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Truck Mascots
Well, more of a bike mascot – a baseball fan who stopped in the park had the Phillie Phanatic strapped to his handlebars!
Look Out, Here Comes Spiderman!
Truck mascot on the front of a Philadelphia Sanitation truck, spotted on 11th & Washington Avenue.
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Tagged Philly Sanitation Department, Spiderman, truck mascots
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Christmas Mickey
This isn’t the typical Truck Mascot in that the stuffed animal isn’t lashed to the front or grill of a truck, but it was close enough to count. Mickey was tied to the back of a landscaper’s trailer which was … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, city, landscaper, Mickey Mouse, trash, truck, truck mascot, urban, urban phenomena
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The Phanatic
The Phillie Phanatic is the official mascot for the Philadelphia Phillies. Although Major League Baseball has been suspended for now, the diehard fans are still out there!
Posted in News, Philadelphia, Photography, Truck Mascots
Tagged baseball, mascots, Phillip Phonetic, The Phillies
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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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Forlorn Fella on a Ford
Here’s another example of the urban phenomena we refer to as Truck Mascots. Truck Mascots are discarded stuffed animals that are usually lashed to the grills of large industrial trucks although this one is attached to a work van. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Ford vans, South Philly, stuffed bears, truck mascots
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Lamb on the Grill
Spotted on a Philadelphia Housing Authority truck in Bella Vista.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Truck Mascot
While this may not count as a true Truck Mascot being that the vehicle is not a truck but a school bus, I feel it’s close enough. It is mostly a big International truck adapted to haul kids off to … Continue reading
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Tagged bus, Christmas, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, school, truck mascot, winter, wreath, yellow
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Truck Mascot – The Imperial Edition
This poor slob is from a movie that’s less than a year old and here he is lashed to a SEPTA service truck stopped at 11th & Wharton. Being a Stormtrooper™ has got to be a crappy job.
A Sad Shrek
Here’s another example of the urban phenomena I refer to as Truck Mascots. Truck Mascots are discarded stuffed animals that are usually lashed to the grills of large industrial trucks although this one is attached to a pickup. This driver … Continue reading
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Tagged Cartoon, city, doll, Philadelphia, Shrek, stuffed, truck, urban phenomena
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Boxerbear at 4th and Bainbridge
Here’s another fine example of the urban phenomena I call Truck Mascots. This fellow was adorning a commercial garbage truck making a pickup around 4th and Bainbridge.
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Tagged garbage, PA, Philadelphia, refuse, toy, trash, trash truck, truck mascot, urban phenomena
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Trash Truck King Kong
When I saw this on the street the other day, it vaguely reminded me of the sequence in King Kong where his captors have finally put him on stage in New York – “Don’t be alarmed, ladies and gentlemen. Those … Continue reading
When Captain America Throws His Mighty Shield
…or should I call this one The Winter Soldier? Last week the State of Pennsylvania took a wintry shellacking from a very busy Mother Nature in the form of an ice storm which downed trees taking power lines with them. … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore Pike, Captain America, Delaware County, electricity, ice storm, Jack Kirby, Lansdowne, patriotic, Pennsylvania, power, shield, The Winter Soldier, winter
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