"Could become the best public space in the United States and as important to Philadelphia as the Arc de Triomphe and the Place de la Concorde are to Paris."

"A unique in-town neighborhood with a major hospital campus, Philadelphia's Free Library, the prestigious Art Museum, Franklin Institute and other major cultural institutions."

"From a small laundry which opened at the corner of Ninth and Race Streets in the late nineteenth century, the neighborhood now has over 50 restaurants, grocery stores, coffee and gift shops, beauty salons, book stores, bakeries and a multitude of other local businesses."

"Along with Center Square, Washington Square, Rittenhouse Square, and Logan Square, Franklin is one of the five historic squares that were part of William Penn's plan for Philadephia with one of the most significant fountains in the city at its center...."