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Tour: Logan/Ogontz

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This tour has four clusters of art with multiple blocks of empty space between them. Driving may be your best option, but there are buses on both Broad and Olney. It starts at Broad and Duncannon (about 2 blocks North of the Metro B Logan Station) then runs

North along Broad to Champlost
West half a block to Old York
Southeast on Old York back to Broad
South on Broad to Olney
West on Olney to 20th

Mary
* statue of Mary
* small standing person, head covered, rock
* In front of the parish house, Our Lady of Hope Catholic Parish. West side of Broad, North of Duncannon.
* 40.032445,-75.146460 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: New, Religious, Unidentified
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Mary, mother of Jesus page

Church of the Holy Child Entrance
George Ignatius Lovatt Sr. (Architect), 1928
* unlabeled (and therefore tenuously identified) statues of David, Jesus, Saint John, Joseph, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Mary, Saint Matthew and Solomon
* standing people, Christian symbols and words, headgear, books and scrolls, staff
* The statues are unlabeled. Mary and Jesus are obvious. I'm guessing that the 4 statues to the left of the Holy Child over the entrance are based on the lineage in Matthew's Gospel and are David, Solomon, Joseph and Mary, and that the 4 to the right are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. I have no idea who the additional women around Mary and Jesus are at the top.
* inscription: "Haecest - Domus - Dei - Et - Porta - Coel"
(This is the House of God and the Gate of Heaven)
* Church entrance. Our Lady of Hope Catholic Parish. West side of Broad, North of Duncannon.
* 40.032625,-75.146375 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: New, Religious
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's George Ignatius Lovatt Sr. page
+wikipedia.org's George I. Lovatt Sr. page
+wikipedia.org's David page
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page
+wikipedia.org's John the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Saint Joseph page
+wikipedia.org's Luke the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Mark the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Mary, mother of Jesus page
+wikipedia.org's Matthew the Apostle page
+wikipedia.org's Solomon page

Holy Child Parish School
George Ignatius Lovatt Sr. (Architect), 1909 (also possibly 1913 or 1915)
* symbol and statue of Jesus
* standing person, cross
* The Archdiocese website listing for the school says it opened in 1909. A catholicphilly.com article about a reunion at the school says it opened in 1913. The philadelphiabuildings.org page for the church mentions an addition to the original church building made in 1915. The same site's page for the school says c. 1928, but there's a picture of it on phillyhistory.org dated 1925.
* Over and under the roof. Just North of and connected to Our Lady of Hope Catholic Parish. West side of Broad, North of Duncannon.
* 40.032895,-75.146385 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: New, Religious
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's George Ignatius Lovatt Sr. page
+wikipedia.org's George I. Lovatt Sr. page
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page

George McKensie Poinsett Memorial
1915
* In memory of George McKensie Poinsett
* rock
* There used to be a circular relief portrait, which is now missing
* inscription:
IN MEMORY OF
GEORGE McKENSIE POINSETT,
BORN OCTOBER 10, 1894
KILLED IN ACTION AT
VERA CRUZ, MEXICO
APRIL 21, 1914
ERECTED BY
THE LOGAN
IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE
MXMXV
* North end of Clarkson Park, West side of Old York, South of Albert Einstein Drive, Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital. Old York Road between Somerville and Tabor, just East of Broad.
* 40.036700,-75.144950 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing, New, War
* See also:
+navsource.org's picture of the unveiling of this piece, with the portrait
+newspapers.com 1995 Inquirer article about Clarkson Park and this piece
+findagrave.com's George McKenzie Poinsett page (which also says George D. Poinsett)

Column Park
McCloskey and Faber, P.C., William Strickland (Architect), 2013 (reinstalled)
* 6 columns from the Second US Mint
* Columns designed 1829, donated to Einstein 1904, removed 2000, sited and reinstalled 2013.
* inscription:
Thank you to the Auxiliary of Einstein Healthcare Network. Through your extraordinary efforts, the columns have returned to their home at Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia.
The restoration of Column Park was made possible by the generous donations of The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
* Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital. Old York Road between Somerville and Tabor, just East of Broad..
* 40.036925,-75.144300 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: New, Moved
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the Second US Mint
+mcfpc.com's page about the design plan for this piece
+inquirer.com article about this piece
+mpfpc.com
+wikipedia.org's William Strickland page

Henry S. Frank Memorial Synagogue Entrance
Arnold W. Brunner (Architect), 1901
* Named in honor of, restored in honor of: Henry S. Frank and Elanor and Julius Klein
* menorah, flower and wreaths
* inscription: Restored in honor of Eleanor and Julius Klein by their children.
* Synagogue entrance. In front of Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital. Old York Road between Somerville and Tabor, just East of Broad.
* 40.037050,-75.143800 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: New, Religious
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's page for the building
+wikipedia.org's Arnold W. Brunner page
+mrri.org article about the Klein family

Policeman and Children
Gerd Utescher, 1971
* group of people standing, hat
* according to the Smithsonian the title is unofficial
* Over the entrance. 35th District Police Precinct. West side of Broad, South of Champlost.
* 40.044220,-75.143750 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Police and Fire Fighters, New
* See also:
+askart.com's Gerd Utescher page

Fire Fighter Stephen Yale Memorial Plaque
1992 (probable)
* plaque in memory of Stephen Yale
* Philadelphia Fire Department insignia
* inscription: Died in the line of duty protecting the citizens of Philadelphia on December 26. 1991. Dedicated by his family and friends.
* West wall. Engine Company 51. East side of Old York South of Champlost.
* 40.044375,-75.144410 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Police and Fire Fighters, New
* See also:
+fema.gov's record of Stephen Yale's death

Fireman Rescuing Woman
Gerd Utescher, 1972
* two people, one standing, one carried, fire helmet with 51
* According to the Smithsonian both the title and the artist attribution are unofficial.
* South facing wall. Engine Company 51. East side of Old York South of Champlost.
* 40.044265,-75.144380 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Police and Fire Fighters, New
* See also:
+askart.com's Gerd Utescher page

St. John Baptist de La Salle
1956 (gift)
* Statue of Jean Baptiste de La Salle
* standing people, books
* visible when the gate is closed
* inscription: Gift of Rt. Rev. Monsignor Charles B. McGinley 1956
* Just inside a gated entrance to the Hansen Quad at La Salle University. South side of Olney West of 19th.
* 40.039040,-75.153290 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: New, Religious, Unidentified
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Jean-Baptiste de La Salle page

Tom Gola
Brian Hanlon, 2022
* Statue of Tom Gola
* vertical leaping person, basketball, pulled up floor boards
* Southwest corner of the Trumark Financial Center at La Salle University. 20th and Olney.
* 40.039700,-75.156980 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Athletic, New
* See also:
+artist's page for this piece
+hanlonsculpture.com
+wikipedia.org's Tom Gola page

Tour: Logan/Ogontz

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