The Spirit of Transportation
The Spirit of Transportation is a work of art in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania. The Spirit of Transportation is situated nearby to the railway station 30th Street Station, as well as near the police station Amtrak Police Service.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 30th Street Station and United States Post Office-Main Branch.
30th Street Station
Railway station
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
30th Street Station, officially William H. Gray III 30th Street Station, is a major intermodal transit station in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
United States Post Office-Main Branch
Government office
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The former United States Post Office-Main Branch is a historic post office building that is located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia. United States Post Office-Main Branch is situated 780 feet south of The Spirit of Transportation.
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is an art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at the northwest end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at Eakins Oval. Philadelphia Museum of Art is situated 3,500 feet north of The Spirit of Transportation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fitler Square and Powelton Village.
Fitler Square
Neighborhood
Photo: Dfreres, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fitler Square is a 0.5 acre public park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and a surrounding neighborhood of the same name. The square is bounded on the east by 23rd Street, on the west by 24th Street, on the north by Panama Street, and on the south by Pine Street.
Powelton Village
Neighborhood
Photo: MikeJones133, Public domain.
Powelton Village is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It consists of mostly Victorian and twin style homes.
Center City West
Photo: Lucius Kwok, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Philadelphia's Center City West is the downtown area west of City Hall. It contains downtown's upscale shopping district, the financial district, and the museum district along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, culminating in the Philadelphia Art Museum and Fairmount Park.
The Spirit of Transportation
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.95596° or 39° 57′ 22″ northLongitude
-75.18197° or 75° 10′ 55″ westOpen location code
87F6XR49+96OpenStreetMap ID
node 7034787111OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include William H. Gray III 30th Street Station and Amtrak Police Service.
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