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Northern Liberties Tour

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This tour is not typically touristy. It involves a long walk through a mixture of industrial, post-industrial, residential and business neighborhoods including blocks that are desolate and destitute. It starts on the Northwest corner of 3rd and Callowhill and runs

North on 3rd to Spring Garden
East on Spring Garden to 2nd
North on 2nd to Poplar
West on Poplar to 3rd
North a half block on 3rd
South on 3rd to Fairmount
West on Fairmount to 5th
South on 5th past and then back to Spring Garden
West on Spring Garden to 10th with a half block detour down 6th and back
North on 10th to Fairmount
East on Fairmount to Franklin
North on Franklin to Polar
East on Poplar to Marshall (past 7th)
South on Marshall one block
North on Marshall to Girard
and East on Girard to 2nd

From there you can walk a couple of more blocks East to the Girard Avenue Blue Line station for a ride back to Center City.

	*Zen Doors* Ike Hay, 1979 * abstract * Wall. Northwest corner, 3rd and Callowhill. * 39.957565,-75.144300 [map] * Exhibits: Religious
	*Untitled* Fred Fisher, 1980 (installed) * abstract * 444 North 3rd Street. West side of 3rd, North of Callowhill. * 39.958260,-75.144100 [map]
	*Tetrahedron Kite* David Caccia, 1976 * abstract kite * On a wall. East side of 3rd South of Spring Garden, facing South. * 39.959560,-75.143520 [map] * See also: +cacciastudio.com
	*Phoenix Rising in Flames* Natalie Charkow, 1976 * phoenix, flames * In front of the Fire Administration Building. South side of Spring Garden, East of 3rd. * 39.960560,-75.143025 [map] * Exhibits: Police and Fire Fighters * See also: +Natalie Charkow @ nyss.org
	*Collab 1* Bernard Brenner, James Fuhrman, 1975 * abstract * White in the first two pictures, taken September, 2012. Black in the third picture, taken circa 1998. * South Side of Spring Garden between 2nd and 3rd. * 39.960550,-75.142350 [map] * See also: +Bernard Brenner exhibit at chrisray.com +jfuhrman.com
	*Over the Top* John Paulding, 1920 * standing person, helmet, rifle * Misattributed many places as "Doughboy, Ernest Moore Viquesney, 1919." Thanks to Kenneth Berchem-Nigg for the correction. * inscription: In memory of our boys of the sixth, eleventh, and twelfth wards who served in the Great War of the nations, 1914-1918 * Northeast corner, 2nd and Spring Garden. * 39.960835,-75.141250 [map] * Exhibits: Favorites, War * See also: +wikipedia.org's John Paulding page
	*Cohocksink: Stand in the place where you live* Dennis Haugh, 2006 * big bird houses, head, bees * Mural included because of the constructed birdhouses, and the cutout face and bees. Two detail pictures of purely mural elements are also shown. * Wall. South side of Liberty Lands Park. East side of 3rd, North of Poplar. * 39.965260,-75.142100 [map] * See also: +dennishaugh.com
	*Zimmerman House* 1911 * cattle heads, ball with Z * Under the eaves and on the roof. North side of Fairmount between 4th and 5th. * 39.962975,-75.145450 [map] * Exhibits: Gargoyles * See also: +The Gargoyle Hunter's page for the building
	*Pony Express Rider* Arlene Love, 1981 * horse, partial seated person wearing a hat * Up on the wall. East side of 5th, South of Spring Garden. * 39.959600,-75.146800 [map] * See also: +arlenelove.com
	*Cubus Assemblage* Theodore Miller, 1979 * big abstract * On the wall. South side of Spring Garden, West of 5th. * 39.961060,-75.147400 [map]
	*Untitled (Montgomery)* Robert E. Montgomery, 1972 * abstract * On the wall. West side of 6th, South of Spring Garden. * 39.959850,-75.148600 [map]
	*Raven* David Caccia, 1979 * From a work by Edgar Allen Poe * raven * The sculpture is behind a fence. You'll get a closer look when the site is open, but it is clearly visible from the sidewalk. * Edgar Allen Poe House. Northwest corner, 7th and Spring Garden. * 39.961975,-75.149900 [map] * See also: +cacciastudio.com +wikipedia.org's Edgar Allen Poe page
	*Blockhead* Robinson Fredenthal, 1990 (installed) * abstract * Southwest corner, 8th and Spring Garden. * 39.961310,-75.151960 [map] * See also: +robinfredenthal.com
	*Unidentified* * abstract * Behind a fence, but the gate seems to be usually left open * Southeast of the Southeast corner, 9th and Spring Garden. * 39.961125,-75.152675 [map] * Exhibits: Unidentified
	*Three Figures* Joseph C. Bailey, 1984 * small standing people, nurse's hat * Courtyard. Jones Memorial Nursing Home. Northwest corner, 10th and Wallace. * 39.964250,-75.154150 [map] * Exhibits: African American
	*Andrey Sheptytsky* * Statue of Andrey Sheptytsky * standing person, crosses, staff, crown * Behind a fence, but visible from the sidewalk. * inscription: 1865-1944 * On the grounds just South of the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. West side of Franklin between Brown and Poplar (Franklin is one block East of 8th). * 39.965875,-75.150300 [map] * Exhibits: Religious * See also: +wikipedia.org's Andrey Sheptytsky page
	*Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception* 1966 (date of building, mosaics are later) * Mosaics of Jesus and Pope John Paul II * partial people, keys and other symbols * inscription: His Holiness Pope John Paul II Visited this Cathedral 4 October 1979 * Entrance. Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. West side of Franklin between Brown and Poplar (Franklin is one block East of 8th). * 39.966325,-75.150050 [map] * Exhibits: Religious * See also: +wikipedia.org's Pope John Paul II page
