 12–13th & Locust station on Locust Street in April 2017 | |
| Part of | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Maintained by | PennDOT and City of Philadelphia |
| Coordinates | 39°56′55″N 75°10′05″W / 39.948544°N 75.167946°W |
Locust Street is a major historic street in Center City Philadelphia. The street is the location of several prominent Philadelphia-based buildings, historic sights, and high-rise residential locations. It is an east–west street throughout Center City Philadelphia and runs largely parallel to Chestnut Street, another major Center City Philadelphia street.
Locust Street is one of several Philadelphia streets bordering Rittenhouse Square, one of the five original parks established by the city's founder, William Penn.