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Elfreths alley is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 2nd street and Race Street of the Old City neighborhood. It is the home of America’s oldest inhabited residential street. Many of the houses date back to the early 1700’s when they were inhabited by various tradesmen, such as shipwrights, pewter and silver smiths, glassblowers and furniture builders, along with there families.

Elfreths Alley gained its name in the 1800’s when blacksmith Jeremiah Elfreth took up residence in one of the alley’s Georgian and Federal-style homes. Over the years the street has been home to a constant wave of immigrants, becoming mainly Irish in the 1900’s, according to census data.

This alley, although a national historic landmark, remains the home of many who on every 1st or 2nd Saturday of June become part of a reenactment open to the public named “Fete Day”. This day of festivities is organized by the EAA (Elfreth’s Alley Association), which is responsible for preserving this site from demolition and has also requested the city to return the streets name. Elfreth’s Alley is a scenic and interesting place to visit.