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A tugboat off Penn's Landing in the Delaware River near the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in August 2007 Penn's Landing (foreground), the Delaware River, and the USS New Jersey in Camden, New Jersey (background) in February 2009. Penn's Landing is a waterfront area of Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, situated along the Delaware River.
Pier 68 is a park in Philadelphia on the Delaware River waterfront. It is located at the intersection of Pier 70 Boulevard and the river and forms the southern terminus of the Delaware River Trail. Though it is not a municipal or state park, it is open to the public year-round, seven days per week from dawn til dusk. [2]
Pier 34 South Wharves was located on the Philadelphia bank of the Delaware River, just south of Penn's Landing.It was originally built in 1909, [3] on piles with a concrete substructure supporting concrete retaining walls with solid fill and wood-block paving, designed to carry loads of up to 500 pounds per square foot.
The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority, commonly known as PhilaPort, and referred to as The Port of Philadelphia, is an independent agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania charged with the management, maintenance, marketing, and promotion of port facilities along the Delaware River in Pennsylvania, as well as strategic planning throughout the port district.
A luncheon in Girard Fountain Park after the Oct. 5, 2007, dedication of Keys To Community, a nine-foot bronze bust of Benjamin Franklin by sculptor James Peniston.. Old City is a neighborhood in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, near the Delaware River waterfront.
The Spruce Street Harbor Park is an urban park at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Open during the summer, the park features a boardwalk along the Delaware River with a beachfront atmosphere. [1] Fireworks were planned on Independence Day holiday on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. [2]
The Camden Waterfront, also known as the Central Waterfront, is a commercial and entertainment district in Camden, New Jersey, on the Delaware River south of the Ben Franklin Bridge and north of Port of Camden. The Waterfront South was founded in 1851 by the Kaighns Point Land Company. During World War II, Waterfront South housed many of the ...
On June 26, 2008, Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter accepted PennPraxis' recommendations for the introduction of Foxwoods and SugarHouse casinos in the redevelopment of the Delaware River waterfront. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The plan, while not binding on the two casino operators yet, strongly recommended serious redesign of the casinos' plans ...