Kelly Drive follows the Schuylkill River down the west side of Philadelphia. On another mutantly warm Sunday two weeks ago, we and my camera took a walk along Kelly Drive, which follows the river.
North of Philadelphia the Schylkill was (and still is, in places) heavily industrial, and was the primary means of shipping anthracite coal from central Pennsylvania to Philadelphia and beyond. Its banks through central Philadelphia have apparently always been parkland, though the water was heavily polluted until the 1970s or so. Its primary use now is recreational, particularly for rowing. Kelly Drive is named after a famous Olympic rower, Jack Kelly. The first photo is of a grandstand used during rowing regattas (I liked the geometry). https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2022/February-2022/Kelly-Drive-Walk/ Comments always appreciated! Rick -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
