Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Park (originally named League Island Park and locally known as the "Lakes") is an aesthetically designed park located along the Delaware River in the southern most point of South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, comprising some 348 acres (1.41 km) which includes a 146-acre (0.59 km) golf course, about 125 acres (0.51 km) of buildings, roadways, pathways for walking, landscaped architecture, and a variety of picnic and recreation areas placed within about 77 acres (310,000 m) of natural lands including ponds and lagoons. Bordered by the South Philadelphia Sports Complex on South Broad Street, Interstate highway-95/Philadelphia Naval Yard and Pattison Avenue/ Packer Park residential neighborhood. Many...