{"id":22574,"date":"2017-08-23T06:48:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T10:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=22574"},"modified":"2019-11-26T07:24:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T12:24:42","slug":"looking-south-pool-with-a-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2017\/08\/23\/looking-south-pool-with-a-view\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking South – Pool with a View"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"I adore the Marion Anderson Pool, it’s HUGE – in the deep end, I’m up to my chin, and then there’s the view! There’s a spectacular view of The Drake as seen in this photo, and of the Center City skyline. Stop by for a dip and a look, the last day is Friday.<\/p>\n

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I adore the Marion Anderson Pool, it’s HUGE – in the deep end, I’m up to my chin, and then there’s the view! There’s a spectacular view of The Drake as seen in this photo, and of the Center City … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,104],"tags":[4197,4194,2704,2698,3684],"class_list":["post-22574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-philadelphia","tag-city-pools","tag-marion-anderson-rec-center","tag-summer-in-philly","tag-swimming","tag-the-drake"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-5S6","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22570,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2017\/08\/20\/looking-south-flags-at-marion-anderson-pool\/","url_meta":{"origin":22574,"position":0},"title":"Looking South – Flags at Marion Anderson Pool","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"August 20, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Marion Anderson Pool has been renovated thanks to neighborhood volunteers. 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