Kelly Drive
Philadelphia’s Kelly Drive, which runs along the east side of the Schuylkill River from the Philadelphia Museum of Art to Lincoln Drive above East Falls, is a prime attraction for cyclists, joggers, rollerbladers and walkers. The drive is named to honor the late John B. Kelly, a leading member of the Fairmount Park Commission and brother of the late former actress Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco.
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