{"id":1004080114,"date":"2013-07-12T05:51:26","date_gmt":"2013-07-12T13:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/?p=146330"},"modified":"2020-05-11T23:05:32","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T07:05:32","slug":"eakins-oval-reinterpreted-as-urban-beach-area-for-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/eakins-oval-reinterpreted-as-urban-beach-area-for-the-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Eakins Oval Reinterpreted as Urban Beach Area for the Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eakins Oval, one of Philadelphia\u2019s hot spots during summers thanks to its prime location right in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, will be transformed this summer into the city\u2019s new center of fun. An initiative of Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation in partnership with the Fairmount Park Conservancy, the $180,000 project is supported by the William Penn Foundation and the City of Philadelphia.<a href=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2013\/07\/The-Oval.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-146332\" title=\"The Oval\" src=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2013\/07\/The-Oval.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">From July 17 until August 18\u2014between the Welcome America and Made in America Festivals\u2014the seven-acre area connecting Philadelphia\u2019s core with Fairmount Park, Kelly Drive and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive will be closed for traffic, allowing pedestrians to enjoy The Oval, a temporary summer park where people can hang out, play, socialize and attend themed programs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Designed by LRSLAstudio, The Oval will resemble an urban beach area similar to the artificial beaches that pop-up in Paris along the river Seine every July and August. According to the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.philadelphiarealestate.com\/a-beach-for-the-ben-franklin-parkway-at-eakins-oval\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Philadelphia Real Estate Blog<\/a><\/em>, the park will also include sandboxes for children, lifeguard chairs, a game area with life-size chess and checkers boards, a large Twister mat, an outdoor food truck caf\u00e9 and a portable stage at the end of the caf\u00e9 area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Though The Oval will be closed only on Mondays, visitors will have the opportunity to get involved into plenty of free-access themed programs during the rest of the week: wellness, arts and culture, environment, food and flicks, music and family fun..<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Rendering credits to LRSLAstudio via The Oval Facebook page<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eakins Oval, one of Philadelphia&rsquo;s hot spots during summers thanks to its prime location right in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, will be transformed this summer into the city&rsquo;s new center of fun. 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