Gambrell Recreation Park - Philadelphia, PA
N 40° 00.863 W 075° 04.598
18T E 493460 N 4429356
This park was saved and rehabbed in the last couple of years. It is a beautiful jewel in the Frankford section of northeast Philadelphia.
Waymark Code: WM93QJ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2010
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Gambrell Recreational Center was recently saved a few years ago. Featured are basketball courts, football and baseball fields, play ground, swings, field house, splash fountains, benches, water fountains, parking and other nice amenities.
Over its 46 years, the recreation center suffered through urban blight and lack of funds. Gambrell Field was littered with rocks and glass, the goalposts were lopsided three-inch plumbing pipes, and the turf was creased with the deep treads of trespassing all-terrain vehicles. The renewal came with the help of the Philadelphia Eagles.
And so, the Frankford community (a non-incorporated part of northeast Philadelphia) residents recently celebrated the grand opening of Gambrell’s of this new Playground and Spray Park and rec center at the Gambrell recreation center at 1900 Wakeling Street. This is located at the Gambrell field complex.