Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Park (originally named League Island Park) is a park located along the Delaware River in the southernmost point of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, comprising some 348 acres (1.41 km2) which includes a 146-acre (0.59 km2) golf course (closed and converted to meadows in 2019), about 125 acres (0.51 km2) of buildings, roadways, pathways for walking, landscaped architecture, and a variety of picnic and recreation areas placed within about 77 acres (310,000 m2) of natural lands including ponds and lagoons.
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Type | Urban park |
Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Area | 348 acres (141 ha) |
Created | 1914 |
Operated by | Philadelphia Parks & Recreation[1] |
Visitors | 120,000 |
Open | All year |
Website | www.fdrpark.org |
Designated | August 9, 2000[2] |
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