Walking Philadelphia: 30 Walking Tours Exploring Art, Architecture, History, and

Walking Philadelphia

by Natalie Pompilio, Tricia Pompilio

Featuring 30 self-guided walking tours, Walking Philadelphia leads readers through some of the city's most interesting, scenic, and historic places.

FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New

Publisher Description

Explore the most interesting, scenic, and historic places in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, via 30 self-guided walking tours.From Broad Street to Independence National Park, from Manayunk to the Delaware River, the City of Brotherly Love is one of the world's most fascinating places to explore. Grab your walking shoes, and become an urban adventurer. Local author Natalie Pompilio guides you through 30 unique walking tours in this comprehensive book. Walking Philadelphia makes you feel like you're being led by your closest friend as you soak up the architecture, trivia, and more. The tours include important historic facts, as well as Natalie's behind-the-scenes stories and tidbits. Plus, Tricia Pompilio's photography brings these walking tours to life.Find vintage boutiques and high-end shopping destinations. Try restaurants that showcase famed fare (like cheesesteaks, soft pretzels, and beer that make Philadelphia a foodies' paradise). Discover Philadelphia's many firsts: the first zoo, first library system, and first hospital—plus dozens of historic sites that you learned about in school. Explore a Museum District that's second to none, an all-encompassing park system, and much more.Book Features

• 30 self-guided tours through the City of Brotherly Love
• America's Most Historic Square Mile, one of the country's liveliest and most lived-in urban centers
• Unique and surprising stories about people, places, and things

Whether you're looking for the Mural Mile in Center City or the historically modern charm of Society Hill, Walking Philadelphia will get you there. Find a route that appeals to you, and walk Philly!

Author Biography

Freelance journalist Natalie Pompilio lives in an alley off an alley in South Philadelphia. A former staff writer with The Times-Picayune (New Orleans), The Philadelphia Inquirer, and The Philadelphia Daily News, she is a frequent contributor to The Star-Ledger (Newark), The Washington Post, the Associated Press, and regional magazines. She and her sister also collaborated on This Used to Be Philadelphia (Reedy Press, 2021). Her other books include More Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell (with Jane Golden and Robin Rice, Temple University Press, 2006) and Philadelphia A to Z (with photographer Jennifer Zdon, self-published, 2009).Natalie's idea of a perfect night is sitting on her roof deck on a warm night with her husband, Jordan Barnett, and watching the chimney swifts do their nightly dance.Tricia Pompilio is a Philadelphia-based portrait and family photographer. Her favorite subjects are dancers and families, especially her husband, Vince Savarese, and their three daughters, Fiona, Luna, and Poppy. In 2019, Philadelphia Family magazine named her the city's best portrait photographer. When she's not behind the camera, she's probably rereading Harry Potter while listening to Rob Thomas while her cats, Albus and Clara, sleep at her feet.

Table of Contents

AcknowledgmentsAuthors' NoteIntroductionWalking Tours

Independence National Park

Chinatown

African American Philadelphia

The Museum District: From Love Park to the Rocky Steps

The Museum District: From the Art Museum to the Cathedral

Rittenhouse Square

Fitler Square and the Schuylkill River

North Broad Street I: From City Hall to "Dixie Hummingbird Way"

North Broad Street II: Temple University and Urban Renewal

South Broad Street I: From Navy Yard to City Hall

South Broad Street II: From the Avenue of the Arts to Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park

Market Street East: The Gayborhood and Reading Terminal Market

Market Street West: City Hall and the Skyscrapers

Center City

Along the Delaware River

Old City

Society Hill

Northern Liberties

The River Wards: Kensington and Fishtown

Fairmount, the Neighborhood

Antique Row, Jewelers' Row, and Rittenhouse Row

Headhouse Square, Fabric Row, and South Street

South Philadelphia I

South Philadelphia II

West Philadelphia I: University City, The Woodlands, and Clark Park

West Philadelphia II: 30th Street Station, Drexel University, and More

Manayunk

Germantown

Mount Airy and Wissahickon Valley Park

Fairmount Park Appendix I: Walks by ThemeAppendix II: Sources of InformationIndexAbout the Author and Photographer

