Venice Island
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Philly Landscape Designer Proposes Reimagination of Venice Island Paper Mill Site Into Resiliency Park
While living in Manayunk, Philadelphia-based landscape designer Julia Jackson witness several floods and Venice Island residents using the bridge to escape to safety during these…
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Residents, Community Groups Worry Major Development Looms for Manayunk’s Venice Island
Manayunk residents and community groups are worried that Venice Island’s largest parcel, which is nearly half of the island’s land mass, may soon be developed,…
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One of Manayunk’s Few Remaining Developable Main Street Sites Goes on the Market
A Main Street site in Manayunk that is one of its few remaining developable sites has gone onto the market, writes Ryan Mulligan for the…
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Oh, DAM! The Manayunk Canal is Getting Ready to Reopen
On a brisk mid-September day, the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) convened at the northern tip of Venice Island in Manayunk. Joined by the Younger Member…


























