Reading Viaduct Beer Garden Who Design It Philadelphia
Michael garden friends of the rail park philadelphia also joined the discussion.
Reading viaduct beer garden who design it philadelphia. By jared brey 6 10 2016 3 54 p m. This is a truly a garden that serves beer. Empty reading viaduct lot transforms into beer garden the latest phs pop up garden opens tonight in callowhill.
Landscape artist walter hood of oakland calif set it up incorporating native plants in the design. At the entrance the hsp set up archival images of the reading line. Today the area is a tangle of crumbling concrete overgrown lots and decay but with the help of phs and noted landscape architect walter hood the project aims to merge the post industrial structure with urban green space.
There paul levy invited adam ganser vice president of planning and design friends of the high line to discuss its planning and how it led to new development surrounding it. I was a little bummed at first that it wasn t actually on the viaduct but it actually made it more accessible being street level. The phs is working with the friends of the rail park and the historical society of pennsylvania.
Prior to the meeting levy and company walked the reading viaduct. The pennsylvania community awarded a railroad charter in 1846 to build the first railway line to connect harrisburg to pittsburgh. A pop up garden is set for 10th and hamilton streets at the base of the reading viaduct.
Among the selected builders was john edgar thomson a technician from georgia railroad to design the line.