Philadelphia Portal parades down the Ben Franklin Parkway on the way to its new home

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Portal was being moved to its new home on Monday, but it first took a little trip.

It was hauled away from Love Park, and then was the centerpiece of a celebratory parade along the Ben Franklin Parkway, complete with a 15-minute stop at the Art Museum steps.

It will then be taken to its new home at the City Hall courtyard.

Portal organizers said it will remain in Philadelphia through July 2026 for the nation's 250th birthday celebration.

The Portal debuted in October 2024 in Love Park, capturing the curiosity of visitors.

It shows an uninterrupted live feed to several cities around the world, connecting people on both ends.

But there have been a few issues in Philadelphia over the past six months.

In February, police said people cut the wires to steal the copper and hauled the pieces away in a trash can on a subway train.

And then last month, someone threw rocks at it cracking the screen leaving the Portal offline for a couple of weeks.

Joe Callahan, the director of the portal project, argues there's been more good than bad.

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"The portal of Philadelphia has received 99.99% of love. The fraction of a percentage of something that happened to it was a small negative ion in the universe," Callahan said.