Dilworth Park
| Dilworth Park | |
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 Dilworth Park with Claes Oldenburg's sculpture Clothespin seen across the street | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°57′11″N 75°09′54″W / 39.953°N 75.165°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Opened | September 4, 2014 |
| Operated by | Center City District[1] |
| Status | Open all year |
| Public transit access | SEPTA |
Dilworth Park is a public park and open space along the western side of City Hall in Center City, Philadelphia. The one-half-acre (0.20 ha) park opened to the public on September 4, 2014.
History
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Dilworth Park opened in September 2014. It is named in honor of Richardson Dilworth, who served as mayor of the city from 1956 to 1962. The current park was designed by KieranTimberlake, Urban Engineers and OLIN[2] and replaced Dilworth Plaza, designed by Vincent Kling in 1972.[3]
Centre Square
[edit]City Hall is located in what was originally named Centre Square. Centre Square was one of the five original public squares planned by William Penn in 1682. Centre Square was the geographic heart of the city until 1854, when Philadelphia expanded its city boundaries with the Act of Consolidation. Centre Square never became the social heart of the city as originally intended, but it remained in use until 1871, when construction of City Hall began.[4]
Features
[edit]- grass lawns and landscaping,
- two large sloped glass stair canopies,
- a fountain/ice skating rink
- a cafe
- restaurant
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "CCD Parks". Center City District. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
- ^ Saffron, Inga (September 8, 2014). "Dilworth Park has many irresistible features, but it's stiff, uncomfortable". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on September 9, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ Maule, Bradley (January 13, 2014). "On Vincent Kling, 1916–2013". Hidden City Philadelphia. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "Philadelphia Parks - William Penn vision of". fishtownonline. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015.
- ^ McCutcheon, Lauren (September 25, 2014). "Coffee Break: Rosa Blanca Dilworth Park". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
- ^ Hepp, Chris (October 17, 2014). "Ice skating coming soon to Dilworth Park". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 22, 2014.
Further reading
[edit]- Dunn, Mary Maples; Dunn, Richard S. (1982). "The Founding, 1681–1701". In Weigley, Russell F.; Wainwright, Nicholas B.; Wolf, Edwin II (eds.). Philadelphia: A 300 Year History. New York: W. W. Norton. pp. 7–16. ISBN 978-0-393-01610-9.
