Fairmount Park ‘Francis Fields’ campsite was intended to host 16000 people,but there was too shrimp interest and ‘plenty’ of other housingA plan to establish a campground for thousands of papal pilgrims in a Philadelphia park – and to charge $199 per camper – has been scrapped, thanks to lack of interest. Related: America's dismal and not-very-distant history of hating Catholics Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com