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Philadelphia Senior Center509 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147 [View Map]Wharton
General Info & AvailabilityPhotosApproved PartnersRecommendations (0)Event Spaces (10)
The Perfect Location for your Next Event!
Do you need a place to host your next event? Our location is right on the Avenue of the Arts and easily accessible to public transportation. Whether your event is small or large we have the space you need to host it at a price you can afford.
In the past we’ve hosted bridal showers, baby showers, birthday parties, receptions, nonprofit fundraisers, anniversary parties, high and low tea, garden parties, theater performances, vendor fairs, and much more.
We have some of the lowest prices in the area and have the amenities to match your needs, including a modern sound system, a large projector screen TV, steam tables for food service, pianos, podium, and more.
We would love to host your next event and serve your rental needs.
The Perfect Location for your Next Event!
Do you need a place to host your next event? Our location is right on the Avenue of the Arts and easily accessible to public transportation. Whether your event is small or large we have the space you need to host it at a price you can afford.
In the past we’ve hosted bridal showers, baby showers, birthday parties, receptions, nonprofit fundraiser... more
Booking Restrictions
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Min/Max # of Attendees:
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1/150
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Max Overnight Rooms:
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This venue has no overnight rooms.
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Other booking notes:
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Flexibility is our middle name - with few restrictions on decorating; ability to bring your own food or caterer; flexible hours; unique spaces and more. Let us set-up a tour today!
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Amenities & Features
Amenities
- Air Conditioned
- Cafeteria/Snack Bar Available
- Designated Bus Loading Area
- Fitness Center
- Handicapped Accessible
- Historic Landmark/Registry
- Non-Smoking
- Outdoor Function Area
- Outside Catering Allowed
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Features
| Credit Cards Accepted: Discover, Visa, Mastercard | | Facility Location Setting: Philadelphia Senior Center is located in the heart of Center City, on the Avenue of the Arts, blocks from City Hall. Imagine your next event in Center City - all for less than $500! (four hour typical rental) | | Max Number of People for an Event: 300 | | Nearest Airport: 11-15 miles | | Nearest Airport: 17-24 km | | Nearest Overnight Accommodations: Less than 1 mile | | Nearest Overnight Accommodations: Less than 2 km | | Nearest Public Transportation: Less than 1 mile | | Nearest Public Transportation: Less than 2 km | | Number of Event/Function Spaces: 10 | | Number of On-Site Restaurants: 0 | | Proximity of Nearest Ski Area: Greater than 50 miles | | Proximity of Nearest Ski Area: Greater than 80 km | | Proximity of Neighboring Golf Course: 6-10 miles | | Proximity of Neighboring Golf Course: 9-16 km | | Seating Capacity: 300 | | Special Features: Philadelphia Senior Center provides a unique, affordable location with many one-of-a-kind event settings, including an outdoor garden, 125 person theater, library/board room and more. | | Year Built: 1949 | | Year Renovated: 2005 |
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Philadelphia Senior Center, Philadelphia
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Philadelphia Senior Center
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| The Conference Rooms, located next to the auditorium, are essentially one large room with the capability of being separated, by floor-to-ceiling dividers, into three individual rooms: Room A, B and C. The main sound system can be isolated to each individual room including the auditorium. The rooms are spacious and can be arranged to fit your needs. They are ideal for meetings, classes, dance rehearsals, etc.
Individual Rooms B and C are meeting rooms that double as classrooms and can accommodate approximately 30 people. Amenities include tables, chairs, an overhead projector and blackboards. Room A can accommodate anywhere from 60-75 people and includes tables, chairs and a Grand Piano. Rooms A, B and C can be opened up completely and used as one room capable of seating 150 people with tables and 200 for Theater or Cocktail style seating. |
Links:  Online Menu |
Supported Layouts and Capacities
 Hollow Square
Capacity: 100 People |  Theater
Capacity: 125 People |  Banquet - 8 per
Capacity: 275 People |
 Trade Show - 8 x 10
Capacity: 34 People |  Trade Show - 10 x 10
Capacity: 30 People |  Reception
Capacity: 400 People |
 Classroom - 30"
Capacity: 100 People |  U-Shape
Capacity: 100 People |  Conference
Capacity: 100 People |
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Amenities
- Air Conditioned
- Dance Floor
- Portable Walls
| Features
- Atmosphere/Decor: Beautiful wooden chairs line rows of our best kept secrets - a 125 person theater - located right on the Avenue of the Arts. Sound system features traditional and wireless microphones, a large screen television, and more.
