A Germantown Photo Album
—Vernon Park and Saylor's Grove

Germantown has a number of local parks, and it is near the Wissahickon Valley. The Wissahickon Valley deserves a presentation of its own, but here are photos of some smaller parks in or near the neighborhood. Portfolios devoted to other local parks will be added as time and resources permit.

Vernon Park, located between Greene Street and Germantown Avenue, is in the heart of the neighborhood and is in constant use by residents when the weather is good. It is home to the Center in the Park, which was originally built as a Carnegie Library but now houses a major senior center. In front of the Center in the Park is a new rain garden installed in the summer and fall of 2011. Map
Saylor's Grove, located at Wissahickon Ave. and Rittenhouse St., near the entrance to the Wissahickon Valley, is a restored wetland with a wide variety of birds and other wildlife. Map

photographs by Ruth A. Seeley