REGINA: HI, I'M REGINA MITCHELL.

SHIRLEY: AND I'M SHIRLEY MIN IT.

NEXT ON YOU OTTOMAN -- YOU OUGHTA KNOW.

-- REGINA: SHOPPING FOR A CAUSE, MEET THE WOMAN BEHIND A CLOTHING LINE THAT RESONATED WITH BEYONCE.

SHIRLEY: THE SUMMER CHILDREN'S THEATER.

REGINA: AND A NEW PLACE IN KANSAS THAT TURNED TRASH INTO ART.

♪ REGINA: THANKS FOR JOINING US.

SHIRLEY: WE ARE HEARING ABOUT COVID RESTRICTIONS BEING LIFTED AND IT IS A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

REGINA: IT FEELS NICE TO RUN OUTSIDE AND HAVE NO MASK ON AND TAKE THE GIRLS TO THE PARK.

ONE ATTRACTION WE ARE LOOKING TO VISIT IS OVER THE BRIDGE, A NEW VIEW CAMDEN'S EXHIBITION FEATURING FAMILY-FRIENDLY PUBLIC ART PROJECTS.

♪ >> A NEW VIEW FOR US IN KANSAS CITY WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO RESPOND TO THE BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPY PROJECT ON HOW DO YOU TAKE THE CIVIC ISSUE AND USE ART TO TRANSFORM IT.

WE WANT TO BRING ART IN A WAY THAT ENLIVEN SPACES BUT ALSO USE IT TO CALL ATTENTION TO ISSUES IN KANSAS CITY.

WE USE PLACES ACROSS KANSAS CITY TO REFRAME AND REFOCUS THE CONVERSATION, THAT IS WHY WE CALLED IT A NEW VIEW.

YOU HAVE IT HERE, AND OWED TO KANSAS -- YOU HAVE THIS, A HUGE ROBOT.

>> THIS PIECE IS CALLED TURNTABLE AND IT IS LOCATED AT A WATERFRONT PARK.

IT'S IDEAS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN CAMDEN REDISCOVERY -- REDISCOVER THE HISTORIES -- THE CITY'S HISTORY.

THIS AREA WAS A SHIPPING ROOM FOR PEOPLE IN NEW JERSEY.

THEY WOULD TAKE IT TO THIS ISLAND IN THE MIDDLE CALLED WINDMILL ISLAND, THAT WAS THE STARTING POINT FOR OUR PEACE.

THIS STEEL STRUCTURE IS GOING TO TURN ON THAT TRUCK.

WITH THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF TWO LEADER SODA BOTTLES THAT HAVE -- TWO LEADER -- TWO LITER SODA BOTTLES THAT HAVE BEEN CUT.

ON THE INSIDE WE HAVE ABOUT 600 -- THEY HAVE BEEN PUT INTO A HEXAGONAL PATTERN.

>> FOR THIS PROJECT WE USE BAMBOO AND FOUND OBJECTS AND RECYCLED MATERIALS TO ADD COLOR.

>> WE CHOSE THIS FESTIVAL BECAUSE THE PHOENIX IS A MYTHICAL BIRD THAT BURNS UP EVERY 100 YEARS AND IS REBORN FROM THE ASHES.

FROM THE FEATHERS OF ALL OF THE OTHER VARIETIES OF BIRDS.

WE HAD SEEN THAT CONCEPT HERE IN CAMDEN WHERE INDIVIDUALS IN A COMMUNITY ARE GATHERED TOGETHER IN A WAY TO TRANSFORM THE CITY.

WE FIND THAT INSPIRING AND EXCITING.

>> WE ARE BUILDING THESE PODS IN SOUTH CAMDEN TO HELP MAKE IT LOOK PRETTIER, PEOPLE COULD TAKE THEM AND PUT THEM ANYWHERE.

MY SPECIALTY IS WORKING ON OLD TREES, USING THEM AS A SINGLE SLAB FOR A TABLE OR TABLETOP.

WE INCORPORATE THESE TABLETOPS AND PODS LIKE COLD PICNIC TABLES, METAL ROOFS, -- COLD PICNIC TABLES, METAL ROOFS.

