It Takes A Village
Weccacoe Volunteers Team with USTA Playground’s tennis court to sport a winning design Embiid’s impromptu Weccacoe visit attracted dozens of autograph-seeking fans.
Photo by Libbi Skivo
By Eleanor Ingersoll
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s the city begins it’s search for an artistic team that will ultimately create the Historic Bethel Burying Ground Memorial in the southwest corner of Weccacoe Playground, the neighborhood resolved a decision for an amenity left in the space outside of the memorial’s boundaries. At the October Community meeting, Friends of Weccacoe volunteer Donna Pancari presented an option for redesign of the tennis court. Currently, Weccacoe’s tennis court measures 78 feet and sits atop 20 feet of the burial ground. The proposed court redesign will measure sixty feet; the suggested size by the United States Tennis Association’s for nonranking and junior play, and no longer impede upon the sacred space. Other considerations for a park amenity included a stand-alone bathroom building. Neighbors learned that the standard bathroom was a non-negotiable 12x20-foot prefab building without windows. In addition, It would have to be maintained by the neighborhood for
Photo by Imali Sirisena Joel Embiid, Center for the Philadelphia 76ers, fondly known as "The Process," enjoyed some down time at Weccacoe’s tennis court in May 2018.
Queen Village Quarterly Crier \\ winter 2020
