Old City District Banner Program

Banners play a significant role in branding the Old City District. The OCD banner program consists of three seasonal banners. The banners contain the new OCD logo designed by Bjornson Design Associates, Inc. a local design firm in Old City.

The new OCD logo represents the District's hard working efforts in keeping the city a clean and attractive setting. The symbol stylistically incorporates the letters "O", "C", and "D" in a modern, industrial, and architectural form. The design reflects the vibrancy and diversity of the Philadelphia area and its three culturally relevant characteristics: history, entertainment, and the arts. The entire circle represents a tight knit community consisting of all three of these aspects. The colors are tertiary to the tried and true red, white, and blue; merging history with modern styles. The new logo is present on all banners within the District to give a sense of identification to the area. If you are interested in sponsoring a banner please see the attached guidelines. Select sponsorship opportunities are available for the OCD banner program.

Old City District Streets Program

Early each morning, sidewalks are vacuumed so Old City "opens clean".Throughout the day, the distinctly uniformed Old City District Cleaning Crew sweeps the side- walks to ensure that Old City remains attractive and clean.

Throughout the day sidewalks throughout the District are cleaned on a regular basis by high-pressure hoses to remove accumulated stains and grime. To ensure the overall quality of the appearance of Old City, maintenance crews regularly remove graffiti from buildings, signs and poles so that Old City can be continuously presentable to the public.

The Old City District presents four major programs: the maintenance program, security program, planning and development program and the management program. Graffiti Removal

The Cigarette Litter Prevention Program (CLPP)

The Cigarette Litter Prevention Program grant will go toward the monitoring of cigarette litter in the District, which is home to over 100 boutiques, 100 restaurants and 40 art galleries as well as Independence National Historical Park. The CLPP also involves creating and disseminating public service announcements and distributing pocket ashtrays to the community and visitors.

When it ends up on the ground and not in a receptacle, a cigarette butt is litter. Partially smoked cigarettes, matches, disposable lighters, packaging as well as cigarette butts are all part of this growing national problem. Recent smoking bans in business establishments have forced smokers outside and when appropriate ash receptacles are not available, cigarettes often end up on the ground, where they can end up polluting our environment.