33rd Street Golf Driving Range

[crabjam]

Does anyone know if this is reopening this season? The number listed on the Fairmount Park website is disconnected and they tore the roof down last week.

Does anyone have more information?

Whoops. I meant "Golf" in the subject

[Moonraker]

Why not call 311 and ask them or the Recreation Dept. and let us know.

[thoth]

Does anyone know if this is reopening this season? The number listed on the Fairmount Park website is disconnected and they tore the roof down last week.

Does anyone have more information?

Whoops. I meant "Golf" in the subject

Amazingly they're actually upgrading the facility, which, as anyone who went there knows, was already on the verge of collapse. I love that place and I'm pumped to see the new pro shop. I recall seeing blueprints of the new structure posted on site some time ago, I'll see if I can find more info online somewhere

[rjj]

took a ride over today, thinking masters sunday would be a great day for my first range session.
shuttered.
it looked like there was some demo and cleanup. i asked a fella crossing the street and he said the stall's had been demo'ed 3 weeks ago and it hasnt been open since.
kind of leads me to think it was open already in march then maybe shut down for the reno's the former post is speaking off???

no idea honestly, that place kind of boggles my mind. i wonder if thats a city contract, could it be privately held by the old funny guy?

crazy to think we have a GRASS driving range 3.5 miles from city hall. its cool- no doubt, but imagine how good it could be.........

[CityMaps]

Amazingly they're actually upgrading the facility, which, as anyone who went there knows, was already on the verge of collapse. I love that place and I'm pumped to see the new pro shop. I recall seeing blueprints of the new structure posted on site some time ago, I'll see if I can find more info online somewhere

They had some pretty impressive plans posted on a sign board there for a while, although I think that has all fallen apart.

[crabjam]

I walked by yesterday. There's a sign posted saying they will open April 30th.

[Bob_Head]

Amazingly they're actually upgrading the facility, which, as anyone who went there knows, was already on the verge of collapse. I love that place and I'm pumped to see the new pro shop. I recall seeing blueprints of the new structure posted on site some time ago, I'll see if I can find more info online somewhere

This is great to see. Haven't been there since the Long Knockers have gone, but what a great place. If you don't know the history, it's worth taking a few moments to read up on. The Long Knockers Driving Range, in Philadelphia, is one - 10.07.91 - SI Vault Old-Timers at Home on the Driving Range : NPR Far beyond the attraction of a dirt-cheap bucket of balls, sitting around with Bill Stevens and the rest of the remaining Longknockers, listening to them go on about nothing in particular was something you couldn't get anywhere else. I hope it does open, if only to keep some small part of the tradition alive.

[Marc]

crazy to think we have a GRASS driving range 3.5 miles from city hall. its cool- no doubt, but imagine how good it could be.........

Only sort of...you're technically not supposed to hit off of the grass (between tees) there. Though FDR has an actual grass driving range (and 18 holes of muni golf) 4.2 miles from City Hall.

[rjj]

Only sort of...you're technically not supposed to hit off of the grass (between tees) there. Though FDR has an actual grass driving range (and 18 holes of muni golf) 4.2 miles from City Hall.

i have been there once a week for the last 3 years and only hit off grass. there was a sign asking you to only hit irons and MGMT never blinked an eye when i walked to the left or the right of the matts.

[rjj]

drove by yesterday and it was open.

[raider.adam]

drove by yesterday and it was open.

Ok, am I thinking of a different range? I went past Sunday morning to check it out because a friend and I were going to go, and it is still a big wreck of a building there with a sign saying "open April 20th" and still shuttered. I am talking about the range at 33rd and Oxford.

[rjj]

Ok, am I thinking of a different range? I went past Sunday morning to check it out because a friend and I were going to go, and it is still a big wreck of a building there with a sign saying "open April 20th" and still shuttered. I am talking about the range at 33rd and Oxford.

you might have been too early. i drove by around 2pm and it was open. it was closed for upgrades......outside of ripping down the "stalls"- i'm not sure what else they fixed.

[raider.adam]

you might have been too early. i drove by around 2pm and it was open. it was closed for upgrades......outside of ripping down the "stalls"- i'm not sure what else they fixed.

It was about 9:30 when I went to check it out.

[thoth]

Anyone else have updates on this?

[rjj]

Anyone else have updates on this?

updates on what? i have been there 5 times in the last 2 weeks. its open.

[Bob_Head]

updates on what? i have been there 5 times in the last 2 weeks. its open.

But you still have that nasty slice!