Poor Richard's Playground
East Harlem (El Barrio)
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This playground bears the name of one of Benjamin Franklin’s most
beloved aliases, Poor Richard Saunders. Born in Boston, Franklin (1706-1790) was
apprenticed to his brother to learn the printing trade. In 1723 young Ben Franklin moved
to Philadelphia, where he launched the Pennsylvania Gazette, soon the most popular
newspaper in the colonies. Franklin was one of Philadelphia’s leading citizens,
founding the first circulating library, proposing an Academy (which became the University
of Pennsylvania), establishing the American Philosophical Society, and creating programs
to pave, light, and clean the city streets. He invented the efficient "Franklin
Stove" and experimented with a kite in a thunderstorm, proving the presence of
electricity in lightning.
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Poor Richard's PlaygroundEast 109th Street
Between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue
New York, NY
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