I took the pictures for this today on one of my ridiculously long lunch breaks. The quality is poor, but you can blame my animating program for that! The original pictures are great quality.
What are you seeing, you ask? Logan Circle and Swann Fountain of course.
Logan Circle, (Formally name North West Square, until it was renamed for James Logan), is one of William Penn's original five city squares in his original plan for Philadelphia. The square is in the north west center of the city, and over the years has had many different uses, including a pasture, a site of public hanging, burial ground, and most recently a park.
In the 30s, the Benjamin Franklin Parkway was underway and the site was turned from Square to Circle, and a memorial fountain installed (Swann Memorial Fountain i.e seen above), dedicated to Wilson Cary Swann, founder of the Phila. Fountain Society.
Quoted: "...large Native American figures to symbolize the areaÂ’s major streams, the Delaware, the Schuylkill, and the Wissahickon. The young girl leaning on her side against an agitated, water-spouting swan represents the Wissahickon Creek; the mature woman holding the neck of a swan stands for the Schuylkill River; and the male figure, reaching above his head to grasp his bow as a large pike sprays water over him, symbolizes the Delaware River. Sculpted frogs and turtles spout water toward the 50-foot geyser in the center, though typically the geyser only spouts 25ft. The use of swans is a pun on Dr. Swann's name."
Now I am off to go see Invincible, the story of Vince Pepale, a supposed Philadelphia sports hero. I hear it's like Rocky, but with the Iggles. It's Disney meets Philadelphia, and that sounds fun to me. Arevieww tomorrow, I am sure.
Ooh, Philly, How I love thee.
link of the day: Philly 9th on Drunken list
wiki-link of the day: Logan Circle
5 days and a wake up til I move.
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