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Dilworth Park is a public park and open space along the western side of City Hall in
Dilworth Park opened in September 2014. It is named in honor of Richardson Dilworth, who served as
Center City District page about Dilworth Park
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Center City, Philadelphia
Center City includes the central business district and central neighborhoods of Philadelphia. It comprises the area that made up the City of Philadelphia prior to the Act of Consolidation, 1854, which extended the city borders to be coterminous wi ...
. The park opened to the public on September 4, 2014.
History
Dilworth Park opened in September 2014. It is named in honor of Richardson Dilworth, who served as mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...
of the city from 1956 to 1962. The current park was designed by KieranTimberlake, Urban Engineers and OLIN and replaced ''Dilworth Plaza'', designed by Vincent Kling in 1972.
Centre Square
City Hall is located in what was originally named ''Centre Square''. ''Centre Square'' was one of the five original public squares planned byWilliam Penn
William Penn ( – ) was an English writer and religious thinker belonging to the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, a North American colony of England. He was an early advocate of democracy a ...
in 1682. ''Centre Square'' was the geographic heart of the city until 1854, when Philadelphia expanded its city boundaries with the Act of Consolidation. ''Centre Square'' never became the social heart of the city as originally intended, but it remained in use until 1871, when construction of City Hall began.
Penn planned for ''Centre Square'' to be:
However, the Delaware riverfront would remain the ''de facto
''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with ''de jure'' ("by la ...
'' economic and social heart of the city for more than a century.
Features
Dilworth Park contains: * grass lawns and landscaping, * two large sloped glass stair canopies, * a fountain/ice skating rink * a cafe * restaurantSee also
* Penn Center * Philadelphia City Hall * Richardson Dilworth *List of parks in Philadelphia
Philadelphia has a total parklandincluding city parks, squares, playgrounds, athletic fields, recreation centers and golf courses, plus state and federal parksthat amounts to . The Fairmount Park system historically encompassed 63 park areas pri ...
References
External links
Center City District page about Dilworth Park
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dilworth Park Municipal parks in Philadelphia Center City, Philadelphia 2014 establishments in Pennsylvania