Sunday, May 5, 2019 - Noon WALK LEADERS: Charlene Mires, Professor of History at Rutgers-Camden and editor of The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia & Caroline Slama, Preservation Alliance for Greater PhiladelphiaMEETING PLACE: Roosevelt Park. 5th and Market streets, across the street from Camden's City Hall station (PATCO).Look for walk leader holding a "Camden Walk" sign.Free. … Continue reading Camden From Countryside to City
Girard Estates Stroll – a South Philly surprise
May 4, 2019 - 4pm WALK LEADER: Bea Segal (Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia volunteer guide)MEETING PLACE: Donatucci branch library, 1935 Shunk StreetFree. Rain or shine. All are welcome. Semi-detached twin homes built in 1906 in South Philadelphia? Take a late Saturday afternoon walk through beautiful Girard Estate, a rare planned community of 481 homes. … Continue reading Girard Estates Stroll – a South Philly surprise
Pondering Utopia at Pepper Middle School
Sunday, May 5, 2019 - 11am WALK LEADERS: Michael & Kate BixlerMEETING PLACE: 2901 South 84th Street (84th and Lyons streets) Look for group on the right. mapFree. Rain or Shine. All are welcome. Brooding. Battered. Abandoned. Brutalism. George W. Pepper Middle School in Eastwick is one of Philadelphia’s finest examples of Brutalist architecture. This … Continue reading Pondering Utopia at Pepper Middle School
The Bypass that Wasn’t: How Germantowners defeated an expressway
Saturday, May 4, 2019 - 10am Walk Leader: Bob Seeley of Walk Germantown and Friends of Vernon ParkMeet at: Battle of Germantown Monument in Vernon Park (5800 Germantown Ave) mapRain or Shine. Free. All are welcome. This walk follows part of the route for the proposed Belfield-Rittenhouse Bypass, a 1960s project which would have destroyed … Continue reading The Bypass that Wasn’t: How Germantowners defeated an expressway
Wild and Historic Washington Square and Streets – cancelled
THIS WALK WILL BE RESCHEDULEDSunday, May 5, 2019 - 1pm Walk Leader: Lynn LandesMeet at: Washington Square fountain. mapFree. Rain or Shine. All are welcome. On this wild and historic walk through Washington Square and the surrounding small streets, you will learn how to forage for food in an urban setting, and visit some of … Continue reading Wild and Historic Washington Square and Streets – cancelled
The Swampoodle Connection: Options and Opportunity for SEPTA Regional Rail
Saturday, May 4, 2019 - 9am Walk Leaders: Bill Ritzler & Tony Desantis, Delaware Valley Association of Rail Passengers (DVARP)Meet at: SEPTA Allegheny Regional Rail Station (3235 N. 22nd Street) mapRain or Shine. Free. All are welcome. Beginning at the SEPTA Regional Rail Division Allegheny Station (located on 21st Street north of Allegheny Avenue), the … Continue reading The Swampoodle Connection: Options and Opportunity for SEPTA Regional Rail
Photographing Callowhill at Golden Hour
Saturday, May 4, 2019 - 7pm Walk Leader: Bob Bruhin Meet at: Rail Park entrance - SE corner of Broad and Noble streets. mapFree. Public. Rain or shine. "My first reaction to the Callowhill district was to take out my phone and start taking pictures. Eventually this became the focus of my first book, 'Walking … Continue reading Photographing Callowhill at Golden Hour
Ready to lead a Jane’s Walk?
Help tell more Philadelphia stories this year - lead a Jane's Walk on May 3rd, 4th or 5th, 2019! What's the deal? Jane's Walks are free, public walks toward community-based city building. Anyone can lead a walk and all are welcome. Right now we're looking for volunteers to lead walks this year. That means you … Continue reading Ready to lead a Jane’s Walk?
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