Long Description

Explore Philly's most interesting, scenic, and historic places via 30 self-guided walking tours. From Broad Street to Independence National Park, from Manayunk to the Delaware River, the City of Brotherly Love is one of the world's most fascinating places to explore. Grab your walking shoes, and become an urban adventurer. Local author Natalie Pompilio leads you on 30 self-guided walking tours in this comprehensive guidebook. Walking Philadelphia makes you feel like you're being led by your closest friend as you soak up the architecture, trivia, and more. The tours include important historic facts, as well as Natalie's behind-the-scenes stories and tidbits. Plus, Tricia Pompilio's photography brings these walking tours to life. Find vintage boutiques and high-end shopping destinations. Try restaurants that showcase famed fare (like cheesesteaks, pretzels, and beer that make Philadelphia a foodies' paradise). Discover Philadelphia's many firsts : the first zoo, first library system, and first hospital--plus dozens of historic sites that you learned about in school. Explore a Museum District that's second to none, an all-encompassing park system, America's Most Historic Square Mile, and much more. Whether you're looking for the Mural Mile in Center City or the historically modern charm of Society Hill, Walking Philadelphia will get you there. Find a route that appeals to you, and walk Philly!

Excerpt from Book

Rittenhouse Square The Heart of the City Boundaries: S. 17th St., S. 20th St., Delancey Pl., Walnut St. Distance: 1.1 miles Difficulty: Easy Parking: Street parking is a challenge near Rittenhouse, and the few paid lots are overpriced. Public transportation may be the best option. Public Transit: SEPTA buses 9, 12, 21, and 42 stopping on Walnut St. The SEPTA subway stop is at 19th and Market Sts., two blocks north of the square. Rittenhouse Square is one of the city''s five original squares, part of William Penn''s plan for a "greene country town." It''s a popular meeting place for locals, offering greenery and great people-watching, and is the site of an annual art fair, weekly farmers'' markets, and occasional concerts. In 2010, the American Planning Association put Rittenhouse on its list of the top 10 Great Public Spaces in the United States. That''s ironic, as in the 1700s, Southwest Square was a popular pasture for livestock and for dumping "night soils." It was cleaned up and renamed in honor of astronomer David Rittenhouse in 1825. This walk highlights the square, its art, and the surrounding upscale residential neighborhood. Walk Description Begin at South 18th Street and Rittenhouse Square East. The nonprofit Philadelphia Art Alliance, at 251 S. 18th St., was founded in 1915 to present a variety of art forms in one venue. It presents up to 12 exhibitions a year. Walk north on South 18th Street, with Rittenhouse Square to your left. The former Barclay Hotel, 237 S. 18th St., was considered the finest hotel in the city when it opened in 1929. It was converted to condominiums in 2005. Unit 14A--a 5,000-square-foot space with 5-plus bedrooms and 5.5 baths--was offered for sale in 2016 for $5.7 million. The monthly $4,000 fee covered extras such as doormen and a chauffeur-driven Mercedes S550. Continue to the Curtis Institute of Music , which boasts that 30% of musicians playing with the country''s "big five" orchestras are alums. Other notable graduates include Leonard Bernstein and Samuel Barber. Curtis provides full-tuition, merit-based scholarships to all students. Parc and Rouge are neighboring posh restaurants with prime park-side seating. Both have a Parisian air, which makes sense for Parc, a brasserie, but not Rouge, an American bistro known for its burger. Both restaurants draw visiting celebrities--such as Denzel Washington and Justin Timberlake--and aspiring ones. At Walnut Street, turn left. Cross South 18th Street and enter the park via the path on the left. The Evelyn Taylor Price Memorial Sundial, installed in 1947, honors a past president of the park-improvement association. One art historian called the piece--which features two children holding up a sunflower--a "poetical reminder of the fleeting joys of sunshine." Follow the diagonal path toward the park''s center, passing a sculpture called Giant Frog , which is... a giant frog. The next statue shows a lion crushing a serpent. This is--you guessed it-- Lion Crushing Serpent . A bronze cast of the original piece by Antoine-Louis Barye, which is in the Louvre, it is an allegory for the French Revolution, with the lion symbolizing the power of good and the serpent representing evil. Turn right. Follow the path toward the fountain, passing a small guardhouse. Rising from the water is Paul Manship''s Duck Girl , a local favorite. Walk to the back of the fountain to read the tribute to a founding member of the Rittenhouse Square Improvement Association. While this drinking fountain no longer works, the shell-shaped spouts are still a nice touch. Continue on the path, going down four stairs and turning right at the first opportunity. Follow the bench-lined walkway to a clearing. On the right is a goat sculpture, Billy , a landmark for locals. Legend has it that rubbing its horns brings good luck. His tail, too, has been rubbed to a shine, although there''s no luck attached to that practice. Follow the path to the right, walking toward Walnut Street. When four paths meet, go left toward the corner of Rittenhouse Square West and Walnut Street. Exit the square. The Church of the Holy Trinity dates to 1857 and is known for its stained glass, including five windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany. The bell tower rings on the hour. In the 1860s, the church''s rector wrote the lyrics to the Christmas carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem." Turn left on Rittenhouse Square West, with the park to your left. The Rittenhouse is a luxury hotel featuring La Croix restaurant, which hosts a weekly $60-per-person Sunday brunch that offers items such as whipped foie gras cannoli, carrot bread French toast, and Vietnamese beef broth with quail egg. Continuing to the corner of the park, look left. These statues, Rittenhouse Square Dogs , are... dogs. They were donated in 1988 by friends of the late art collector Henry McIlhenny, whom Andy Warhol once called "the only person in Philadelphia with glamour." Cross Rittenhouse Square South and turn left, passing the Ethical Humanist Society, at 1906 Rittenhouse Square South. At South 19th Street turn right. Metropolitan Bakery is a local favorite known for its homemade granola and many bread varieties. Turn left on Spruce Street. The Gothic Revival Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel Synagogue was originally built to house a Methodist congregation but was repurposed in 1954. The renovations included installing new stained glass windows to represent important aspects of Jewish history and worship. Continue to the now-commercial building at 1710 Spruce St., the former home of Harry K. Thaw. Thaw, an eccentric known to light his cigars with $5 bills, was heir to a Pittsburgh mine and railroad fortune. In 1906, he shot and killed architect Stanford White in New York. Thaw''s wife, actress Evelyn Nesbit, had dated White before their marriage. Thaw felt White had tainted Nesbit. The court case that followed was the original trial of the century. Thaw was eventually found not guilty by reason of insanity. E. L. Doctorow included details of the case in his book Ragtime . At South 17th Street, turn right. At Delancey Place (also called Delancey Street), one of the most beautiful streets in the city, turn right again. Plays and Players is one of the oldest professional theater companies in the country and is still active. Actor Kevin Bacon appeared onstage here as a child in 1974. The private residence at 1827 Delancey Place, with a curved brick facade topped with an iron balcony, was built in 1861 and has a historic feel, but a 2016 real estate listing revealed it has some distinctly modern touches, including an elevator, a roof deck, and a working waterfall. It was listed for $2.8 million. The house at 1836 Delancey Place was once occupied by Union General George Gordon Meade, who is best known for leading his troops to victory during 1863''s Battle of Gettysburg. This home was his reward for his service, and his name is still engraved above the door. He died here in 1872....

