Logan Square in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
A Home For Art
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 2014
1. A Home For Art Marker
Most of the early 20th century plans for the Parkway included two major art museums, each with its own art school.
The architects dreamed of students learning to create works of art next door to grand museums devoted to showing great works of art.
Only the Philadelphia Museum of Art was actually built, opening at the Parkway’s western end in 1928.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), also scheduled to move here, remained on Broad Street.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.
Location. 39° 57.783′ N, 75° 10.633′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Logan Square. Marker is on Art Museum Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2221 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, Philadelphia PA 19130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. An Evolving Parkway / Parkway Museums District (a few steps from this marker); Washington Monument (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Washington Monument (about 700 feet away); Maja (about 700 feet away); First Thanksgiving Day Parade in the Nation (about 800 feet
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Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 2014
2. Insert - The unachieved vision
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 2014
3. Insert - At the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 5, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 188 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 5, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
