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John F. Kennedy Plaza / LOVE Park
Fairmount Park Postcard Contest
Welcome Center's LOVE Gift Shop
Summer in Love Concert Series
John F. Kennedy Plaza / LOVE Park is located at the intersection of 16th Street and John F. Kennedy Boulevard in Center City Philadelphia. JFK Plaza was the brainchild of famed Philadelphia City Planner Edmund Bacon and was designed by architect Vincent Kling. The park is located across from City Hall and serves as the gateway to Fairmount Park's Benjamin Franklin Parkway and the Parkway / Museums District.
Built in 1965, the park sits atop an underground parking garage. The park was dedicated John F. Kennedy Plaza in 1967 after the 35th President of the United States. The main features of the plaza include curved granite steps and a majestic fountain added in 1969. The nickname LOVE Park comes from the LOVE sculpture which overlooks the plaza pictured below. The world famous LOVE sculpture, designed by Robert Indiana, was first placed in the plaza as part of the United States' Bicentennial Celebration in 1976 . It was removed in 1978, but the sculpture was missed and the Chairman of Philadelphia Art Commission, F. Eugene Dixon, Jr., bought the sculpture and permanently placed it in the plaza as a gift to Philadelphia. What was once the Philadelphia Visitors Center now houses the Fairmount Park Welcome Center, featuring information about the Fairmount Park system and the LOVE Gift shop.
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