THE ONE SWING WE MADE IT CAME FROM A CHEMICAL PLANT AND IT WAS USED TO BRING BARRELS UP AND DOWN TO THE FACTORY FLOORS.

THE OTHER THING WAS A SCALE THAT CAME FROM THE CAMDEN WATERFRONT THAT USED TO -- WE TURNED FAT INTO A JOINT.

THIS WHEELBARROWS WE ARE SITTING IN GREAT SEATS, WHO -- WE ARE TRYING TO REPURPOSE THINGS.

CORRECTS THE IDEA AND HOPE IS THAT IF WE HAVE SOMETHING NICE AND WE TAKE THAT RISK FOR REALLY NICE THINGS IN THE CITY, MAYBE PEOPLE WON'T BE SO QUICK TO LITTER OR DUMP ON THEM.

THEY WILL WANT TO STICK WITH SOMETHING WE PUT IN THERE AND IT TAKES THE FIRST STEPS TO TAKE SOMETHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN.

>> WE WANT EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND ENJOY THESE.

WE HAVE A PARKSIDE FOR FAMILIES THAT THEY CAN PICK UP, AROUND THE CITY.

THERE ARE NEW ACTIVITIES SO THEY CAN GET A SENSE OF THE HISTORY OF THE SITE.

THE CHALLENGE WE ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS WITH COMPANIES AND SEE THE BEAUTY.

>> THOSE KINDS OF ART ARE SO COOL.

A NEW VIEW WILL REMAIN IN CAMDEN UNTIL OCTOBER 31, CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE FOR A LIST OF SUMMER EVENTS.

♪ >> CONSTRUCTION TO UPGRADE BIPLANES WITH PAPER -- PAVEMENT MARKINGS AND SIGNAGE IS ON THE WAY THROUGH PHILADELPHIA.

EARLIER THIS YEAR MY CAR WAS CHOKING DUST TOWED -- TOWED FOR PARKING IN THE BIKE LINE.

I THOUGHT YOU WOULD WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THESE CHANGES.

I AM HERE ON 6TH STREET BY FRANKLIN SQUARE IN PHILADELPHIA.

THERE'S A CAR BEHIND ME AND THIS IS WHERE AND HOW I PARKED MY CAR IN JANUARY.

RIGHT UP AGAINST THE CURB.

THE SIGN SAID I COULD PARK HERE, MY METER WAS PAID AND YET I WAS TICKETED AND TOWED.

I WAS CONFUSED AND I REACHED OUT TO THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA TO GET ANSWERS.

>> JEANETTE IS THE CITIES BIKE COURT NADER.

>> ON 6TH STREET -- COORDINATOR.

>> ON 6TH STREET THERE WERE CONVENTIONAL BIPLANES, BUT IN BETWEEN 19 STREET WAS REPAVED.

THEY KNEW WE COMMUNICATED WITH THEM THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PUT IN A PARKING PROTECTED BIKE LANE ON 6TH STREET BETWEEN SPRING GARDEN AND ANOTHER STRAIGHT.

IT WAS NOT FINISHED WHEN YOU PARKED THERE WHICH IS WHY IT WAS UNCLEAR.

>> WHEN YOU SAY PROTECTED, EXPLAIN WHAT THAT MEANS.

>> PROTECTED BIKE LANES ARE WHERE THERE IS A DEDICATED SPACE FOR BIKERS.

YOU SEE THE SIDEWALK WHERE FOLKS WALK, CYCLING RIGHT AT THE KERR -- CURB, THE PARKING AND LOADING PLANE, AND THE DRIVING LANE.

-- LANE AND THE DRIVING LANE.

>> BACK TO WHERE I WORKED, THIS IS HOW YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO PARK AROUND A BIKE LINE -- BIKE LANE, AWAY FROM THE CURB.

UNLESS YOU PARKED IN THE CITY A LOT, THIS PARTICULAR STRETCH OF SPOTS AROUND SIXTH IS TRICKY BECAUSE THEY STILL HAVE TO MARK THE LANE WITH A BICYCLE SIMPLE -- SIMPLE AND SET UP A SIGN TO KEEP CARS OUT OF THE LANE.

