Blue Bell Park
Blue Bell Hill Park[1] commonly known as Blue Bell Park is a small park located in Blue Bell Hill by Germantown, Philadelphia. The park is located on the Wissahickon Creek and is directly southeast of Wissahickon Valley Park.[2][3] The RittenhouseTown Historic District is located at Blue Bell Hill.[4]
In 1974, a small group of undergraduate Pan-Hellenic Council members known as "The Family" founded the Philadelphia Greek Picnic in Blue Bell Park which later attracted an attendance of over 250,000 people.[5][6]
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[edit]- ↑ Baker, Brandon (August 14, 2015). "Five for Friday: Kristin Gavin". PhillyVoice. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
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- ↑ Grady, Matt (April 29, 2015). "Additional details released about upcoming Walnut Lane Bridge closure". Newsworks.org. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ↑ Bruch, Laura J. (May 12, 1998). "Making A Place For History Blue Bell Hill's Rich Past Will Be Documented In An Exhibit". philly-archives. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ↑ Elizabeth Calvert Fine (2003). Soulstepping: African American Step Shows. University of Illinois Press. pp. 68–. ISBN 978-0-252-02475-7.
- ↑ Kenneth L. Kusmer; Joe W. Trotter (August 1, 2009). African American Urban History since World War II. University of Chicago Press. pp. 411–. ISBN 978-0-226-46512-8.