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Category Archives: Adventures in Commuting
Water, Tile and Fluorescent Lighting
A very wet train platform at 69th Street Terminal.
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia
Tagged commute, convergence, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, perspective, Philadelphia, photography, SEPTA, subway, tile, train, Upper Darby, water, wet
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Last Night on Pembroke Avenue
This is the scene last night on Pembroke Avenue as I waited for the bus headed to 69th Street. Usually potential snow events are treated as if the apocalypse loomed by the local media. I didn’t notice any Chicken Littles … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in Commuting
Tagged cold, commute, Lansdowne, night, Pennsylvania, snow, weather
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The Girl with the Buddy Holly Glasses and the Betty Page Hair
This was a gal I saw on the Market-Frankford El that got off of the train somewhere in University City. I scribbled down a quick sketch, and I did this on the way home from memory on the El.
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Betty Page, Buddy Holly, commute, El, Market-Frankford, Sketch, sketchbook
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It Came From the Sketchbook – The Brush
This was a guy I saw a few too many times during my commute when I would take SEPTA’s regional rail line. I think a college or two was along the line, and this fellow either worked at a college … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Cartoon, co-ed, college, over-the-hill, punk rock, regional rail line, sad, SEPTA, Sketch, sketchbook, train
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The Westbound Coming into 13th Street
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia
Tagged 2012, commute, El, Market Street, Market-Frankford, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, SEPTA
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No Deposit, No Return or Do You Mind If We Don’t Shake Hands?
Hi, gang! It’s Mrs. Crankipants here to present TALES FROM THE SUBWAY The subway can be a convenient way to get around, but every now and then you have to put up with some nonsense – trash, garbled announcements, late … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Mrs. Crankipants
Tagged ad, billboard, humor, Mrs. Crankipants, sperm donor, subway
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