Rittenhouse Square (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

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One of Penn's original four parks.

It's the center of one of Philadelphia's wealthiest neighborhoods and hailed by Jane Jacobs as a pre-eminent example of an urban park taking advantage of a lively neighborhood.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rittenhouse_Square
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Coordinates:   39°56'58"N   75°10'18"W

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  • The Rittenhouse neighborhood is also home to many cultural institutions, including the Curtis Institute of Music, the Philadelphia Art Alliance, the Rosenbach Museum & Library, and the Civil War and Underground Railroad Museum. The Square is home to many works of public art. Among them is a bas-relief bust of J. William White done by R. Tait McKenzie.
  • It used to be the home of the studios of radio stations 610 WIP and 93.3 WMMR.
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