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2 unusual facts about Benjamin Franklin Parkway


Marconi Plaza, Philadelphia

An architectural design for a grand public square like the squares of center City Philadelphia (inspired by the Benjamin Franklin Parkway) was planned at the parkway's end point of Penrose Avenue, which was viewed by city planners to be the significant southern gateway to the City.

Portrait of Leslie W. Miller

As secretary of the Fairmount Park Art Association (1900–20), he was involved in public art decisions for the City, including the layout of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and the design of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.



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