The Ed Bacon Foundation Presents

Its Second Annual Urban Forum

Ed Bacon in the News

A Panel Discussion on Bacon’s Legacy,

and the Future of Planning and Civic Leadership in Philadelphia

Panelists include:

Peter Binzen, journalist and author

Pat Ciarrochi, CBS 3

Sasha Issenberg, author and writer at-large for Philadelphia magazine

Stephan Salisbury, Culture Writer, The Philadelphia Inquirer

Moderated by filmmaker Charles Cook

Date: Tuesday, April 17th
Time: 7:00 PM

Location: Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

190 N. Independence Mall West (6^th and Race Sts.), 8th Floor

Ed Bacon (1910-2005), Philadelphia’s renowned city planning director, was famous for his passion, colorful personality, and bold Urban Renewal projects that put Philadelphia on the national stage in the 1950s and 60s. The Ed Bacon Foundation invites you to join us for a
panel discussion with prominent media personalities who interviewed Bacon over the years. The discussion will include what Bacon was like in person, his legacy for  Philadelphia, and the future of our city’s planning and civic leadership.

Free and open to the public
Please RSVP at info@edbacon.org