Category Archives: Blast from the Past

Above Broad & Spruce in 1983

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Joe_Williams

This is a photograph I shot from what was once Anderson Hall on the Northwest corner of Broad and Spruce which once housed The Philadelphia College of Art. This is probably the 7th floor where the illustration majors were situated. … Continue reading →

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Never Say Never Again

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Joe_Williams

PLUS 2 ALL NEW BLOCKBUSTERS!!!

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Heading Toward 15th & Locust

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Tina Garceau behind the lens again on the streets of Philadelphia some time in the very early ’80s.

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Termini’s Pastries

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Tina Garceau

Truly one of the best store fronts in Philly.

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Walking Up 15th

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Tina Garceau was one of many illustration majors at The Philadelphia College of Art forced to required to take an elective course in photography. She and an army of other art students scoured the streets of The City of Brotherly … Continue reading →

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15th & Locust Newsstand

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another Photo Elective shot committed to a frame of Pan-X film by the incomparable Tina Garceau. This was a busy newsstand at the corner of 15th and Locust Streets in Center City Philadelphia back when newsprint was one of … Continue reading →

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Walking West on Locust

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another shot of the corner of Broad & Locust shot by the fabulous Tina Garceau back at the dawn of the 1980s. It seems she liked shooting at this particular corner which is about a block from where the … Continue reading →

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Heroes

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Tina Garceau
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All Aboard!

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Tina Garceau

Another restoration from my collection of old family photos. As usual, it’s an unmarked photo – and I had no idea what kind of uniform he was wearing. Initially, I thought he was a fireman in his dress uniform, but I … Continue reading →

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