Category Archives: The Photo Elective

The Photo Elective – The Mardi Gras Club

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Joe_Williams

This post falls into a category that I call The Photo Elective. Back when I attended the Philadelphia College of Art, I majored in illustration and all illustration majors were required to take a pricey, one-semester photography elective where each … Continue reading →

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The Photo Elective – Gloucester City, NJ

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Back when I was majoring in illustration at the art school formerly known as The Philadelphia College of Art, we were required to take a photography elective. We shot black and white film; developed the negatives and made prints. The … Continue reading →

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Ghosts of Philadelphia’s Past – Bellevue Health Baths

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Joe_Williams

A couple years ago I was wandering around what’s known as Center City in Philadelphia when I took this picture. This sign is on the corner of Sansom and Juniper between 13th and Broad. I’ve been up and down this … Continue reading →

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Something About the Eye of the Beholder

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another shot of Philadelphia circa 1982. The banner stretching across the street on the right of the picture is for Electricity which was a free weekly newspaper at the time.

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Frank Rizzo on Broad Street

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Joe_Williams

It’s 1982, and I’m walking North on Broad Street not far from the Philadelphia College of Art where I was attending at the time when suddenly former Mayor Frank Rizzo appears larger than life. I’m not sure if there was … Continue reading →

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Gaiety Sandwich Shop

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Another one of my art school photos from Philadelphia in 1982 although I didn’t really intend this shot to be art. We would get these assignments to shoot some subject matter or other, and rather than waste shots, I would … Continue reading →

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Ode to a Long Gone 5 & 10¢ Store

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Joe_Williams

This is a shot I took back in 1982 at around the same time I took this shot recently used by Philadelphia Magazine. This Woolworth’s was on Chestnut Street just off of Broad. It had everything you could want from … Continue reading →

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