Penn's Landing

Penn's Landing is a waterfront area of Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, situated along the Delaware River.

The corporation is a non-profit that was established in 2009 to manage the publicly owned land on the central waterfront on behalf of the City of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The main public space at Penn's Landing is The Great Plaza, a mostly concrete labyrinth located along the Delaware River at Christopher Columbus Boulevard and Chestnut Street.

During the winter months it operates as an ice skating rink and hosts the Blue Cross RiverRink WinterFest, featuring winter-themed decorations, fire pits, and an outdoor beer garden.

The first Winterfest was held in 2013,[3] concepted by Avram Hornik of FCM Hospitality, who also owns the neighboring outdoor waterfront restaurant, Morgan's Pier.

[10] Grants from the city and Fidelity Bank funded the installation of overhead trolley wire and supporting poles, along with an electrical substation to provide power.

[13][14] Previously, discussion included re-opening the station and building out a PATCO-operated connection to a re-built trolley route on Delaware Avenue/Christopher Columbus Boulevard.

A tugboat off Penn's Landing in the Delaware River near the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in August 2007
Penn's Landing (foreground), the Delaware River , and the USS New Jersey in Camden, New Jersey (background) in February 2009
A 1907 interurban car on the former trolley line in 1990
Samuel Carpenter 's Store, House and Wharf, c. 1718