William Penn statue to be removed from site of William Penn’s house to be “more inclusive”.

[FAUlty Gator]

The stupid is overwhelming with these fvcking idiots.





PHILADELPHIA — The National Park Service proposes to rehabilitate Welcome Park to provide a more welcoming, accurate, and inclusive experience for visitors. Welcome Park was designed by the internationally acclaimed design firm Venturi & Scott Brown Associates. The park is located on the site of William Penn's home, the Slate Roof House, and is named for the ship, Welcome, which transported Penn to Philadelphia.…


The proposed rehabilitation of Welcome Park includes expanded interpretation of the Native American history of Philadelphia and was developed in consultation with representatives of the indigenous nations of the Haudenosaunee, the Delaware Nation, Delaware Tribe of Indians, the Shawnee Tribe, and the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma. The reimagined Welcome Park maintains certain aspects of the original design such as the street grid, the rivers and the east wall while adding a new planted buffer on three sides, and a ceremonial gathering space with circular benches. The Penn statue and Slate Roof house model will be removed and not reinstalled.

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[THE_DEVIL]

I don't see the issue here

 

[Aardvark86]

It is far from clear what the rationale here is, and it may be simply design related. But either way, sad as Penn is a wonderful teaching opportunity on important American themes.

 

[THE_DEVIL]

The Cultural Landscape Foundation explains of Welcome Park:

Comissioned by the Friends of Independence Mall National Historic Park and opened in 1982, the design is laid out as a giant map of the original grid-iron street plan of Philadelphia constructed atop a marble ground plane. It includes miniature representations of significant features related to Penn, including the City Hall statue and his original slate-roof house. Within the plan, individual trees mark the four historic squares that were part of Penn’s original utopian plan of 1683.
The park is enclosed by two perimeter walls which are primed with a chronological, interpretive narrative that provides a biography of Penn. His farewell address to the city is engraved on the base of the statue model.

Penn is so closely associated with Philadelphia that a statue of Penn stands on top of City Hall.

 

[Aardvark86]

The Cultural Landscape Foundation explains of Welcome Park:


Penn is so closely associated with Philadelphia that a statue of Penn stands on top of City Hall.

Without clicking the link, I’ll just assume this is from the appropriate angle?

 

[globalhawk]

I don't see the issue here

He needs to be outraged at least 10 times a day.

 

[THE_DEVIL]

Without clicking the link, I’ll just assume this is from the appropriate angle?

just a link to the site I pasted

 

[fivecardstud14]

Brother Marshall & the rest of the crew who kidnapped the Gemstone kids will be on this. They thank OP for bringing it to their attention.

 

[FAUlty Gator]

It is far from clear what the rationale here is, and it may be simply design related. But either way, sad as Penn is a wonderful teaching opportunity on important American themes.

They state the rationale - "to provide a more welcoming, accurate, and inclusive experience for visitors." Because you know...having the guy who founded the city, and whose house property the Park is actually on isn't an accurate and welcoming something or other.