Description for Sales People

Popular, proven format: the previous edition (9780899977287) sold about 8,000 copies, strong numbers for a city-specific title Market: Nearly 50 million people went hiking/walking in the US in 2019, with reasons ranging from enjoyment of the outdoors to health and exercise 30 featured walks, whether readers are looking for a short stroll or a full-day's entertainment Full-color format that's easy to use Photographs, maps, and need-to-know details like distance, difficulty, points of interest, and more The variety of walks helps people get out of their ruts and explore parts of the city they might not typically choose Lots of new restaurants, both upscale and casual These walks connect--it's easy to combine a few walks into a bigger adventure

Details ISBN1643590898 Author Tricia Pompilio Short Title Walking Philadelphia Pages 272 Series Walking Language English Edition 2nd ISBN-10 1643590898 ISBN-13 9781643590899 Format Paperback Imprint Wilderness Press Subtitle 30 Walking Tours Exploring Art, Architecture, History, and Little-Known Gems Publisher Wilderness Press Illustrations Color maps and photos throughout Year 2022 Publication Date 2022-09-29 Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2022-09-29 US Release Date 2022-09-29 UK Release Date 2022-09-29 Edition Description 2nd Revised edition Replaces 9780899977287 DEWEY 917.48110444 Audience General AU Release Date 2023-01-02

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• Condition: Brand new
• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9781643590899
• Author: Natalie Pompilio, Tricia Pompilio
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