HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA INC

HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA, INC. (HPI) IS CHARGED WITH ENHANCING THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND HELPING TO STRENGTHEN PHILADELPHIA'S TOURISM INDUSTRY THROUGH INTERPRETATION AND INTERACTION, MAKING OUR NATION'S HISTORY RELEVANT AND REAL. HPI REACHES HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ANNUALLY THROUGH ITS SIGNATURE PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDE:HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA, INC.'S (HPI) MISSION IS TO MAKE OUR NATION'S HISTORY RELEVANT, REAL, AND FUN BY ENLIVENING HISTORIC SITES THROUGH STORYTELLING, INTERACTIONS, AND EDUCATION. 1. ONCE UPON A NATION - UNIQUE HERITAGE INITIATIVE, INCORPORATING: A. ACADEMICALLY RESEARCHED INTERPRETIVE STORYTELLING AT 10 LOCATIONS IN PHILADELPHIA'S HISTORIC DISTRICT AND TWO LOCATIONS IN VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK B. INTERACTIVE WALKING "ADVENTURE TOURS," LED WITHIN PHILADELPHIA'S HISTORIC DISTRICT AND VALLEY FORGE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, AND ENGAGING EVENING PERFORMANCES C. COLONIAL INTERPRETIVE PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT PHILADELPHIA'S HISTORIC DISTRICT D. BENSTITUTE, AN INTENSIVE TRAINING FOR ALL SEASONAL EMPLOYEES THAT ADDRESSES HISTORICAL, THEATRICAL, AND TOURISM CONTENT E. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS CREATED BY CLASSROOM EDUCATORS, FOR CLASSROOM EDUCATORS, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR A WIDE RANGE OF LEARNERS WITH A VARIETY OF INTERESTS AND LEARNING STYLES.THROUGH ONCE UPON A NATION, HPI ENGAGES VISITORS WITH FIRST-PERSON HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION AND STORYTELLING THAT BRINGS AMERICAN HISTORY TO LIFE AND STRENGTHENS PHILADELPHIA'S ROLE AS A LEADING DESTINATION FOR CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL TOURISM IN PHILADELPHIA'S HISTORIC DISTRICT AND VALLEY FORGE.2. BETSY ROSS HOUSE - THE PRESERVED, HISTORIC SITE DEDICATED TO TELLING THE STORY OF BETSY ROSS AND COLONIAL MIDDLE-CLASS WOMEN IN PHILADELPHIAHISTORIC PHILADELPHIA, INC. OPERATES THE BETSY ROSS HOUSE, WHICH WELCOMES OVER 80,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY AND INTERPRETS THE LIFE OF BETSY ROSS AND COLONIAL-ERA WOMEN THROUGH TOURS, LIVING HISTORY, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS.3. FRANKLIN SQUARE - THE REVITALIZED AND TRANSFORMED DESTINATION ESTABLISHING GREEN SPACE, COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, AND ATTRACTIONS FOR VISITORS AND AREA RESIDENTS.HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA, INC. (HPI) OPERATES FRANKLIN SQUARE, A 7.5-ACRE PUBLIC PARK SERVING MORE THAN 700,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY. IT IS THE LARGEST PUBLIC GREEN SPACE SERVING OLD CITY, CALLOWHILL, AND THE CHINATOWN COMMUNITY. FRANKLIN SQUARE PROVIDES FAMILY ATTRACTIONS AND MORE THAN 50 FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMS EACH YEAR..