Fitler Square (OP)
Bounded by 23rd and
24th, Pine and Panama
Sts.

1896, established; 1953,
redesigned, Norman Rice

Fitler Square was created by city ordinance from a former brickyard in 1896 in honor of Edward Fitler (d. 1896), a mayor of Philadelphia (1887–91). He was an inventor and manufacturer as well as a noted philanthropist. In 1953, the one-half-acre park was redesigned by local architect Norman Rice. The Victorian-era cast iron fountain and pool in the center were added in 1976. Animal sculptures much loved by local children were installed in the 1980s after a major restoration. The park today is a leafy oasis, cared for by the Fitler Square Improvement
Association.

NEXT - Leave the Square at 24th and Pine Sts. and go right onto
Pine.