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Old 01-30-2008, 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Jmeezay View Post
Its another cool place; at 7370 Central Avenue (Burholme Park) in the Northeast. Really interesting artwork as well as a collection of antiquities the Ryerss family collected during their lifetime. There's also a small pet cemetary on site, in addition to the lovely park.

One of the staff members snuck me up to the tower and I got one of the best views of Philadelphia I've ever seen. Its technically not open to the public, but make a nice donation and bond with the staff. Maybe you'll get lucky!
I remember seeing this when I was 12 or so. If memory serves, the patriarach of the family was a veternarian , hence the pet cemetary. I also remember in the park there's a grave for a horse they owned.
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