January 27, 2007 Royal Visit to Philadelphia
New
Urbanist Prince Charles and wife, the
duchess of Cornwall, will be visiting area Jan. 27. The
themes of the two-day visit to the United States are youth development, urban
regeneration and environmental conservation."The prince is very interested
in regeneration, a term that means neighborhood transformation." Gov.
Corzine should invite the duchess and the New Urbanist Prince Charles
for a quick jaunt around Camden. "Regeneration" is not just a slight interest or hobby of the Prince's. It is a sincere and
deep intellectual commitment that occupies much of his time. Camden represents
the type of challenge that the Prince is most interested in, and likely would be
grateful for the opportunity to mentally engage and share his thoughts and
impressions of America's greatest Regeneration challenge. It is all the more
timely, since The Congress For The New Urbanism, an organization Prince Charles
is closely associated with, is holding its annual Congress in Philadelphia for
the first time this year, and Camden's Regeneration is on its agenda. All it would take is a
quick loop across the river and back, less than 45 minutes, for the Prince to
see all he needs to see.
It
would be a memory the people of Camden would cherish for generations.
The first official chance to catch a
glimpse of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall will be about
11:15 a.m. when they arrive in their motorcade in the 500 block of
Walnut Street.
From there they will walk to Independence
Hall to be welcomed by Gov. Rendell, Mayor Street, and National Park
Service officials.
The rest of the tour looks like this:
Saturday, January 27, 2007
The Liberty Bell: Visit with
students.
National Constitution Center:
Reception with community leaders and members of the local British
community.
Mural "Reading: A Journey,"
40th and Pennsgrove Streets: Ceremony.
Heavenly Hall Full Gospel Church,
4012 Poplar St.: Meeting with Mural Arts Program artists, students and
organizers.
International House, 3701 Chestnut
St.: Discussion on urban regeneration, visit to student living quarters,
reception.
Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad
St.: 150th Anniversary Academy Ball and Concert.
Sunday
Arch Street Presbyterian Church,
1724 Arch St.: Worship service.
30th Street Station: Departure for
New York via private train.
In New York, Prince Charles will receive
the Global Environmental Citizen Award from Harvard Medical School's
Center for Health and the Global Environment.
Prince Charles at
International House Today, Saturday 1/27/07, 3701 Chestnut St.:
Philadelphia. Discussion on urban regeneration, visit to student living
quarters, reception. Royal Visit
Schedule. Royals
Greet Well Wishers
WITH ALL WELL WISHES, CAMDEN NEW JERSEY,
AMERICA'S GREATEST REGENERATION CHALLENGE, WELCOMES
THE NEW URBANIST PRINCE CHARLES and CAMILLA DUCHESS OF CORNWALL TO THE DELAWARE
VALLEY.
OFFICIAL SITE
www.princeofwales.gov.uk
Mark
Your Calendar: Registration
Opens Feb. 15
Pictures of the City of Camden's
great English ancestor: Photos: Camden,
England
Camden,
England City Government Website
January 25, 2007
As Prince Charles visits, his village
reveals his mix of passions Inga
Saffron Inquirer
Architecture Critic
He is at once a passionate urban reformer, a crusading environmentalist, and a
conservative guardian of what he perceives to be England's essential
Englishness. When he raises the issue of urban regeneration this weekend in
Philadelphia, he is likely to hold Poundbury up as an appealing alternative for
sprawl-dependent Americans.
Pictures of
Poundberry, a New Urbanist village designed by Prince Charles.
