A lone cyclist on the Schuylkill River Trail with spring blooms behind

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Naval Asylum
Glimpse at the Past
Philadelphia Naval Asylum
March 2018
The 20.7 acre campus located on Grays Ferry Avenue south of Christian Street, now known as Naval Square, served the US Navy for 150 years. The Asylum...
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Stories
South to Christian trail and greenway is open
February 2018
The South to Christian trail segment opened to the public on January 31! Trail users can access this new segment from the Boardwalk at South Street...
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Look to the Future
Improving Stormwater Management
January 2018
Philadelphia’s landscape changed dramatically as it grew into a manufacturing powerhouse in the 19th century. Fields were paved and covered with...
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Capital Projects
Capital Projects Update
January 2018
South to Christian The South to Christian trail and greenway is almost ready for our trail users. The last plaza is completed except for the railing...
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Glimpse at the Past
Historic Flooding - March 1, 1902
December 2017
A Glimpse at the Past The most severe flood of the tidal Schuylkill River on record crested on March 1, 1902. It was an extreme example of a freshet...