Public park nicknamed LOVE Park for its reproduction of Robert Indiana's 1970 LOVE sculpture which overlooks the plaza

How to Get There

Head south on S 15th St toward S Penn Square. S 15th St turns slightly left and becomes S Penn Square. Keep left to stay on S Penn Square. S Penn Square turns slightly left and becomes John F Kennedy Blvd

Overview

LOVE Park, officially known as John F. Kennedy Plaza, is a public park located in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The park is nicknamed LOVE Park for its reproduction of Robert Indiana's 1970 LOVE sculpture which overlooks the plaza.

The park is dedicated to the late United States president John F. Kennedy. A plaque at the park describes the dedication.

A "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.

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