north
Jewelers' Row S. 8th Street west side looking north
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