Boathouse Row in Philly

Explored, August 21, # 359

 

I spent yesterday in Philadelphia, my hometown.

So I stood on the bridge and got my shot of Boathouse row, my favorite site in Philly since I was a little kid because they always reminded me of gingerbread houses at night.

 

This was taken before it got pitch black and since I busted my tripod earlier, I had to perch the camera on the bridge and hope the shaking caused by the buses and trucks didn't send it into the Schuykill River below, or worse, blur the shot.

 

Some history about Boathouse Row:

 

"Boathouse Row is a National Historic landmark located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the east bank of the Schuylkill River. It consists of a row of boathouses housing racing shells. Each of the ten boathouses has its own history, and all have addresses on Kelly Drive (named after famous Philadelphia Olympian sculler, John B. Kelly, Jr., a Philly Councilman and Grace Kelly's brother). The boathouses are part of a group known as the Schuylkill Navy, which encompasses several other boathouses along the river."

 

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