>> WE WANT TO PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE.

THAT IS PEDESTRIANS AND HIKERS.

-- BICYCLISTS.

>> THIS IS THE BIKE LANE TO THE CURB, IT WAS AROUND TO SAVE THE CURB.

HERE IS THE BUFFER AREA.

AND THIS IS THE PARKING LANE AND LOADING LANE.

HERE ARE THE -- >> SO THE PARKED CARS ACT AS AN ADDITIONAL BUFFER.

>> THAT IS RIGHT.

NOT JUST FOR BIKES BUT ALSO PEDESTRIANS.

YOU WANT PEOPLE WALKING TO BE AS FAR FROM MOVING VEHICLES AS POSSIBLE AS WELL.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE THE REST OF THE PROTECTED BIKE LANES ARE SET UP ANYWAY THAT IS A LOT MORE CLEAR.

>> AS IT IS SET UP IN MOST OTHER PARKING PROTECTED BIKE LANES, IT IS ALL MOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET YOUR CAR THERE.

THAT IS IDEAL BECAUSE THERE WON'T BE THAT CONFUSION.

>> I KNOW IT SEEMS COUNTERINTUITIVE TO PARK THAT WAY BUT IT IS A MESSAGE, THERE ARE BENEFITS OF COMMUNICATION OF WHERE YOU SHOULD PARK AND IT WILL START TO FEEL MORE INTUITIVE.

THERE IS MORE SAFETY, THERE ARE PARKING PROTECTED BIKE LANES IN 84 CITIES NATIONWIDE.

WE ARE NOT THE ONLY CITY TO THINK ABOUT THAT AND A LOT OF CITIES -- THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A SAFETY TRAFFIC ELEMENT.

♪ WEST CHESTNUT STREET IN 2017 IS WHERE WE PUT OUR FIRST PARKING PROTECTED BIKE LANE, WE SAW A 47% REDUCTION IN VEHICLES DURING PEAK HOURS.

THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT TO HAVING LESS CRASHES, THEY ARE LESS IN CONTROL, WE ALSO SAW AN 80% INCREASE IN PEOPLE BIKING ON WEST CHESTNUT.

80% MORE PEOPLE FELT COMFORTABLE WITH THE PARKING PROTECTED BIKE LANE AND WE SAW SIMILAR RESULTS ELSEWHERE.

WE HAVE MANY PROTECTED BIKE LANES AND THAT'S GOING TO INCREASE.

>> WHERE I PARK IT IS STILL UNFINISHED BUT THE UPGRADE TO BIKE LANES CITYWIDE ARE SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED BY SUMMER.

THE PHILLY PARKING AUTHORITY SAYS THEY ARE NOT TICKETING UNTIL IT IS PROPERLY MARKED SO IF YOU HAVE A CASE TO FIGHT IT, I SURE DID.

REGINA: NICE GOING, YOU WON AND FOUGHT IT AND GOT SOME THAN FOR ALL OF US.

SHIRLEY: ONCE YOU KNOW IT MAKES COMPLETE SENSE AND I'M ONBOARD BUT IT CAN BE TRICKY IF YOU ARE NOT A REGULAR PARKER IN THE SPACE.

REGINA: OR IF YOU DON'T KNOW, THERE ARE SO MANY SIGNS, I'M TRYING TO READ EVERY SIGN AS I'M PARKING.

THANK YOU FOR HELPING US.

WELL, THERE IS NO PARKING ON GRAND BOULEVARD BUT YOU ARE WELCOME TO STRUT THE CATWALK IN A PHILADELPHIA STORES RESOLUTION -- REVOLUTIONARY FASHION DESIGNED TO CHANGE THE WORLD ONE STITCH AT A TIME.

♪ >> WE REPRESENT A RADICAL REIMAGINING OF THE WAY CLOTHES WORK.

>> HER FASHION IS BOLD, POLITICAL, AND YOUR FACE AND TAKING ON ALL OF THE ISSUES.

