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Category Archives: Philadelphia
Catmobile
This street art feline on the side of a truck was spotted on South 11th Street.
Street Art
Art on 9th Street – unfortunately, no signature.
Posted in Italian Market, News, Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged 9th Street, Italian Market, street art
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2019 Mummer’s Parade
It’s certainly not something I set out to do, but this year’s collection of photos of the parade just happened to be all women. Traditionally, the parade has been all male until the 1970s. Since then women have been filtering … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday, News, Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged Mummer's Parade 2019, New Year's Day Parade, Philly
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Truck Mascots – The Holiday Edition
The Philadelphia Fire Department gets into the spirit!
Posted in Holiday, News, Philadelphia, Photography, Truck Mascots
Tagged Christmas, fire truck, holidays, Philadelphia Fire Department, wreath
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Elf on Montrose Street
South Philly decorates!
Posted in News, Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged Christmas, elf, South Philly, South Philly decorations
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Where Rocky Got Hitched
I just watched Rocky II for the first time in years. In it Rocky makes Adrian an honest woman, and the film makers showed the facade of a Church. I figured it had to be in Philly, but where? A … Continue reading
Posted in Philadelphia, South Philly Safari
Tagged Balboa, church, Joe Williams, movir, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, Rocky, Saint Thomas Aquinas, South Philly
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The Drake from 15th Street
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged architecture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, The Drake, vintage
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Tiled Thresholds – AMICO
This one is a little worse for wear, but it’s a beautiful type treatment.
Posted in Looking South, Philadelphia
Tagged font, graphic design, Italian-American, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, South Philadelphia, tile, tiled threshold, type, urban
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