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What if the Capitolo Playground wasn't there?

 

By Gordon Gunn and Patrick McKeown

        

With constant recreational activities like summer camps, after-school programs and organized sports being held for children and adults and a Phillies-size ballpark open for public use, the Capitolo Playground has been the center of a revitalizing neighborhood for over three decades.  But what would happen if the park magically disappeared?  Listen to the thoughts of residents as they ponder the idea of a parkless Bella Vista and what exactly the park means to them.

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Dave, Dave and Greg Anna Gonzalez Leah Yeager
Robert DuPaul Marcelo Donny, the rec specialist

 

 

 

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Philly SOS- Details about Philadelphia Department of Recreation @ Capitolo Playground