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Penn's
Landing is the waterfront area of the Center City
along the Delaware River section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
United States. It is so named since the founder of Pennsylvania,
William Penn, was storied to have first docked here in 1682.
In actuality, William Penn landed at what is now Penn St &
2nd in Chester, PA. (The true site is currently in use by
the Kimberly Clark/Scott's Towels Papermill.) The area is
bounded by Front Street to the west, the Delaware River to
the east, Spring Garden Street to the north, and Washington
Avenue to the south, and is primarily focused on the Columbus
Boulevard (Delaware Avenue) corridor.
Development
of area is handled by the Penn’s Landing Corporation.
The corporation is a non-profit organization, quasi-public
corporation that was established in 1970 to manage the publicly
owned land on the central waterfront on behalf of the City
of Philadelphia and the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Penn's
Landing serves as the site for several events in the city.
The two main facilities at Penn’s Landing are The Great
Plaza, located along the Delaware River at Columbus Boulevard
and Chestnut Street, and Festival Pier, on Columbus Boulevard
and Spring Garden Street. The barque Moshulu is moored there
as a floating restaurant. Plans are being developed for two
casinos (with licenses granted by the Pennsylvania Gaming
Control Board) along the riverfront, with one being owned
by the Planet Hollywood parent company.
A number
of historic ships are moored at Penn's Landing. Two of these,
the USS Becuna and the USS Olympia are open for touring as
part of the Independence Seaport Museum.
The RiverLink
Ferry links Penn's Landing with the Camden, New Jersey waterfront.
Source
of Article:
Wikipedia.
(2008). Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Retrieved May 30, 2008 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penn%27s_Landing |
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