Philly - Bartram's Garden & Society Hill

[LittleMike]

I recently visited both Bartram's Garden and Society Hill on the same day. To those who do not know, these areas are on opposite sides of the city.

Bartram's Garden is about to undergo a massive upgrade / renovation. http://www.schuylkillbanks.org/proje...-trail-segment Click that link to check it out


Music from Last of the Mohicans - from the part at the very end where they fight on the cliffs

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Let's start off with Society Hill

I love these doors. Society Hill has some of the coolest doors in the city
























































































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And now onto Bartram's Garden
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[Danny]

Thanks for these pretty pictures, LittleMike!

Society Hill is a very quaint and beautiful neighbourhood. I like its classic houses and those entrances and doors. Bartram´s Garden is very nice too. Wonderful colours. It´s a very pretty garden, yes.

Congrats and greetings from Madrid, Spain!

[volguus zildrohar]

I haven't been to Bartam's Garden since the 5th grade. Time for a visit.

[montréaliste]

Thanks for the open window on Bartram's garden, definitely a must see when I visit Philly.
Love the georgian architecture in the Society Hill section. Some of the houses you show could double for a house I used to live in on Berkeley road, Dublin in the eighties. It is no longer there sadly. I think of those windows; 7 or 8 ft tall and a fireplace in each room we would heat with peat bricks or coal.

[LittleMike]

Originally Posted by volguus zildrohar

I haven't been to Bartam's Garden since the 5th grade. Time for a visit.

You won't be disappointed! We try to go out there a few times each summer. They have upgraded the parking and the trails so accessibility is incredible. I also find the crowds to be smaller than any other park along the river (except for MLK / West River on a weeknight).

Originally Posted by montréaliste

Thanks for the open window on Bartram's garden, definitely a must see when I visit Philly.
Love the georgian architecture in the Society Hill section. Some of the houses you show could double for a house I used to live in on Berkeley road, Dublin in the eighties. It is no longer there sadly. I think of those windows; 7 or 8 ft tall and a fireplace in each room we would heat with peat bricks or coal.

yes I love the buildings in society hill. cool story about the peat bricks

Originally Posted by Danny

Thanks for these pretty pictures, LittleMike!

Society Hill is a very quaint and beautiful neighbourhood. I like its classic houses and those entrances and doors. Bartram´s Garden is very nice too. Wonderful colours. It´s a very pretty garden, yes.

Congrats and greetings from Madrid, Spain!

Thanks Madrid seems like quite the place too. I hope to travel here someday

[Insoluble]

Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for the thread. Society Hill is definitely one of Philly's most photogenic neighborhoods. As much as I dislike the Society Hill Towers from an urban design standpoint, from afar they provide a nice contrast to the low-rise red brick nature of the rest of the neighborhood. Bartram's Garden is looking nice too. I can't wait until the Schuylkill River Trail connects all the way down there.

[giovanni sasso]

Originally Posted by volguus zildrohar

I haven't been to Bartam's Garden since the 5th grade. Time for a visit.

nice pics, little mike. been a while since i've spent any time in society hill. love last of the mohicans too, good choice.

[LittleMike]

Originally Posted by giovanni sasso

nice pics, little mike. been a while since i've spent any time in society hill. love last of the mohicans too, good choice.

thanks yeah it was really nice visiting two spots in one day. usually I only go to one place.

and yes, you can never go wrong with last of the Mohicans

[ChiTownCity]

Thanks for the tour. I had to relook at the title, almost thought this Boston in some parts for a second