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A wide river lays hidden beyond the ravine, slowly making its way to the city.
When it arrives, the city can follow the river bed to find the open space and encroach upon it slowly.
Pushing in on it.
Pretty soon the forest will collapse upon itself. Leaving only the river to remember.
When the Schuylkill River Valley was first navigated by Europeans in the 17th century, its inhabitants were the Lenape Indians, a relatively peaceful race of fishermen and trappers. The Indians called the river Manayunk, meaning "while we drink." It was, however, a Dutchman who gave the river its current name, which means the Hidden Creek. "For tradition has it that the mouth of the stream on that summer day, three centuries ago when the Dutch explorer first saw it, was partially hidden by tall bulrushes." I was struck by the fact that the Schuylkill River, for which the Center is named, is invisible from its grounds. After spending an afternoon in search of the river, I realized that it lies hidden behind a very large embankment at the base of Smith's Run, which flows through a small manmade tunnel to join with the river. I was interested in the fact that this network of tributaries physically connects the grounds of the Center to the city of Philadelphia.
Nolan, James Bennett. The Schuylkill. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1951.