DESIGNER KIMBERLY WANTS PEOPLE TO WEAR AND BE AWARE.

>> THAT MEANS THINKING ABOUT SOCIAL JUSTICE AND NOT NEGLECTING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE NEED FOR MEANINGFUL CLIMATE ACTION.

WE ARE USING FASHION AS A VEHICLE TO EXPLORE THAT EXPERIMENTATION IN PHILADELPHIA.

>> THE EXPERIMENT IS TO SEE IF THE MASSES WILL BUY CLOTHES ETHICALLY SOURCED, AND START NEW CONVERSATIONS.

>> WE ARE TRYING TO TACKLE THIS IDEA OF ADDRESSING CORPORATIONS, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO -- INCARCERATION, WE ARE TRYING TO HIRE PEOPLE WHO WERE INCARCERATED, AND THEY SAID THEY ARE TRYING TO -- WE ARE TRYING TO TACKLE TOO MUCH, BUT I SAID WE ARE ON THE PRECIPICE AND IF WE DON'T TAKE SOME KIND OF BOLD STEP TOWARD SOLVING MORE THAN ONE PROBLEM AT ONE TIME, WE ARE GOING TO BE IN A FURTHER DEFICIT IN TERMS OF MOVING IN THE DIRECTION THAT THE PLANET AND OUR DEMOCRACY ARE DEMANDING OF US.

>> BEFORE SHE WORKED IN THE WORLD OF FASHION, DURING THE DAY SHE IS AN ENGLISH TEACHER AT A HIGH SCHOOL IN PHILLY WITH A DOCTORATE IN CURRICULUM DESIGN.

AFTER 18 YEARS OF TEACHING IN A CLASSROOM, -- THE LESSONS SHE LEARNED ON GRAND BOULEVARD WHERE SHE GREW UP IN MILWAUKEE WERE PULLING HER TO DO MORE.

>> IT TAUGHT ME ABOUT ACTIVISM, POVERTY.

I SEE A LOT OF THAT, I HAVE BEEN ON MY OWN SINCE I WAS ABOUT 14.

AND IT TAUGHT ME ABOUT SURVIVAL AND I THINK THIS COMPANY THINKING ABOUT THESE SOLUTIONS IS IN CONVERSATION STILL WITH EXPERIENCES I HAD IN THAT HOUSE ON THAT STREET.

>> IN AN EFFORT TO REMAIN STABLE, THE ALL-FEMALE DESIGN GROUP TRIES TO INCORPORATE -- USE COMPOSTABLE PACKAGING AND RIGHTS THANK YOU NOTES -- AND THEY WRITE THANK YOU NOTES ON COMBUSTIBLE PAPER.

THEY MANAGED TO CATCH THE EYE OF NONE OTHER THAN BEYONCE KNOWLES.

>> SHE PUT OUT SOME KIND OF MONEY TO SUPPORT BLOCK ON BUSINESSES DURING THE PANDEMIC, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY BOUGHT OUT THAT FUNDING AND WE WERE THE ONLY COMPANY IN PHILADELPHIA.

WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE ONLY ONE IN PENNSYLVANIA THAT SHE SENT MONEY OUR WAY.

BEYONCE IS FOR ALL THE THINGS WE STAND FOR IN THIS IDEA THAT WE CAN DO BETTER.

>> GRANT BOULEVARD IS DOING SO WELL THEY ARE AT A BIGGER LOCATION IN NORTHERN LIBERTY.

SHE HAS EXPANDED MERCHANDISE TO FEATURE NEW DESIGNERS.

>> OF ALL THE TRENDS THAT POP UP DURING THE PANDEMIC, I DID NOT SEE THIS ONE COMING.

TYPEWRITERS ARE SURGING IN POPULARITY RIGHT NOW.

REPORTER LAYLA A JONES IS HERE NOW TO TELL US ABOUT THE TYPEWRITER BOOM.

>> HEY, I AM FROM -- AND I HAD A BLAST REPORTING ON THIS ONE STORY FOR OUR WEBSITE.

