Welcome to the Navy Yard: Philly’s next hot neighborhood
What does a giant cocoon made of tape have to do with Philadelphia's future? Quite a bit, according to the city planners remaking the Navy Yard in South Philly.
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Enter the Cocoon, an art installation at Philadelphia’s Navy Yard. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philadelphia is using evocative public art to promote the largely underused Navy Yard as a place where people can live, work and play. So far, the art installations have drawn thousands of people. Can the Navy Yard weave itself into the fabric of the city? Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Jacob Adelman explains.
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