- Audio Visual: Built-in AV Equipment
- Floor Covering: Carpeting Wood Til
- Floor Number: 2
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Hours of Operation
- Friday: Open 24 hours
- Monday: Open 24 hours
- Saturday: Open 24 hours
- Sunday: Open 24 hours
- Thursday: Open 24 hours
- Tuesday: Open 24 hours
- Wednesday: Open 24 hours
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The stage is perfect for your conference, church meeting, speakers, video, theater performance, dance performance, wedding, and more. Photos published with permission of Philadelphia Senior Center | |
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| The intimate 125-seat theater accommodates a variety of performance options, including dance, theatre, music, films, lectures, and meetings. Theater rental includes Room A, which doubles as the theater stage and conference room. Amenities include a modern sound system, including: CD/ audio tape player, wireless microphones (2), big screen T.V., grand piano, speakers' podium, FM assistive listening devices. |
Supported Layouts and Capacities
Seating Capacity
Capacity: 125 People |
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Features
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Hours of Operation
- Friday: Open 24 hours
- Monday: Open 24 hours
- Saturday: Open 24 hours
- Sunday: Open 24 hours
- Thursday: Open 24 hours
- Tuesday: Open 24 hours
- Wednesday: Open 24 hours
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| For a smaller, more intimate event we have Lindquist Hall. It’s large windows, book shelves, long boardroom table and fireplace lends the space a scholarly and sophisticated feel that easily lends itself to conversation. Perfect for intimate dinner or cocktail parties and meetings, the boardroom table has fixed seating room for 16 people, and the whole room can accommodate approximately 30 people. |
Supported Layouts and Capacities
Conference
Capacity: 30 People |
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Amenities
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- Atmosphere/Decor: Featuring shelves with hundreds of books, the board room and library is decorated in the days of yesturday. Elegant colors make the room stately and regal. Perfect for meetings, lunch, breakfast receptions, vendors, and more.
- Floor Number: 2
- Special Features: The board room features a large regal wooden table that seats 16. A nonworking fireplace adds to the mood.
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Hours of Operation
- Friday: Open 24 hours
- Monday: Open 24 hours
- Saturday: Open 24 hours
- Sunday: Open 24 hours
- Thursday: Open 24 hours
- Tuesday: Open 24 hours
- Wednesday: Open 24 hours
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Photos published with permission of Philadelphia Senior Center |   |
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| The Conference Rooms, located next to the auditorium, are essentially one large room with the capability of being separated, by floor-to-ceiling dividers, into three individual rooms: Room A, B and C. The main sound system can be isolated to each individual room including the auditorium. The rooms are spacious and can be arranged to fit your needs. They are ideal for meetings, classes, dance rehearsals, etc.
Individual Rooms B and C are meeting rooms that double as classrooms and can accommodate approximately 30 people. Amenities include tables, chairs, an overhead projector and blackboards. Room A can accommodate anywhere from 60-75 people and includes tables, chairs and a Grand Piano. Rooms A, B and C can be opened up completely and used as one room capable of seating 150 people with tables and 200 for Theater or Cocktail style seating. |
Supported Layouts and Capacities
Theater
Capacity: 125 People | Banquet - 8 per
Capacity: 275 People | Trade Show - 8 x 10
Capacity: 34 People |
Trade Show - 10 x 10
Capacity: 30 People | Reception
Capacity: 400 People | Classroom - 30"
Capacity: 100 People |
U-Shape
Capacity: 100 People | Conference
Capacity: 75 People |
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Amenities
- Air Conditioned
- Dance Floor
- Portable Walls
| Features
- Audio Visual: Built-in AV Equipment
- Floor Number: 2
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Hours of Operation
- Friday: Open 24 hours
- Monday: Open 24 hours
- Saturday: Open 24 hours
- Sunday: Open 24 hours
- Thursday: Open 24 hours
- Tuesday: Open 24 hours
- Wednesday: Open 24 hours
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| The Conference Rooms, located next to the auditorium, are essentially one large room with the capability of being separated, by floor-to-ceiling dividers, into three individual rooms: Room A, B and C. The main sound system can be isolated to each individual room including the auditorium. The rooms are spacious and can be arranged to fit your needs. They are ideal for meetings, classes, dance rehearsals, etc.
