Located in Center City, Philadelphia, Love Park, officially known as John F. Kennedy Plaza, is a public park located across from the Philadelphia City Hall. The park is nicknamed LOVE Park for its reproduction of Robert Indiana’s 1970 LOVE sculpture which overlooks the plaza.
The park was built in 1965 and covered an underground parking garage. The park was dedicated in 1967 as John F. Kennedy Plaza after President John F. Kennedy. The main feature of the plaza became a centrally-located single spout fountain added in 1969.
The “LOVE” sculpture, designed by Robert Indiana, was first placed in the plaza in 1976 as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration. The sculpture was removed in 1978 after the celebration ended. However, the chairman of Philadelphia Art Commission, Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr., was able to purchase the sculpture and to have it permanently placed it in the plaza during that year.
We had a nice time walking around the park (even though it was already hot in late May), and taking a few pictures. Of course we had to take a few cheesy pictures. It was a fun free thing to do while visiting Philadelphia.
