Girard Fountain Park is a 0.15-acre pocket park in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, at 325 Arch Street. It is open to the public during daylight hours and is maintained by local volunteers now incorporated as Old City Green.
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This is an interesting, beautiful, and quite a small fountain park, commemorating Philadelphia firefighters fallen in the line of duty since 1736. The bust of Benjamin Franklin was created uniquely with keys and pennies, and also contains brass nameplates representing fallen firefighters and weighs 1 ton! The mural on the wall is...
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We discovered this mural-filled little park on our way to nearby Christ Church burial grounds. It's a tribute to Philadelphia firefighters and the detail quality of the murals is impressive. If look close you can see inlaid mosaics of some fire engines around the mural. There are benches, a fountain for a quiet oasis...
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Stopped here for lunch and got to sit right in front of the fountains there's nothing like listening to some water gargling while having a nice lunch! Such a peaceful little area never seems to be loud or hectic always very tranquil. There is a little bit of traffic coming in to see the mural but...
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