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Washington Square
A leafy retreat with tree-shaded benches steps from Independence Hall
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Washington Square in fall
Photo by A. Ajongi
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Washington Square later became the site of the country's oldest publishing house and many well-respected members of the publishing industry, including The Farm Journal — the oldest farm publication in the U.S. — and the W.B. Saunders Publishing Company, are still located here.
Originally headquartered at the corner of Seventh and Locust Streets, W.B. Saunders later moved to Washington Square’s Curtis Center, home to Curtis Publishing, where The Saturday Evening Post, Ladies Home Journal, and Jack and Jill originated.
The Curtis Center, a beautiful building designed by Edgar Seeler in 1910, also contains an enormous (15 feet high x 49 feet wide) glass-mosaic recreation of Maxfield Parrish’s The Dream Garden.
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