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Playing on Hallowed Ground: Hidden Cemeteries and the Modern City
City Life

Playing on Hallowed Ground: Hidden Cemeteries and the Modern City

Underneath many of Philadelphia’s community playgrounds lay the remains of burial grounds lost in relocation. Kimberly Haas takes a look at this oddly common confluence of the living and the dead

City Life

My Favorite Place: Smith Memorial Playground

It’s like a slide in your dreams, the 44-feet-long by 12-feet-wide slope of hard maple at Smith Memorial Playground that’s been around since 1905. Small wonder this remarkable place is someone’s favorite spot in town

Enduring Happiness At A Germantown Playground & Rec Center
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Enduring Happiness At A Germantown Playground & Rec Center

Germantown’s Happy Hollow Playground & Recreation Center is currently under consideration for historic designation by the Historical Commission. Kim Broadbent tells us how it laid the groundwork for all the city’s subsequent playgrounds and rec centers


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