Venice Island (Pennsylvania)

Venice Island is a piece of land formed by the Schuylkill Canal and the Schuylkill River, near Manayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A mill site in the 19th century, it has recently become the site of somewhat controversial urban development in a flood plain.[1] The island is now home to the Venice Island Performing Arts and Recreation Center, a multiuse recreational facility with amenities such as an outdoor basketball and volleyball court, children's spraypark, intimate 250 seat capacity theater,[2] as well as a multimillion gallon storage basin used to manage stormwater, carried out by the Philadelphia Water Department.[3] VIPARC is managed by the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department.[4]

Location: 40°01′49″N 75°14′02″W / 40.03028°N 75.23389°W / 40.03028; -75.23389Coordinates: 40°01′49″N 75°14′02″W / 40.03028°N 75.23389°W / 40.03028; -75.23389

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References

  1. ↑ "Friends of the Manayunk Canal Position Statement, VENICE ONE DEVELOPMENT, October 4, 2007". Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  2. ↑ http://www.visitphilly.com/outdoor-activities/philadelphia/venice-island/
  3. ↑ http://www.phillywatersheds.org/what_were_doing/traditional_infrastructure/projects/venice_island
  4. ↑ http://www.phila.gov/parksandrecreation/Pages/default.aspx


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