Monthly Archives: September 2018

Last Day of September

Posted on September 30, 2018 by Joe_Williams

Plywood is enjoying an open window while the mild weather lasts.

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Saturday Produce

Posted on September 29, 2018 by Tina

A cool, crisp autumn morning on 9th Street – they weren’t on the list, but these carrots came home with us!

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Gourds For Sale

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Tina

Offerings at Sprouts Farmer’s Market on Broad & Carpenter Streets.

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William Shatner, Star of “For The People?”

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Joe_Williams

Before the Promise margarine commercials; well before T.J. Hooker, and a bit before he sat on the bridge of the Enterprise, the Shat sat on the panel of What’s My Line? in 1965 where avuncular host John Charles Daly introduced him … Continue reading →

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Autumn Comes to 9th Street

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Tina

Nothing says fall like the aroma of a giant bin of freshly picked apples!

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One Bowl Apple Cake

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Tina

Who says you don’t have time to bake? One bowl, one pan, twenty minutes – that’s about all it takes to whip up this apple cake. Plus, clean up’s a breeze! Given the sudden drop in temperature, this apple cake … Continue reading →

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Bride & Groom on 9th Street

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Tina

Newly married couple getting photos taken on 9th Street yesterday afternoon.

Posted in Italian Market, News, Philadelphia, Photography | Tagged 9th Street, bride & groom, Cappuccio's Meats, Italian Market, photography | 2 Comments

Urban Stencil

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Tina

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A Produce Box with a Story

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Tina

From time to time, I’ll post pictures of interesting graphics I find on produce boxes on 9th Street. Over the weekend, I came across this corn crate from Russo’s Fruit & Vegetable Farm, memorializing a man named “Tony”. I did … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration, Italian Market, News, Philadelphia, Photography | Tagged 9th Street, corn, farms, produce graphics, Russo's Fruit & Vegetable Farm, South Philadelphia, Tony Russo | 2 Comments

Arrowheads

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Tina

This collection of arrowheads spent several decades nestled in a drawer in my parents’ spare bedroom. I have very little information on them except that they belonged to my grandmother’s second husband who had visited the Southwest. I’ve poked around … Continue reading →