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A Walking Tour of FDR Park (Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park), Philadelphia, PA

by John Fischer
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FDR Park Boathouse

FDR Park Boathouse Philadelphia PA

FDR Park Boathouse, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, Philadelphia, PA

Photo by John Fischer
Built in 1914 and expanded as the Russian Tea Room for America's Sesquicentennial Exposition of 1926, the FDR Boathouse later became a boat rental facility and recreation pavilion. With its elegant arches and horizontal profile, the building significantly contributes to the Park's aesthetic quality.

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