Logan Square in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Green Spaces, Fresh Air

Parkway Museums District

Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 2014

1. Green Spaces, Fresh Air Marker

Inscription.
In 1918, the Fairmount Park Commission hired Jacques Greber to create a landscape plan for the newly opened parkway. Greber set out to bring a slice of the park into the heart of the city,

Where earlier plans had shown a street lined with buildings, he saw a boulevard lined with parks, fountains and statues. His plan included double rows of evenly spaced trees, the pattern you see today.

Many of the original red oaks have been replaced by red maples and sweet gum trees.

Today, Philadelphia continues to discuss the right balance between buildings and open space on the Parkway.

Erected by the Parkway Council Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 39° 57.306′ N, 75° 9.984′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Logan Square. Marker is at the intersection of North 16th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway on North 16th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Philadelphia PA 19102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Parkway / Paul Philippe Cret (within shouting distance of this marker); Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs (within shouting distance

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of this marker); In Loving Memory of Sam Wasserman (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs (within shouting distance of this marker); Monument to Six Million Jewish Martyrs (within shouting distance of this marker); Making The City Beautiful / Parkway Museums District (within shouting distance of this marker); Theresienstadt Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Bearing Witness / Human Equality (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Also see . . . Jacques Gréber. Wikipedia biography. (Submitted on April 16, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Insert - the landscaping plan image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 2014

2. Insert - the landscaping plan

Jacques Gréber image. Click for full size.

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3. Jacques Gréber

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 212 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on April 16, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.