Vare Recreation Center

Vare Recreation Center

The site includes basketball courts, playing fields, recreation building, play space, and is home to the community’s beloved gymnastics & football teams. MTWB’s community engagement has included design activities, the Vare Studio Yearbook & relationship building through visits to practices and programs. Construction began this spring on the ‘new’ Vare. Completion is expected Summer of 2024.

Vare Studio Yearbook

A research & archiving project with TILT and Monument Lab to collect, preserve & share photographic & oral histories from Vare Recreation Center.

Community Plaza

A staging area for events and performances by community groups.

Gymnastics

A brand new state of the art facility for the legendary Vare Gymnastics Team.
Picture of RBP Basketball Courts Before Construction
Before
New RBP play structures after construction
After
109
Years as a dedicated public playground
$20M
Investment through Philadelphia’s Rebuild Initiative
25
Community member interviews recorded for the Vare Studio Yearbook Research & Archiving Project
4
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