Editing Free Library of Philadelphia (section)

===Parkway Central Library===
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[[File:The Free Library of Philadelphia.jpg|thumb|Parkway Central Library]]
On June 2, 1927, the Parkway Central Library opened for service at its present location at 1901 Vine Street on [[Logan Circle (Philadelphia)|Logan Square]]. The building had been in planning since 1911; various obstacles, including [[World War I]], held up progress. The grand [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]]  building was designed by [[Julian Abele]], chief designer in the office of prominent Philadelphia architect [[Horace Trumbauer]], and first opened its doors in 1927. Its design, that of the adjacent [[Family Court Building|Philadelphia Family Court building]], and their placement on Logan Circle closely follow that of the [[Hôtel de Crillon]] and the [[Hôtel de la Marine]] on [[Paris]]'s [[Place de la Concorde]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://libwww.freelibrary.org/75th/centrallogan.htm|title=The Central Library and Logan Circle: New Public Spaces|work=City of Philadelphia}}</ref>