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Category Archives: Philadelphia
Looking Down
Water cover seen on 10th & Passyunk Avenue.
Ralph’s & Sarcone’s
Ralph’s Italian Restaurant and Sarcone’s Bakery are two icons of 9th Street’s Italian Market. Both businesses have been around for over a century and are family owned. Ralph’s holds a special place in my heart because we had our wedding … Continue reading
Posted in Italian Market, News, Philadelphia
Tagged 9th Street, bread, Italian food, Ralph's, Sarcone's Bakery, South Philly
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The Commute
At City Hall Station waiting for the Market-Frankford El
Studio Statue
Posted in News, Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged anthony visco, sculpture, still life
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Inflatable Vermin
This inflatable vermin continues to make appearances at Broad and Spruce Streets outside of the Atlantic Building which once housed the classrooms of The Philadelphia College of Art. PCA has left the building and discarded the name a few decades … Continue reading
Posted in News, Philadelphia
Tagged Broad Street, inflatable, PCA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philly, rat, Spruce Street, UArts, union, vermin
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Waiting for Pizza
Waiting for pizza at Lorenzo’s on 9th & Christian.
Posted in Food, Italian Market, Philadelphia
Tagged 9th Street, Lorenzo's pizza, pizza, the boy, waiting for pizza
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House of Hams
This magnificent sign hangs at Guy Giordano & Sons’ store at 1037 South 9th Street. There’s something appealing about the human touch of a hand painted sign. In this day and age of temporary vinyl signs cranked out by machines, … Continue reading
Posted in Italian Market, News, Philadelphia
Tagged 9th Street, Guy Giordano & Sons, hand painted signs, House of Hams, Italian Market, South Philly
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Cold Snap!
The polar vortex that has gripped much of the nation has arrived in Philadelphia. Temperatures are in the single digits. The cat is burrowed under a blanket on the sofa, when he’s not sitting on the radiator keeping tabs on … Continue reading
Posted in Italian Market, News, Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged 9th Street, Giordano's, Italian Market, South Philly, spring, tulips
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The Crack of Dawn
Posted in Italian Market, News, Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged 9th Street, orange sky, South Philly
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