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Architecture: Shelters
Cresheim Valley Pergola
1909 (restored 2005)
* small
turtle,
fish,
two coats of arms,
mill with waterwheel,
water,
trees
* The reliefs pictured here can be seen on the floor of the pergola in the first picture in front of the benches
* inscription:
marble plaque (badly faded):
This valley was named Krisheim
by the Germans of the Rhine
who bought the land from William Penn in 1687 and called it after their native village
Germantown Road follows the old Indian trail
The battle of Germantown
began a little South of this green
October 4, 1777
metal plaque:
February 23, 2005
This pergola and water trough have been refurbished by
The Chestnut Hill Rotary Club
to honor 100 years of service by Rotary Clubs
in this country and in the world.
This renewed monument marks
an entrance to Fairmount Park
as it did when it was
originally dedicated in 1909.
This pergola, the bridge and the Cresheim Trail
serve as a symbol of the partnership
between the communites of Chestnut Hill and Mount Airy
* Pergola.
Southwest corner Germantown and Cresheim Valley.
* 40.066450,-75.196500 [map] [nearby]
* On the Germantown Avenue tour
Chestnut Street Bus Shelters
Pablo Tauler,
1999
* abstract designs,
plants
* Some pictures have been edited to make vandalism on the metal illegible.
* Bus shelters.
South side of Chestnut, 7th to 17th.
* 39.95035,-75.160290 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Mass Transit
* See also:
+pablotaulerpublicartwork.blogspot.com
Peacock Light Rail Shelters
Suzanne Reese Horvitz,
Robert Roesch,
2002
* peacock feathers
* Also known as Zoo Trolley Stop.
* Shelter.
Outside the Zoo.
Girard, West of 34th.
* 39.975025,-75.196500 [map] [nearby]
* On the West Park tour
* Exhibits: Mass Transit
* See also:
+suzannehorvitz.com
+robertroesch.com
+philadelphiazoo.org
Comcast Center Trellis
Laurie Olin,
2008
* abstract light refraction
* Trellis.
In front of Comcast Center.
Northwest corner, 17th and JFK.
* 39.954275,-75.168600 [map] [nearby]
* On the JFK North tour
* See also:
+theolinstudio.com
+wikipedia.org's Comcast Center page