Tag Archives: 1982

Peekers and Other True Facts

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Joe

My brother Brian took this picture in the Summer of 1982 of the marquee on the side of what was the GCC Deptford Mall movie theater. He always meant to send it in to National Lampoon magazine which had a … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter | Tagged 1982, 80s, Brian Bubonic, Deptford Mall, E.T., Grease 2, mall, Megaforce, movies, National Lampoon, New Jersey, Porky's, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The Thing | Leave a comment

Gaiety Sandwich Shop — an Update

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Joe_Williams

People constantly scour the Internet seeking the newest of the new. What I love about the Internet is that it is also a nearly infinite backlog of information. There is something for everyone, and something that may have been posted … Continue reading →

Posted in Philadelphia, Photography, The Photo Elective | Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Gaiety Sandwich Shop, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA, vintage | 11 Comments

Gift wrap a bottle of Cutty

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Another photo of the Southeast corner of Broad and Spruce Streets shot from the building on the Northwest corner of that same intersection. The last one I posted here was in color and shot about a year after this one.

Posted in Blast from the Past, Philadelphia, The Photo Elective | Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, USA, vintage | Leave a comment

Storm Pipe

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Here’s a photo I took as part of an art school course during the Fall of 1982. It’s a storm pipe somewhere in the vicinity of the pond in Westville, New Jersey if I remember correctly. It was in-between a … Continue reading →

Posted in The Photo Elective | Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Joe Williams, New Jersey, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, pond, storm pipe, USA, vintage, Westville | Leave a comment

Probably listening to an 8-Track Tape

Posted on December 29, 2015 by Joe

This was probably a self-portrait assignment that was part of the photo elective class illustrators had to take at the Philadelphia College of Art. I was probably listening to one of a small collection of remainder bin 8-track tapes while … Continue reading →

Posted in The Photo Elective | Tagged 1980s, 1982, 35mm, analog, Dawn of the Dead, Illustration, Joe Williams, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, vintage, Westville, Willceau, zombie | 4 Comments

Around Westville’s Pond

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Joe

This is far from being a spectacular photo, but people who live, lived in or walked around Westville, New Jersey probably know exactly where I took this shot.

Posted in The Photo Elective | Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Joe Williams, Parkview, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, pond, USA, vintage, water, Westville, Willceau | 2 Comments

The Fall of 1982

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Joe

I think this is somewhere near Gateway Regional High School late in 1982. I shot this for a photo elective course I was required to take as an illustration major at the Philadelphia College of Art. I think the skeletal … Continue reading →

Posted in The Photo Elective | Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, field, Joe Williams, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, Photoshop, spooky, tree, USA, vintage, Westville, Willceau, Woodbury Heights | 2 Comments

Up on the Circle

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Joe

The following frames are among my favorite shots from this Photo Elective series. They are photos of a defunct greasy spoon known as the Murphy House that sat before a swampy marsh up in the area where Westville ended.

Posted in The Photo Elective | Tagged 1980s, 1982, 35mm, analog, diner, eatery, Food, greasy spoon, Murphy House, New Jersey, Pan-X, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, Psycho, rust belt, USA, vintage, Westville, Willceau | 2 Comments

Traffic Stop at Broadway and Olive

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Joe

Broadway and Olive circa 1982. Scanned from a negative.

Posted in The Photo Elective | Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Joe Williams, New Jersey, Philadelphia College of Art, USA, vintage, Westville | 2 Comments

In My Room

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another Photo Elective shot that seems more like an act of desperation than an intentional attempt at art.

Posted in Blast from the Past, The Photo Elective | Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Dawn of the Dead, Halloween, horror, Joe Williams, John Carpenter, New Jersey, Philadelphia College of Art, USA, vintage, Westville, zombie | 2 Comments

Lee-Locke Tombstone

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another Photo Elective shot I took in South Jersey back in 1982. My camera was focused and my mind fixed upon the subject of death and decay because I was a horror film fanatic at the time, and I … Continue reading →

Posted in News, The Photo Elective | Tagged 1980s, 1982, 35mm, analog, black and white, graveyard, Green Cemetery, Joe Williams, New Jersey, USA, vintage | Leave a comment

All that remains

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Joe_Williams

As I was processing the scan of this film negative I sort of remembered what I was trying to do with these art school photos back in 1982. I had an idea where I was playing off graveyards for people … Continue reading →

Posted in The Photo Elective | Tagged 1980s, 1982, 35mm, analog, black and white, Joe Williams, junk, junkyard, New Jersey, Philadelphia College of Art, USA, vintage, Westville | 7 Comments

Chinatown Express

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Joe_Williams

This is one of my photo elective photos, but it was not shot in the Southern New Jersey town where I lived with my parents. This time I went wandering around the City of Brotherly Love just across the Delaware … Continue reading →

Posted in Philadelphia, Photography, The Photo Elective | Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Asian, Chinatown, Chinatown Express, Chinese, city, film, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, urban, vintage, Willceau | 2 Comments

The Owner of the Club Mardi Gras Chimes in

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Joe_Williams

One of the great things about the internet is that it’s so vast that there is always something new out there. Even if an article was published months or years ago, chances are good that it’s going to be new … Continue reading →