Penn's Landing, Philadelphia

I walked around Philadelphia the other day and snapped a bunch of pictures. Here are the ones from Penn's Landing.
Penn's Landing stretches along the Delaware River for about 10 blocks from Vine Street to South Street, and encompasses the spot where William Penn, Philadelphia's founder, first touched ground in his greene country towne. After Penn's arrival, this area quickly became the center of Philly's maritime soul and the city's dominant commercial district.


Penn's Landing Plaza









Benjamin Franklin Bridge




Battleship New Jersey









Moshulu Restaurant









Since the launching of the Moshulu (pronounced Mo-shoe'-loo) in 1904, she has had a long and exciting career on the seas working the ports of Europe, South America, Australia, America and Africa. She was confiscated by the Americans in one war and by the Germans in the next. She has traveled around Cape Horn 54 times. She has hauled coal and coke, copper ore and nitrate,lumber and grain. In lesser days, she has served as a floating warehouse. In grander days, she won the last great grain race in 1939. Today, the Moshulu is the largest four-masted sailing ship in the world still afloat.






Submarine SS Becuna







Built at the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, the SS Becuna was commissioned on May 27, 1944. She was designated to serve as submarine flagship of the Southwest Pacific Fleet under General Douglas MacArthur.

Flag


Propeller


Torpedo

Philadelphia: Near here stood Tun Tavern, 1693-1791

Walked around Philadelphia yesterday for a little bit, I walked by this sign and thought it would make for an interesting picture. The sign reads:
Near here stood Tun Tavern, 1693-1791, which is regarded as the traditional birthplace of the United states Marine Corps. Authorized by a resolution of the Continental Congress November 10, 1775.
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