THE PHLASH IS BACK JUST IN TIME
FOR THE PHILADELPHIA FLOWER SHOW
During The Popular Annual Event, The Phlash Will Run Until
10:00 P.M.
PHILADELPHIA, February 22, 2006 – The Phlash,
Center City Philadelphia’s popular downtown tourist trolley,
returns on March 1, 2006, just in time for the Philadelphia
Flower Show. The bright purple vehicle runs along Market
Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway from Penn’s
Landing to the Philadelphia Museum of
Art, dropping passengers off at or near many of the city’s
most popular tourist destinations. This season, the Phlash has
added a new stop at 16th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.
The service runs through November 30, 2006.
A Phlash Trolley at the Philadelphia
Museum of Art
Photo by G. Widman for GPTMC
The Phlash will run through 10:00 p.m. from March 6-11, 2006,
when the Philadelphia Flower Show is on view at the
Pennsylvania Convention Center. Visitors to the
show will have access to The Hive, a new Ikea-designed
lounge area offering appetizers from several Center City
restaurants and live entertainment by local musicians from 5:00 to
9:30 p.m.
After the Philadelphia Flower Show, the Phlash, which
is managed by the Center City District and operated by the
Philadelphia Trolley Works, will offer daily service from 10:00
a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The route is close to 8,000 hotel rooms and 40
places of interest. The Phlash is just $1 every per person, per
ride; children under five and senior citizens are free. Riders can
also choose a $4 all-day pass or $10 all-day family pass.
One million tourists and residents have taken the Phlash since
the service was introduced in 1997 by then Mayor Edward Rendell.
Helping to promote ridership on the Phlash are the following
partners:
- The Academy of Natural Sciences
- Penn’s Landing Corporation
- The Franklin Institute
- Reading Terminal Market
- Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia
- The Bourse Food Court & Specialty Shops
- Independence Visitor Center
- Sunoco Welcome America! Festival
- Old City District
- Lights of Liberty
- The Bellevue
- Philadelphia Marriott Downtown
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- The Shops at Liberty Place
- RiverLink Ferry
- The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
- The Gallery at Market East
- Adventure Aquarium
For more information about Phlash, visit www.gophila.com. Tickets can be
purchased on any Phlash trolley, the Independence Visitor
Center or any Philadelphia Trolley Works location.
Note to Editors: For photos of Greater
Philadelphia, visit our Photo
Gallery.
CONTACT:
Jeff Guaracino, GPTMC
(215) 599-2290, jeff@gptmc.com
Leha Anderson-Rhyens, GPTMC
(215) 599-2298, leha@gptmc.com
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