Photo tribute to the Belmont Plateau sugar maple, felled after nearly a century in Fairmount Park
The majestic tree was a victim of climate change and human behavior.
Posts tagged with Belmont Plateau
The best place in Philadelphia to see the summer solstice sunrise
Belmont Plateau’s skyline view makes the morning magic even better.
The Great Philadelphia Balloon Race, and that time a crash landing ended in a $1,000 robbery
Launched at the Bicentennial, the annual airborne event petered out in the '90s.
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