Local Spot- Boathouse Row

Another favorite spot the Mistress and the Boy-Toy like to go see is Boathouse Row.When we are down in the city we always like to go there and see what's going on, and that area of the city is just gorgeous. Boathouse Row is a national historic landmark located in the Fairmont Park/East Falls area of Philadelphia. It is also where that beautiful Laurel Hill Cemetery is that a did a post on a while back. You can see that here. Anywho, Boathouse Row consists of a row of boathouses housing racing shells and each has it's own address on Kelly Drive which is named after the famous Philadelphia family members,oarsman John B Kelly Jr. and Princess Grace Kelly. Boathouse Row hosts several major rowing regattas every summer, drawing thousands to the Fairmont Park area. They are very interesting to watch, and with some big ole muscle men in the boat, you should see how fast those suckers go. In 2004 the old houses had a major refurbishing and the houses were outfitted with computerized LED'S that can light up in various colors, depending on the season. Today, most of the house are now owned by various colleges in the area for their fraternity rowing teams from Drexel, Saint Joseph's, Villanova,University of Penn, LaSalle, and Temple. Here are just a few of the houses I snapped some pictures of.











Of course, another reason to go to Boathouse Row is all the hot men! Between the muscled oarsman and all the cute runners, oh dear! The Mistress usually requires her parasol to keep the sun off her so she won't over heat and pass out.Her temperature tends to rise from all the sites!