	*Pay Attention* Bob Rivera, 2003 * big scientific equipment, symbols * Behind a fence but visible from both Poplar and Franklin. A companion piece, Discovery not yet pictured here, is high on the North wall of the building along 8th Street. * Southwest corner Franklin and Poplar (Franklin is one block East of 8th). * 39.967515,-75.150000 [map] * See also: +artist's pictures of this piece +Bob Rivera's riverstudios.com
	*Fountain* Christopher T. Ray, 1983 * abstract * Non-functioning. Visible through the fence. * Plaza. South side of Ascension Manor. North side of Poplar between 7th and Franklin. * 39.967850,-75.149200 [map] * See also: +chrisray.com
	*The Family* Charles Parks, 1970 * small people standing, sitting and kneeling * Marshall Walkway (1 block South of Poplar between 6th and 7th). * 39.966250,-75.148100 [map] * Exhibits: African American * See also: +charlesparks.com
	*Dewey's World* Paul Santoleri, Jennie Shanker, 2006 * big abstract idea, books, hands, machines and tools, plants * Created with the Mural Arts Program and students from the James R. Ludlow School. * Walls. Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library Branch. Southwest corner 6th and Girard. * 39.970200,-75.146675 [map] * See also: +blog entry about this piece from fallonandrosof.com +paulsantoleri.com +interview with Jennie Shanker from aft.org +Jennie Shanker faculty page
	*Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library Branch Fascia* Joseph J. Greenberg, Jr., 1968 (date of building) * abstract * Fascia. Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library Branch. Southwest corner 6th and Girard. * 39.970200,-75.146650 [map]
	*National Shrine of Saint John Neumann Entrance Plaques* 1979 (best guess based on 1979 commemoration) * bas-relief busts of Pope John Paul II and John Nepomucene Neumann * small heads * inscription: left: St. John N. Neumann C. SS. R. Fourth Bisop of Philadelphia 1852-1860 right: Remberance of the visit of Pope John Paul II to the National Shrine of St. John Neumann October 4, 1979 * Either side of the entrance. National Shrine of Saint John Neumann. Southest corner 5th and Girard. * 39.97000,-75.144850 [map] * See also: +wikipedia.org's Pope John Paul II page +wikipedia.org's John Nepomucene Neumann page
	*John Nepomucene Neumann (Shrine)* * Statue of John Nepomucene Neumann * small standing people, symbols * inscription: Front of the statue: Blessed John Neumann C. SS. R. Fourth Bishop of Philadephia Side of the statue: In memory of Joanne Swiggard [or Swiccard] Plaque on the base: "Give Me Holiness" John N. Neumann Born March 28, 1811 Ordained Priest June 25, 1836 Became a Redemptorist January 16, 1842 Consecrated Bishop, March 25, 1852 Died January 5, 1860 Declared Heroic in Virtue December 11, 1921 Declared Blessed October 13, 1963 Canonized June 19, 1977 * Outside the National Shrine of Saint John Neumann. South side of Girard, East of 5th. * 39.97000,-75.144700 [map] * See also: +wikipedia.org's John Nepomucene Neumann page
	*History In Motion* Eric Okdeh, 2004 * big musical instruments, buildings, partial people, plants, groups of people, standing people, sitting people wearing hats, balloon, turtle, tiger, El cars and trolleys * The extreme horizontal proportion and the level of detail on this piece combined with the slanted sidewalk and number of people hanging around outside make it difficult to capture accurately on camera. The pictures are in order left to right with some overlap on the wider panels. The last picture is a detail to show the level of pixelization provided by the tiles. * Wall. District Health Center Six. North side of Girard between 3rd and 4th. * 39.969975,-75.141900 [map] * See also: +ericokdeh.com
	*Nuevo Fuego/New Fire* 2006 * sun face, standing people, hats * The picture is of the sculptural elements. There is a painted mural above them. * Wall. North side of Girard at Germantown (West of 2nd). * 39.969790,-75.140360 [map] * Exhibits: Unidentified
	*Don Quijote de la Mancha* Joaquin Garcia Donaire, 1966 (installed) * Statue of Don Quixote * seated person, horse, spear and shield * The inscription is in Spanish on one side of the base and mostly in English on the other. This is the English inscription. * inscription: This is an exact replica of the original sculpture by the artist Joaquin Garcia Donaire located in Ciudad Real - Spain. The statue has been presented by the Excma Diputacion de Ciudad Real to the City of Philadelphia as a token of friendship and understanding between our two cultures. * Middle of 2nd, North of Girard. * 39.969790,-75.139610 [map] * See also: +Max Buten's picture of this piece

Possible trip extension: Avenue of Technology (blue line to 40th)
Possible trip extension: City Hall (blue line to 13th and then walk half a block West)
Possible trip extension: Franklin Town (blue line to 15th and walk 2 blocks North)
Possible trip extension: Parkway (blue line to 15th and walk Northwest through Love Park)

Northern Liberties Tour

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