Philadelphia has lots of parks. Some of them are large, stretching from one border to the other (eastish to westish), or straddling rivers; some are mid-size, a community center, and often have a large ego since the neighborhoods are named after the park; some are small, offering a small respite from the street, or a safe place for children to play (until they get eaten by a dragon and the parents sue the city).
It would be rather silly to try to list, describe, codify, or otherwise engage in witty reparte about every park in this city, especially since the city lists them all anyway, with some descriptions, occassionally a photo, and at times info about what to do there.
I think, though, that lots of people in the city (and around it) think that Philadelphia has only one big park (Fairmount), a couple of center city parks (those ego ones) and what ever they know of in their own neighborhood. Now, I can't blame people for this, but for those who ignore the greenery in their own city can forgo realizing that it's not ALL urban jungle.
My goal will be to give any reader out there (anyone? Hello?) a little bit of extra knowledge tinged with a bit of my own observations and editorial content.
So dust off that bike, clean out that picnic basket, buy a bottle of bug-spray, it's time to see some green (or courts, jungle-gyms, and concrete).
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