{"id":3199,"date":"2026-07-27T19:16:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T19:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3199"},"modified":"2026-07-27T19:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T19:16:30","slug":"fdr-park-launches-information-desk-at-new-welcome-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3199","title":{"rendered":"FDR Park launches information desk at new Welcome Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>South Philadelphia\u2019s FDR Park now has its Welcome Center partially open to the public, with a public bathroom available for use and volunteers working an information desk seven days a week. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3197\">Police vetted dubious allegation only after Buttigieg was separated from children<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cDo you need help finding anything?\u201d said a chipper volunteer, sticking her head out of the information center entrance during the blistering heat wave in July.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The information desk is inside the Welcome Center and has been staffed since around late June, according to Parks and Recreation spokesperson Ra\u2019Chelle Rogers. The restroom and information desk are open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays, with closing extended to 5 p.m. on weekends.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The air-conditioned respite from the heat showcases FDR\u2019s programming, not limited to jazz in the park, community boating, and birding \u2014 all for free. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Friends of FDR Park, the nonprofit that advocates for the 348-acre space, is also selling houseplants, seeds native to the park, and crocheted flowers as fundraisers. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cFDR Park has always been a place that brings people together, and it\u2019s rewarding to see the Welcome Center now offering the everyday amenities this community has long deserved \u2014 from public restrooms to visitor resources,\u201d said Parks &amp; Recreation Commissioner Susan Slawson, adding she was \u201cgrateful to everyone who stuck with us throughout this process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3195\">This Sixers fan has the tweets to prove he waited almost a decade for LeBron to join the team<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The former guardhouse and horse stables that now make up the Welcome Center and abutting offices for Parks staff underwent a $12 million renovation in 2022 that was completed last summer. The renovated space integrated the original guardhouse and stables\u2019 design and restored some of the windows, doors, glazed brickwork, and original hardware, according to the conservancy. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The Welcome Center will eventually feature a handful of food vendors, but the city\u2019s Parks and Recreation Department has no timeline for that yet, as the city would have to seek requests for proposal, according to Rogers. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>When fully operational, the Welcome Center will have 3,800 square feet of event space available that should be able to accommodate up to 200 guests for community meetings, according to the Fairmount Park Conservancy, which raised half the funds associated with the center\u2019s renovation and is managing FDR\u2019s larger once-in-a-generation overhaul. Additional bathrooms will eventually be available inside. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>For now, park visitors can grab a seat outside the Welcome Center, where several bright orange tables are located overlooking a field of wildflowers. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Park lovers willing to guide visitors can volunteer to help at the information desk through the Friends of FDR Park. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=3193\">Saif Manna\u2019s dorm-room cookie company rises into a bakery-cafe in Kensington<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Welcome Center will eventually feature a handful of food vendors, but the city\u2019s Parks and Recreation Department has no timeline for that yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-philadelphia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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