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18-614: The Forrest Theatre is a live theatre venue at 1114 Walnut Street Center City area of Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . It has a seating capacity of 1,851 and is managed by The Shubert Organization . The original Forrest Theatre was on Broad and Sansom Street but Fidelity Trust Company demolished it and replaced it in 1928 with the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company Building (now the Wells Fargo Building). The new theatre

36-628: Is a 6.4 acres (2.6 ha) open-space park in Center City , Philadelphia , The southeast quadrant and one of the five original planned squares laid out on the city grid by William Penn 's surveyor, Thomas Holme . It is part of both the Washington Square West and Society Hill neighborhoods. In 2005, the National Park Service took over ownership and management of Washington Square, through an easement from

54-815: The American Revolutionary War . In 1954, the Washington Square Planning Committee decided that, instead of the original proposed monument to Washington, a monument to all soldiers and sailors of the Revolutionary War would be built. The monument, designated the "Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier", was designed by architect G. Edwin Brumbaugh and includes a bronze cast of Houdon's statue of Washington as

72-894: The St. James Hotel (1226-1232), the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (1419-1411), the Sun Oil Building (1608-1610), the 1616 Walnut Street Building , Rittenhouse Square , Estey Hall (1701 Walnut Street), and the Church of the Holy Trinity . The Walnut Street Bridge , completed in 1949, crosses the Schuylkill River . On the west side of the river, the street crosses over the Schuylkill Expressway . Further west, Walnut Street bisects

90-791: The 2007–08 season, the Forrest Theatre has joined with the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts to offer a season of Broadway touring productions. Notes Walnut Street (Philadelphia) Walnut Street is located in Center City Philadelphia and extends to the Delaware River waterfront and West Philadelphia . Walnut Street has been characterized as "the city's premier shopping district" by The Philadelphia Inquirer . A portion of

108-516: The City of Philadelphia. It is now part of Independence National Historical Park . By the early 18th century the square started being used as a burial ground. Originally divided into triangles by two creeks, the northwestern portion was the potter's field , and the southeastern section was for the burial of Catholics. The joining of the creeks created a fishing pond, and the grounds were commonly used for grazing by neighbors' cows. In 1776, it became

126-574: The Revolutionary War. The periphery of Washington Square included an area called Lawyer's Row at 6th and Walnut, on the site of the former Walnut Street Prison. Around the square was also home to the city's publishing industry, including the Curtis Publishing Company , J. B. Lippincott , W. B. Saunders , Lea & Febiger , the Farm Journal , and George T. Bisel Co., law publishers, now the sole remaining publishing house on

144-698: The campus of the University of Pennsylvania , an Ivy League university founded in the mid-18th century by Benjamin Franklin in the University City section of West Philadelphia . At Walnut and 47th Streets is the site of the old West Philadelphia High School , and the Paul Robeson House is located at the corner of 50th and Walnut Streets. The street continues westward through Walnut Hill , Dunlap , and eventually Cobbs Creek , where

162-413: The country. Walnut Street is most known for Rittenhouse Square Park and its upscale shopping district in the high-end neighborhood of the same name. The majority of designer and fast fashion stores located on Walnut Street are situated on a four-block stretch between Broad Street and 18th Street, which is anchored by the park on the southwest corner. This area of Walnut Street and a few blocks to

180-465: The east features a variety of shops, eateries, bars, hotels, and office buildings. Walnut Street Theatre , located at 825 Walnut Street, is the oldest continuously-operating theatre in the English -speaking world. Among the many attractions and historic sites on Walnut Street are Independence National Historical Park and Society Hill on the east and Washington Square , Washington Square West ,

198-526: The final resting place for Washington 's fallen soldiers. Long mass grave trenches the width of the square were first dug along 7th and Walnut Streets, and were eventually expanded to the South side. And during the British occupation of Philadelphia in 1777, the dead from the neighboring Walnut Street Jail were also interred here. Many victims of the city's yellow fever epidemic of 1793 were interred here, and

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216-538: The it ends. Running parallel to Walnut Street, one or two blocks to the north, depending on whether the side street Sansom Street is counted, is Chestnut Street . Pennsylvania Route 3 westbound follows Walnut Street from 38th Street ( U.S. Route 13 ) to its western terminus at Cobbs Creek Parkway . 39°57′04″N 75°10′52″W  /  39.951°N 75.181°W  / 39.951; -75.181 Washington Square (Philadelphia) Washington Square , originally designated in 1682 as Southeast Square ,

234-445: The monument's centerpiece. The Tomb includes remains which were disinterred, after archeological examination, from within the park from when it was a cemetery. The remains are that of a soldier, but it is uncertain if he was Colonial or British. An unknown number of bodies remain buried beneath the square and the surrounding area; some are still occasionally found during construction and maintenance projects. A sycamore Moon tree in

252-434: The square was also used for cattle markets and camp meetings. The square was closed as a cemetery, and improvement efforts began in 1815, as the neighborhoods around the square were developed and became fashionable. In 1825, the park was named Washington Square in tribute to George Washington and a monument to Washington was proposed. This monument was never built but served as the seed for the eventual tribute to soldiers of

270-664: The square, with Franklin Jon Zuch serving as president since 1992. It has been located there since 1876 and still owned by the Bisel family. Initially, the square contained monuments to those who had fought in the American Civil War . One such monument was the Washington Grays Monument . In 1954, the decision was made to remove the civil war commemorations and focus the square solely on the memory of

288-489: The street commonly called Rittenhouse Row was ranked 12th in 2005 by Women's Wear Daily among its list of the most expensive retail streets in North America , with rents of $ 90 per square foot . The street is home to several "upscale dining, retail and cultural" establishments. In 2013, rents rose to an average of $ 107 a foot, a growth of 34% over 2012 and the largest percentage growth of any retail corridor in

306-640: The years, the Forrest Theatre has been a proving ground for various Broadway plays and musicals, serving as the location for previews and try-outs of these productions. Some of the shows that played at the Forrest prior to moving to Broadway include The Women (1936), Make Mine Manhattan (1948), Along Fifth Avenue (1948), The Liar (1950), Wonderful Town (1953), The Music Man (1957), Funny Girl (1963), The Star-Spangled Girl (1966), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1966), Golden Rainbow (1967), The Wiz (1974), and Chicago (1975). Since

324-552: Was built in 1927 at the cost of $ 2 million, and was designed by architect Herbert J. Krapp ; it was named after the 19th century actor Edwin Forrest , who was born in Philadelphia, and owned and lived in the Edwin Forrest House . The opening performance was The Red Robe in 1928. A renovation of the theatre was undertaken in 1997, including redecoration and the addition of handicapped-accessible restrooms. Over

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