Tag Archives: 1983

Seeing The Being

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Joe_Williams

I sit and draw and watch TV. I always have. When I was little, I watched amiable announcer Bill “Wee Willie” Webber present hours of kids shows every afternoon as I drew cartoons on scratch pads, rolls of adding machine … Continue reading →

Posted in Weird World of the Roku | Tagged 1980s, 1983, Amazon Prime, exploitation, grindhouse, horror, monster, Roku, The Being, vintage | 1 Comment

Eric’s Mark I

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Eric’s Mark I movie theater as it was at 18th and Market in Philadelphia, PA circa 1983. I was a student at The Philadelphia College of Art, and I was snapping frames of 35mm film as reference for a class … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past, The Photo Elective | Tagged 1983, 35mm, analog, film, Illustration, Joe Williams, Market Street, movie theater, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, USA, vintage | Leave a comment

Looking West from Broad and Spruce

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Looking out the back or West side of the Atlantic Building which was known as Anderson Hall at the time and housed the Philadelphia College of Art.

Posted in Blast from the Past, Philadelphia, Photography | Tagged 1980s, 1983, 35mm, analog, camera, Illustration, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, scan, SLR, South Rosewood Street, USA, vintage, window | Leave a comment

Above Broad & Spruce in 1983

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Joe_Williams

This is a photograph I shot from what was once Anderson Hall on the Northwest corner of Broad and Spruce which once housed The Philadelphia College of Art. This is probably the 7th floor where the illustration majors were situated. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past, Illustration, Philadelphia | Tagged 1980s, 1983, 35mm, aerial, analog, Anderson Hall, cigarette advertising, heights, Illustration, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, UArts, University of the Arts, USA, vintage | 2 Comments

Never Say Never Again

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Joe_Williams

PLUS 2 ALL NEW BLOCKBUSTERS!!!

Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Philadelphia | Tagged 1980s, 1983, analog, Budco Goldman, Chestnut Street, demolished, gone, James Bond, Joe Williams, movie, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, vintage | 2 Comments

The Ultimate Experience?

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Joe_Williams

The early ’80s was a curious time for movies with studios chasing down the movie that they would hope would be the record-breaking blockbuster. In the wake of Star Wars, science fiction and fantasy were in and all of the … Continue reading →