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 a 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 & Recreation.[4]
Location: 40°01′49″N 75°14′02″W / 40.03028°N 75.23389°WCoordinates: 40°01′49″N 75°14′02″W / 40.03028°N 75.23389°W
See also[]
- Manayunk
References[]
- ^ "Friends of the Manayunk Canal Position Statement, VENICE ONE DEVELOPMENT, October 4, 2007". Retrieved 2008-01-12.
- ^ http://www.visitphilly.com/outdoor-activities/philadelphia/venice-island/[dead link]
- ^ http://www.phillywatersheds.org/what_were_doing/traditional_infrastructure/projects/venice_island
- ^ "Philadelphia Parks & Recreation | Homepage | City of Philadelphia".
- Landforms of Philadelphia
- Islands of Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill River
- Philadelphia geography stubs