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Tour: Powelton

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This tour runs through the Powelton neighborhood and a small slice of Mantua, North and South of Powelton Avenue, including the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center campus and the North edge of the Drexel University campus, ending at the Spring Garden Bridge. From the Southeast corner of 40th and Powelton we go

East on Powelton to Sloan
South on Sloan to Filbert
West on Filbert to the Presbyterian Medical Center entrance
North in to the Presbyterian Medical Center campus
around the circle
East on Medical drive to 38th
North on 38th to Powelton
East on Powelton across 36th
North on 36th to Baring
East on Baring to 35th
South on 35th to Powelton
East on Powelton to 34th
South on 34th to Cherry
East on Cherry to 33rd
North on 33rd to Powelton
West on Powelton across 34th
North on the West side of 34th to Haverford
across 34th
South on the East side of 34th to Spring Garden
East on Spring Garden to 31st

The Sculptural Installation for the 40th Street Corridor
Sandra Webberking, 2013
* big abstract standing person
* yellow paint on the base has been removed with Photoshop
* Southeast corner, 40th and Powelton.
* 39.959075,-75.201855 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+whyy.org article about this piece
+sandrawebberking.com

Two Hands
Joseph J. Greenberg, Jr., 1973
* hands
* South side of Powelton, East of 40th (Northeast corner of the apartment complex), completely surrounded by a tree.
* 39.959075,-75.201275 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+nytimes.com Joseph J. Greenberg obituary

Phoenix Tree
Christopher T. Ray, 1975
* big abstract tree, partial person, bird
* In the traffic circle of the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. North and East of 39th and Filbert.
* 39.958550,-75.199000 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+chrisray.com

Tribute to Nursing
Cathy Hopkins, 1989
* small people, one standing, one sitting
* inscription:
In honor of
Our Nurses
Past, Present and Future
Genorously donated by
Presbyterian's Nursing Alumni
and
Ladies Aid Society
May 6, 1989
* North side of the traffic circle of the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. East and North of 39th and Filbert.
* 39.958740,-75.199000 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Medical, Labor

Penn Presbyterian Park
2022
* trees, stones, seating
* I cannot find any official listing for this work with either a title or artist.
* Plaza. East side of Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. West side of 38th, North of Medical Drive.
* 39.958250,-75.197900 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Unidentified

Corp. James J. Cochran VFW Post 251 Memorial
* Named for James J. Cochran
* small VFW emblem, eagles, arrows and shield, olive branch
* The VFW Post, which has since closed, was named for Cochran in 1919. Whether this was intended as a memorial to Cochran in particular or a tribute to all the members of the Post is unclear.
* inscription:
Corp. James J. Cochran
Post No. 251
Veterans of Foreign Wars
of the United States
* North side of the triangle at 37th, Powelton, and Lancaster.
* 39.959610,-75.195335 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Unidentified, War
* See also:
+findagrave.com's John J. Cochran page

Powel Elementary School Mosaics
1961 (year of building)
* abstract mosaics
* Entrance. Samuel Powel Elementary School (old building). Northeast Corner, 36th and Powelton.
* 39.960075,-75.193650 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Mosaic

St. Andrew and St. Monica Gargoyles
1883
* small dragons
* South and East walls. Church of St. Andrew and St. Monica. West side of 36th, South of Baring.
* 39.960600,-75.194050 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Religious, Gargoyles

Lions
1875
* small lion heads
* Entrance. Metropolitan Baptist Church. Southwest corner, 35th and Baring.
* 39.961075,-75.192945 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building

Powelton Village Playground Entrance
2000
* abstract arch, live plants
* Entrance. Powelton Village Playground. Northeast corner, 35th and Powelton.
* 39.960150,-75.192325 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Unidentified

Bench Form
Thomas Sternal, 1990
* bench, abstract background
* Originally in a park on the South side of Market just East of 32nd which has been replaced by a building. The first picture is from the original location. The current location was a small park underneath the Katherine Drexel mural (not visible in the second picture), but the building with the mural was torn down leaving the piece much more in the open.
* On the campus of Drexel University. Southeast of 34th and Race..
* 39.958450,-75.190400 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Moved

Flame
Sherl Joseph Winter, 1968
* flame, fountain
* Originally in the main quad between Market and Chestnut, 32nd and 33rd. Moved 2006. The first picture is from the original location, the second picture is from the new location off, and the third picture is from the new location on.
* On the campus of Drexel University. Southeast corner 33rd and Race.
* 39.958690,-75.189050 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+winterartstudio.com

Summer Winter Community Garden Mosaic
* sun, plants, functional bench
* Summer Winter Community Garden. Northeast corner, 33rd and Race.
* 39.958950,-75.189050 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Unidentified, Mosaic

The Summer Winter Community Garden Arch
* arch, sign
* Summer Winter Community Garden. Northeast corner, 33rd and Race.
* 39.959000,-75.189000 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Unidentified

Mosaic Icons
* icons: cross, envelope, paw print, building, tree, bus, paintbrush, book, bicycle, shopping cart
* Fence. Northwest corner, 34th and Brandywine.
* 39.963600,-75.191650 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Unidentified, Mosaic, Mass Transit

Finding Mantua
Lars Hokanson, Felix St. Fort, 2008
* small cars, buildings, trees, standing people
* West wall. Charles L. Durham Library. Southeast corner, 34th and Haverford.
* 39.963900,-75.191525 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+askart.com's Lars Hokanson page
+muralarts.org's Felix St. Fort page

Canadian Goose Logo
* small goose, trees
* There are multiple copies of this relief logo in various states of repair
* Walls. South side of Spring Garden (and North side of Hamilton), West of 32nd.
* 39.963075,-75.189200 [map] [nearby]

Puma
Eric Berg, 1983
* small puma
* Visible through the fence
* Playground of the Caring Center. North side of Spring Garden, West of 31st.
* 39.963625,-75.187800 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+artist's picture of this piece at its original location
+bergbronze.com

Caring Center Frogs and Tadpoles
Friday Architects/Planners, 1992
* big frogs
* These are separate cutouts, not painted on.
* Walls. Caring Center. Northwest corner, 31st and Spring Garden.
* 39.963450,-75.187600 [map] [nearby]

Possible trip extension:Art Museum Grounds (across the Spring Garden Bridge around the back of the Museum to Meher on Kelly Drive)

Tour: Powelton

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