TYPEWRITERS AND HOW THEY ARE SURGING IN POPULARITY RIGHT NOW, LOCALLY AND ALSO NATIONALLY.

I SPOKE TO A WOMAN WHO OWNS THE MOUNT AIRY BASE TYPEWRITER SHOP OF A TREND.

SHE SAYS HER BUSINESS IN THE LAST YEAR HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED.

DESPITE HAVING TO CLOSE OR INDOOR SPACE BECAUSE OF COVID AND SHE CREATED THIS WHIMSICAL TYPEWRITER GARDEN WHERE SHE LITERALLY SETS OF TYPEWRITERS OUTSIDE FOR SHOPPERS TO CHECK OUT.

IT IS ALSO NOT JUST SALES AND REPAIRS THAT ARE UP.

I TALKED TO A TORONTO-BASED COLLECTOR AND HE TOLD ME THAT PRICES ARE SEEING A BIG BOOST, TOO.

TYPEWRITERS THAT ONE COST BETWEEN 10 AND $20 10 YEARS AGO CAN GO BETWEEN 300 AND $600 TODAY.

THERE ARE A FEW THINGS FUELING THIS TREND, FIRST, COVID-19 HAS GIVEN FOLKS MORE TIME TO EXPLORE UNIQUE HOBBIES AND SLOW DOWN.

AND ALSO ZOOM FATIGUE IS PUSHING PEOPLE AWAY FROM THE SCREEN AND TOWARD MORE RETRO FORMS OF ENTERTAINMENT.

SO THAT WAS A FUN STORY TO GET INTO, TO REPORT ABOUT AND LEARN ABOUT THESE UNIQUE TYPEWRITERS.

>> SUCH A FUN STORY TO COVER.

PHILLY -- CHECK THEM OUT AT BILLYPEN.COM.

>> AS RESTAURANTS AND EMPLOYEES STRUGGLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET DURING THE PANDEMIC, A LOCAL GROUP OF RESTAURANT OWNERS STEPPED UP TO GET NEW LEGISLATION PASSED.

>> OUR COALITION WAS FOUNDED RIGHT AROUND THE BEGINNING OF THE SHUTDOWN LAST MARCH.

JUST ACKNOWLEDGING THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES THAT PARTICULARLY INDEPENDENT RESTAURANTS WERE GOING TO FACE AS THIS PANDEMIC UNFOLDED, I CAN GIVE THE EXAMPLE OF A RESTAURANT THAT WE OPENED ON SEPTEMBER 1.

WE HAD A GREAT OPENING AND THEN IT GOT REALLY TOUGH IN NOVEMBER AND IT WAS A LONG WINTER.

A DIFFICULT ONE.

♪ WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, DIRECT RELIEF TO AMERICANS, IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY ARE AMONG THEM BUT WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE CREATION OF THE RESTAURANT RELIEF FUND.

IT MEANS THAT ESSENTIALLY RESTAURANTS ARE -- THE WAY IT WORKS IS YOU TAKE YOUR 2019 REVENUE AND TRACK YOUR 2020 REVENUE AND FURTHER DEDUCT ANY MONEY RECEIVED AND THAT IS THE AMOUNT YOU ARE ENTITLED TO.

IT ALLOWS RESTAURANTS TO DO THINGS THAT PPP DIDN'T ALLOW SUCH AS MAKING -- THE WHOLE ECOSYSTEM THAT SURROUNDS RESTAURANTS, FARMERS, FISHERMEN, BUTCHERS, THIS PROGRAM IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESTORE THAT WHOLE SUPPLY CHAIN THAT HAS BEEN DISAPPEARING AMID THE PANDEMIC.

♪ WHAT WE ARE SEEING NOW IS A CHANGE, WE ARE ENCOURAGED BY VACCINATIONS, WE ARE SEEING AN UPTICK IN VOLUME IN OUR RESTAURANT AND THE NUMBER OF GUESTS COMING.

