Harrowgate Park — Attraction in Philadelphia

I love Harrowgate Park, but I might be biased. It's close to my house and the kids love the playground. The love and care for the park shows.

Due to city disinvestment it has suffered. Many city residents struggle with addiction and homelessness, so risk of needles and human waste is real. Some neighbors are so used to being crapped on by the city that they don't clean up after their pets. But neighbors love this park and care for it and each other and it shows.

Don't turn your kids or dog loose without looking around a bit first. But after you've cleared it, enjoy the poetry, art, trees, and playground. Say hi to friends and neighbors- those with houses and those without.

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A sanctuary of fun and playful excercise for children and their parents or guardians. In the daylight hours it is a joy to see the park being used as was intended. These green areas are essential for the overall morale and sense of mental wellbeing for city dwellers. When darkness falls though the lost and forgotten souls of the night skulk in the shadows and decend into their own...

Park in the middle of Kensington. KTown has its nice and nicer places. Harrowgate Park is good during the day time for a walk or for the family. Children's area exists. Monitor the area you are in on the ground and with people. There are often homeless people about panhandling or doing illegal substances. Do not let children visit here alone. Do not go...