The resources below are provided to aid competition entrants. Entrants should feel free to use these resources selectively, or to acquire other research materials and data to aid in their analysis and development of design concepts.
The Schuylkill River Development Corporation, responsible for the construction of the waterfront trail, has provided the following documents.
A great way to visualize the physical development of the site is to use historical maps. Many are available at the Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network. Relevant map publications include:
There are a number of institutions, civic and community groups, elected officials, and public agencies active around the Grays Ferry Crescent. Contact information for the first four in the following list is available at the website of State Representative Babette Josephs. Entrants are not required to contact any of these groups or agencies. This information is provided to identify the area stakeholders, and present avenues for gathering additional information, if entrants so choose.
 | Looking south toward the site from the University Avenue Bridge
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 | Looking southwest around the Grays Ferry Crescent from the University Avenue Bridge
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 | Looking north toward the University of Pennsylvania Hospital facilities from the University Avenue Bridge
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 | Looking northeast toward the Philadelphia skyline from the University Avenue Bridge
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 | Looking south along 34th Street from the University Avenue Bridge
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 | Looking southwest across the site from 34th Street
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 | Looking south along 34th street from the southern end of the University Avenue Bridge
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 | Looking east from 34th Street at the former lands of the American Oil Company, along the Schuylkill river
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 | Looking northeast over the former American Oil site toward the Philadephia skyline
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 | Looking east from 34th Street along the Schuylkill River toward the Schuylkill Expressway
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 | Looking southwest from atop the University Avenue Bridge over the northern portion of the site, including the future site of the Schuylkill River Trail
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 | Looking southwest over the site from 34th Street at some of DuPont's main buildings.
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 | Looking through the fence along 34th street at the future trail site, and the train tracks, currently owned by Waste Management, Inc.
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 | Looking north from the intersection of 34th Street and Grays Ferry Avenue at the site's southeastern corner
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 | The Hess Gas Station, caddy-corner to the site at the intersection of Grays Ferry and 34th Street
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 | Looking south along 34th Street toward the on-ramp for the Schuylkill Expressway eastbound.
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 | Looking southwest along the former B&O Railroad tracks, now owned by CSX, which run beneath the 34th and Grays Ferry intersection
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 | Looking north from Grays Ferry just above 34th Street, over the site's eastern portion, with the Penn Medicine skyline in the background
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 | The main entrance to the DuPont Marshall Labs off of Grays Ferry, just west of 34th Street
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 | Looking over the main entrance of the site from Grays Ferry with Penn Medicine facilities in the background
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 | Looking south along 35th Street opposite the main entrance to the site
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 | Looking south along Harmony Street opposite the site's main entrance
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 | Looking northeast at the main office buildings of DuPont at the intersecton of Grays Ferry and Grove Street
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 | The main office facility at the DuPont Marshall Lab along Grays Ferry Ave
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 | Looking east along Grays Ferry Avenue from just west of Grove Street
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 | Looking north at the site from just west of Grove Street
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 | Looking northwest across Grays Ferry Avenue at the portion of the site owned and operated by Waste Management, Inc.
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 | The FedEx facility across Grays Ferry from the Waste Management, Inc. portion of the site
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 | The Waste Management, Inc. transfer warehouse, on the site's southwestern corner, on the former site of the slaughterhouse
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 | Looking northeast over the Waste Management, Inc. facility with the Philadelphia skyline in the background
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 | Looking east from the start of the Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge over the Waste Management, Inc. transfer facility
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 | Looking northeast along the Schuylkill River at the Grays Ferry Crescent from the Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge
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 | Looking east down Grays Ferry from the Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge
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 | Looking north from the Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge over the site's westernmost portion behind Waste Management, Inc.
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 | The back of the Waste Management, Inc. Transfer facility, as seen from the Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge
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 | Looking northeast over Waste Management, Inc. with the Philadelphia skyline in the background from the Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge
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 | Looking north along the Schuylkill River at the inactive railroad bridge, now stuck in its open position, with the Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge behind it
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 | Looking west along the old railroad tracks south of Grays Ferry Avenue at the railroad bridge
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 | Looking south along the river's eastern shore from Wharton Street at the Philadelphia Trolley Works facility
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 | Looking southwest over the river toward Bartram's Garden, with a fishing area in the foreground commonly used by locals
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 | Looking east to the base of Wharton Street, where the Schuylkill River Trail will have an access point
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 | Looking south along Schuylkill Avenue from the base of Wharton Street at residences of the Forgotten Bottom neighborhood
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 | Looking east up Wharton Street from the intersection with Schuylkill Avenue
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 | Looking west underneath the Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge, where Waste Management, Inc. currently stores dumpsters
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 | Looking east from under the Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge
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 | Looking north from under the Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge at the back of the Waste Management, Inc. Transfer facility
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 | Looking south at the Grays Ferry Avenue Bridge from behind the Waste Management, Inc. facility
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 | Looking east from westernmost part of the site at the Waste Management, Inc. area as well as DuPont facilities
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 | Loooking northeast along the future site of the Schuylkill River Trail
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 | Looking southeast from the trail area toward the DuPont facility
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 | Looking south at the rear of DuPont
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 | Looking east over the back of the DuPont site toward the University Avenue Bridge
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 | Looking southwest over the back of the DuPont site
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 | Looking south into the back of the DuPont site
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 | Looking west along the tracks owned by Waste Management, Inc. that separate the future site of the trail from the DuPont facility
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 | Looking west along the Waste Management, Inc. tracks along the future site of the trail
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 | Looking north at the an old loading pier into the Schuylkill River
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 | Looking east toward the University Avenue Bridge
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 | Looking south at the back of the DuPont site, specifically the industrial paint area
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 | Looking north along the banks of the Schuylkill River toward the Penn Medicine skyline
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 | Looking northeast along the banks of the Schuylkill River toward the Penn and Center City skylines
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 | Looking south over the back of the DuPont labs facility
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 | Looking southwest from near the University Avenue Bridge at the trail site, and the rear of DuPont
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 | The back of the DuPont site
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 | Looking south at the parking area for DuPont employees and its access road
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 | Looking south over the DuPont's eastern portion, with parking facility and lawn
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 | Looking southwest over the Waste Management, Inc. tracks at the DuPont site
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