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The Rail Park’s first quarter-mile section, which officially opens on June 14, follows the gentle curve of a former rail spur, rising from Noble Street just east of Broad to the middle of the 1100 block of Callowhill Street. Ultimately, the Rail Park is envisioned as a three-mile linear park that might someday connect 10 neighborhoods, from Poplar to Brewerytown. The first phase has cost about $11 million, and reuse of the rest of the elevated viaduct as a …
Photo Credit: Neal Santos for PlanPhilly
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Bob Bruhin leads walking tours throughout the Callowhill section of Philadelphia focusing both on urban revival in the neighborhood and David Lynch.
Source: Callowhill’s Walking Guide: Bob Bruhin on Vimeo – Urban Landscapes
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1300 Block of Noble Street Philadelphia, PA Copyright 2018, Bob Bruhin. All rights reserved. (prints via ehood.us/5uT)
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1300 Block of Noble Street Philadelphia, PA Copyright 2018, Bob Bruhin. All rights reserved. (prints via ehood.us/5uj)
Source: Panorama 3568_hdr_pregamma_1_mantiuk06_contrast_mapping_0.… | Flickr – Urban Landscapes
Lasher Printing Company Building 1309 Noble Street Philadelphia, PA Copyright 2018, Bob Bruhin. All rights reserved. (prints via ehood.us/5ub)
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Lasher Printing Company Building 1309 Noble Street Philadelphia, PA Copyright 2018, Bob Bruhin. All rights reserved. (prints via ehood.us/5u2)
Source: Panorama 3566_blended_fused_pregamma_1_mantiuk06_contrast_… | Flickr – Urban Landscapes
SEPTEMBER 2017
Build The Rail Park Happy Hour
September 6 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm UTC-4
The Trestle Inn, 339 North 11th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107-1307 United States + Google Map
BRYAN HANES AND INGA SAFFRON IN CONVERSATION Join us Wednesday, September 6 as we present a talk by Project Architect Bryan Hanes and Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist Inga Saffron. Inga Saffron, The Inquirer’s architecture critic, writes about architecture, design and planning issues. She was awarded the 2014 Pulitzer Prize in Criticism. Her popular column, “Changing Skyline”, has been appearing on Fridays in …