WE ARE THINK OF WITHOUT AND JUST LIKE WE HAVE FROM DAY ONE -- WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THAT AND JUST LIKE WE HAVE FROM DAY ONE, WE MODIFY AND SERVE THESE GUIDELINES WE HAD TO PUT IN PLACE TO KEEP AS SAFE WITH THE GUESTS AND THE EMPLOYEES.

>> THE CHEF AND THE MEMBERS OF THE INDEPENDENT RESTAURANT COALITION WORKED WITH THE SENATOR OF DELAWARE AND CONGRESSMAN BRIAN FITZPATRICK OF PENNSYLVANIA TO HELP GET THE RESTAURANT RELIEF FUND PAST.

>> IT IS NICE TO SEE LOCAL BUSINESSES WORKING TO HELP ONE ANOTHER.

>> WE HAVE MORE IN COMMON THAN DIFFERENCES, AND WE REALIZE WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

A FEW THINGS TO DO THAT WILL GET YOU MOVING THIS WEEKEND.

THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA RETURNS TO THE STAGE ON MAY 15.

THE FREE CONCERT, HAIL TO THE HEROES, TAKES PLACE AT THE CENTER, THIS WILL BE THEIR FIRST LIVE AUDIENCE PERFORMANCE SINCE MARCH OF LAST YEAR.

>> AS SHOPPING VILLAGE IN DELAWARE IS WELCOMING FOLKS BACK FOR THE RETURN OF AN ARTS FESTIVAL.

THE EVENT ALSO ON MAY 15 HIGHLIGHTS VISUAL PERFORMANCE AND CULINARY ARTS.

>> AND YOU CAN GROOVE TO YOUR FAVORITE MOTOWN TUNE ON MAY 16 WITH MOTOR CITY LIVE, THEY TAKE THE STAGE AT SOUNDWAVE AT THE HARD ROCK HOTEL.

IF YOU ARE HEADING TO THE DELAWARE BEACHES AND LOOKING FOR SOME AND FOR KIDS TO DO, THE CHILDREN'S THEATER IS BACK WITH LIVE SHOWS.

>> THE SUMMER CHILDREN'S THEATER WAS STARTED IN 1982.

IT WAS BASED ON TWO ACTORS PLAYING ALL OF THE CHARACTERS IN CLASSIC STORIES.

LAST SUMMER WAS ENTIRELY CANCELED.

WE HAD LIKE SEVEN WEEKS OF THEATER CAMP THAT WE HAD TO BAG.

NOW WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT GETTING BACK TO WORK.

HANSEL AND GRETEL WILL START ON JULY 16 AND WE HAVE A REALLY WONDERFUL WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LIBRARIES IN KENT AND SUSSEX COUNTY DELAWARE, WE PROVIDE A SHOW FOR THEM THAT TRAVELS, 215, 16, -- TRAVELS TO 15, 1670 LIBRARIES OVER SUMMER.

I'M EXCITED TO GET BACK IN REHEARSALS, WORKING WITH ACTORS, WORKING WITH THE INSTRUCTORS, MEETING THE KIDS AND HOLDING -- PULLING ON ALL OF THE EXCITEMENT AND ENERGY WE ALL SHARE IN THESE PROGRAMS.

IT HAS BEEN A LONG YEAR.

>> IT HAS BEEN A LONG YEAR.

FOR INFORMATION ON THE SUMMER CHILDREN'S THEATER'S SUMMER CAMPS OR LOCATIONS AND TIMES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PENCIL AND GRETEL, JUST VISIT OUR WEBSITE.

>> THESE GARDENS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR BEAUTY AND HISTORY, THEY RECENTLY UNVEILED THEIR MOST AMBITIOUS BUILDING PROBLEM DUTCH PROJECT IN A -- PROJECT IN ITS HISTORY WITH LONGWOOD REIMAGINED, A NEWGARDEN EXPERIENCE.

♪ >> WE ANNOUNCED ON FEBRUARY 18 A REALLY EXCITING PROJECT.

IT IS THE BIGGEST PROJECT WE HAVE EVER EMBARKED UPON, WE ARE CALLING IT LONGWOOD REIMAGINED, A NEW GARDEN EXPERIENCE.

