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Across the street from the former City Tavern, in front of the Landmark Ritz Five, behind the Olde Bar (formerly known as Boookbinder’s), this not-quite-a-block of tiled-over space officially resides at “129 Sansom Walk,” between Front and 2nd, and Walnut and Chestnut streets.

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Guest Commentary What Should We Do with Welcome Park?

A government strategist has a radical idea for the historic park at the heart of a recent controversy over its William Penn statue

Guest Commentary What Should We Do with Welcome Park?

A government strategist has a radical idea for the historic park at the heart of a recent controversy over its William Penn statue

This month, Americans heard more about Welcome Park in Philadelphia than they had in the entire span of its existence.

Welcome Park. Photo by Joe Schumacher for Flickr.

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