MARKET EAST- is part of the downtown district in Center City, Philadelphia. Market East corresponds to the area along Market Street between Arch Street to the north, Sansom Street or Walnut Street to the south, 6th street or Independence Mall West to the east, and Broad Street to the west. Market East has served as a major retail center in the city since the early 1800’s, and is the home of the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Market East has also attracted a strong corporate presence. The Philadelphia Savings Fund Society (PSFS) opened their headquarters on the southwest corner of 12th and Market Streets in 1932. Also, the federal government has established presence in Market East with a Federal Reserve regional headquarters, United States Courthouse, postal facilities, and other government agencies built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Other sites of interest here include the Wanamaker Building and Wanamaker Organ, Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital, Reading Terminal and Reading Terminal Market, The Gallery at Market East, and the Atwater Kent Museum. Market East continues to be a retail and transportation hub for the city, as well as the convention district.