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Haas Biergarten Rabbits
Groundswell Design Group,
2013 (probable)
* small
rabbits
* Groundswell Design is listed as the designer of the restaurant and presumably the beer garden, so they are credited here with the rabbits.
* Shack roof.
North side of Fringe Arts.
South side of Race, West of Columbus Blvd..
* 39.953510,-75.140400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn's Landing tour
* See also:
+groundswelldesigngroup.com
+fringearts.com
Race Street Connector
James Corner Field Operations,
2011
* big
idea
sign,
measurements of water
* "CITY" is on the East side, pointing West and "RIVER" is on the West
side, pointing East.
* inscription:
This dramatic light screen, made of expanded metal with bold
signage and color-shifting night lighting, unifies the corridor
underneath the expressways and draws people to the waterfront.
The smaller characters graphically register the historic flooding
events of the Delaware River by month, year and peak height as
recorded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
at the Race Street Pier (Pier 11). The resulting timeline visually
reinforces the dynamic conntection between the city and the river.
* Under the 1-95 overpass.
South side of Race, East of 2nd.
* 39.953670,-75.140950 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn's Landing tour
* See also:
+fieldoperations.net
Great Seals of Cities and States
Paul Philippe Cret,
Leon Hermant,
1926
* big
Seals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania,
standing people,
arm,
scales and plow,
ship,
basket,
fruit,
scroll,
horses,
eagle
* The Philadelphia and Pennsylvania seals are in Philadelphia. The Camden and New Jersey seals (not pictured) are in Camden.
* Bridge anchorages.
Ben Franklin Bridge.
West of Columbus on Race and South of Vine on Water.
* 39.954225,-75.140300 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn's Landing tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Paul Philippe Cret page
+wikipedia.org's Leon Hermant page
+wikipedia.org's Benjamin Franklin Bridge page
Weaver's Knot: Sheet Bend
Ball-Nogues Studio,
2022
* big
abstract
knot
* East side of Columbus, South of Race.
* 39.953050,-75.139750 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn's Landing tour
* See also:
+streetsdept.com article about this piece
+ball-nogues.com
Marquee
Aaron Igler,
Matthew Suib,
Richard Torchia,
2011
* LED representation of water
* inscription:
Light Emitting diodes (LEDs) displaying live-feed video of the surface of
the Delaware River sourced from a camera pointed east.
Never the same twice, the real-time images of the Delaware River
streaming overhead shift constantly according to weather and lighting
conditions, as well as boating patterns and river wildlife. Drawing
attention toward the waterfront these images also encourage viewers
to reimagine the cascading noise of overpass traffic as the sound of
waves. By reciprocating the gesture made by the Race Street Pier, an
urban park that brings the city to the river, Marquee brings the river to
the city.
* West side of the I-95 overpass.
Race, East of 2nd.
* 39.953750,-75.141600 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn's Landing tour
* See also:
+greenhousemedia.com (Aaron Igler and Matthew Suib)
+arcadia.edu Richard Torchia page
The Wall As a Window
Richard Camitta,
Ken Clark,
Woody Stange,
1979
* big
sun
* Wall.
Rivers Edge Park.
Front and Vine.
* 39.955550,-75.140425 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn's Landing tour
* See also:
+entry for Rivers Edge Park at waymarking.com
Fireman's Hall Sign
* small
sign,
fire engine,
horse,
sitting people,
helmets
* South wall.
Fireman's Hall Museum.
Just East of 2nd and Quarry.
* 39.953230,-75.142850 [map] [nearby]
* On the Old City tour
* Exhibits: Police and Fire Fighters
* See also:
+firemanshallmuseum.org
Gulf Refinery Fire Memorial
2007
* Plaques in memory of John Andrews,
Carrol Brenek,
Ralph Campana,
Robert J. Fisher,
Hugh McIntyre,
Roger Parker,
James Pouliot
and
Joseph R. Wiley
* Philadelphia Fire Department insignia
* inscription:
The plaques below memorialize those firefighters who lost their
lives at the Gulf Refinery Fire on August 17, 1975
* Sidewalk.
On the West side of Fireman's Hall Museum.
East side of 2nd, North of Quarry.
* 39.953290,-75.142910 [map] [nearby]
* On the Old City tour
* Exhibits: Police and Fire Fighters
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's 1975 Philadelphia Refinery Fire page
+firemanshallmuseum.org
Elfreth's Alley Sign
* small
houses,
sign
* South side of Elfreth's Alley.
East side of 2nd, North of Arch.
* 39.952825,-75.143020 [map] [nearby]
* On the Old City tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified
* See also:
+elfrethsalley.org