Individual Rooms B and C are meeting rooms that double as classrooms and can accommodate approximately 30 people. Amenities include tables, chairs, an overhead projector and blackboards. Room A can accommodate anywhere from 60-75 people and includes tables, chairs and a Grand Piano. Rooms A, B and C can be opened up completely and used as one room capable of seating 150 people with tables and 200 for Theater or Cocktail style seating. |
Supported Layouts and Capacities
Conference
Capacity: 30 People |
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Features
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Hours of Operation
- Friday: Open 24 hours
- Monday: Open 24 hours
- Saturday: Open 24 hours
- Sunday: Open 24 hours
- Thursday: Open 24 hours
- Tuesday: Open 24 hours
- Wednesday: Open 24 hours
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| The Conference Rooms, located next to the auditorium, are essentially one large room with the capability of being separated, by floor-to-ceiling dividers, into three individual rooms: Room A, B and C. The main sound system can be isolated to each individual room including the auditorium. The rooms are spacious and can be arranged to fit your needs. They are ideal for meetings, classes, dance rehearsals, etc.
Individual Rooms B and C are meeting rooms that double as classrooms and can accommodate approximately 30 people. Amenities include tables, chairs, an overhead projector and blackboards. Room A can accommodate anywhere from 60-75 people and includes tables, chairs and a Grand Piano. Rooms A, B and C can be opened up completely and used as one room capable of seating 150 people with tables and 200 for Theater or Cocktail style seating. |
Supported Layouts and Capacities
Conference
Capacity: 30 People |
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Features
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Hours of Operation
- Friday: Open 24 hours
- Monday: Open 24 hours
- Saturday: Open 24 hours
- Sunday: Open 24 hours
- Thursday: Open 24 hours
- Tuesday: Open 24 hours
- Wednesday: Open 24 hours
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Photos published with permission of Philadelphia Senior Center |   |
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| The Conference Rooms, located next to the auditorium, are essentially one large room with the capability of being separated, by floor-to-ceiling dividers, into three individual rooms: Room A, B and C. The main sound system can be isolated to each individual room including the auditorium. The rooms are spacious and can be arranged to fit your needs. They are ideal for meetings, classes, dance rehearsals, etc.
Individual Rooms B and C are meeting rooms that double as classrooms and can accommodate approximately 30 people. Amenities include tables, chairs, an overhead projector and blackboards. Room A can accommodate anywhere from 60-75 people and includes tables, chairs and a Grand Piano. Rooms A, B and C can be opened up completely and used as one room capable of seating 150 people with tables and 200 for Theater or Cocktail style seating. |
Features
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Hours of Operation
- Friday: Open 24 hours
- Monday: Open 24 hours
- Saturday: Open 24 hours
- Sunday: Open 24 hours
- Thursday: Open 24 hours
- Tuesday: Open 24 hours
- Wednesday: Open 24 hours
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Dining Room General Event Space Max Capacity: 165 people
Photos published with permission of Philadelphia Senior Center | |
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| Excellent for outdoor events, our beautiful courtyard is full of foliage that will lend a special feel to any event. Our charming courtyard has everything one could want for an outdoor event with a fish pond, lovely plants, outdoor furniture and an abstract floral mural painted by the Mural Arts Program. This would be the perfect location for a small reception, a garden party or anything else one could imagine. Our Courtyard (& lounge) can accommodate 50 – 100 people and has outdoor seating for 25 people. |
Supported Layouts and Capacities
Reception
Capacity: 100 People |
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Amenities
| Features
- Atmosphere/Decor: Our charming courtyard has everything one could want for an outdoor event with a fish pond, lovely plants, outdoor furniture and an abstract floral mural painted by the Mural Arts Program.
- Floor Number: 1
- Special Features: Enjoy beautiful flowers blooming the spring, and fall foliage and flowers in the fall.
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Hours of Operation
- Friday: Open 24 hours
- Monday: Open 24 hours
- Saturday: Open 24 hours
- Sunday: Open 24 hours
- Thursday: Open 24 hours
- Tuesday: Open 24 hours
- Wednesday: Open 24 hours
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LoungeGeneral Event Space Max Capacity: 30 people
| Located in between the garden, courtyard and dining room, the lounge can hold tables for check-in, silent auction, gifts, cake, or more. Some events use the lounge for entertainment and dance space. The lounge features a piano, fireplace, mounting for artwork, display case and more. |
Supported Layouts and Capacities
Trade Show - 8 x 10
Capacity: 9 People | Reception
Capacity: 30 People |
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Features
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Hours of Operation
- Friday: Open 24 hours
- Monday: Open 24 hours
- Saturday: Open 24 hours
- Sunday: Open 24 hours
- Thursday: Open 24 hours
- Tuesday: Open 24 hours
- Wednesday: Open 24 hours
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