Center City, Philadelphia PA – Center City eruv עירוב was officially up and running, more than and a year-and-a-half after Mayor John F. Street signed a law that approved its construction.
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Members of the Center City Eruv Corporation — a nonprofit group formed in 2000 that’s responsible for the project — have long hoped that an eruv would help make living in town a viable option for religious families.
The Center City Eruv will essentially stretch from Washington Avenue to Poplar Street, and run from Interstate 95 all the way to the Schuylkill River. For the most part, the eruv boundaries are demarcated by thin wires connected to existing structures, like telephone polls, as well as wooden polls put up alongside Interstate 95. The Schuylkill River also serves as a natural boundary.