THE CENTERPIECE JEWEL IS A BEAUTIFUL CRYSTALLINE CONSERVATORY OR CRYSTAL PALACE AS WE ARE CALLING IT THAT WILL BE FLOATING ON WATER AND FILLED WITH BEAUTIFUL PLANTS REPRESENTING THE MEDITERRANEAN.

♪ WE ARE CREATING 17 ACRES OF NEW GARDEN EXPERIENCE OR OUR GUESTS.

THE PROJECT IS GOING TO ENCOMPASS WHAT WE CALL THE WESTERN AND OF OUR CONSERVATORY CONFLICT.

-- COMPLEX.

IT IS THE GREENHOUSES THAT WERE ONCE THE -- DURING THE DUPONT TIME, WHEN MR. AND MISSES POT WERE BUILDING LONGWOOD, THEY WERE GROWING -- DUPONT GROWING -- WERE BUILDING LONGWOOD, THEY BUILT -- THEY GREW ALL OF THESE AMAZING THINGS AND THEY NEVER INTENDED THAT THE GLASS HOUSES WILL BE FOR PUBLIC ACCESS.

NOW THE REALITY IS WE ARE A PUBLIC GARDEN.

WE HAVE UPWARDS OF 1.5 MILLION VISITORS A YEAR AND EVERYBODY KNOWS OUR HOLIDAY SEASON AND HOW BUSY IT CAN BE.

WE NEED TO LIBERATE THAT SPACE SO THAT IT CAN ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF LONGWOOD IN THE 21ST CENTURY.

WE ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO USE THAT FOOTPRINT FOR ALL OF THOSE -- WHERE ALL OF THE GREENHOUSES WERE LOCATED TO BRAILLE -- BUILD THIS NEW GRAND CRYSTAL PALACE THAT WILL BE COMPLEMENTARY TO THE HISTORIC CONSERVATORY THAT EVERYONE KNOWS AND LOVES.

AND WATER IS INVOLVED.

♪ THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT AND IDEA ACTUALLY CAME ABOUT THROUGH A LONG-RANGE VISIONARY PROCESS WE WENT THROUGH AND COMPLETED IN 2012.

JUST ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO, THE BIG IDEA FOR THIS PROJECT CAME ABOUT.

THEN AS WE WERE NEARING COMPLETION OF OUR LAST PROJECT, WHICH HOPEFULLY EVERYONE IS FAMILIAR WITH, WE NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT THE NEXT PROJECT BECAUSE WITHIN THESE PROJECTS, IT IS NOT ONLY ABOUT BUILDING NEW ATTRACTIONS AND BEAUTIFUL NEW GARDENS AND OPENING UP EXPERIENCES, WE ARE ADDRESSING A VERY SERIOUS, LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE ISSUE.

WITHIN ALL OF THIS, WE ARE TAKING CARE OF A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS THAT ARE SETTING US UP FOR LONG-TERM SYSTEMS.

THE PROJECT HAS ALREADY BEGUN AND THE GOAL IS TO DEBUT THE NEW CONSERVATORY AND THE OTHER NEW AMENITIES AND GARDENS WITH THE PROJECT BY THE HOLIDAY SEASON OF 2024, WHICH WILL BE HERE BEFORE WE KNOW IT.

THE PROJECT IS TO HUNT $40 MILLION -- $240 MILLION TOTAL.

WE KNOW IT IS BIG, AND WE ARE REALLY SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE NEXT 100 PLUS YEARS.

♪ >> LONGWOOD GARDENS IS ONE OF THE 37 PUBLIC GARDENS KNOWN AS AMERICA'S GARDEN CAPITAL.

>> AND YOU CAN GET A PASSPORT TO GUIDE YOU TO ALL OF THE GARDENS.

IMAGINE FEELING THE SATISFACTION OF GETTING ALL THE PAGES STAMPED.

>> YOU HAD ME AT LET'S OUTSIDE AND ENJOY THE FRESH AIR AND NO MASK.

>> IT IS TIME FOR US TO GO.

HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT WEEK, EVERYONE.

>> THAT IS RIGHT, GOODBYE.

>> GOODBYE.

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