Tag Archives: BAR

1201 Bar

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Joe_Williams

Sign adorning the 1201 Bar located at 1201 S 28th St, Philadelphia, PA 19146

Posted in Looking South | Tagged BAR, booze, hand-painted, LIQUOR, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, sign, South Philly, USA | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in The Photo Elective | Tagged 1980s, 1982, 35mm, analog, BAR, celebrity, Club Mardi Gras, exotic dancing, go-go, Miss Vicki, New Jersey, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, Tiny Tim, USA, vintage, Westville, Willceau | 2 Comments

Still No Sign of the Sign

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Joe_Williams

I had recently written about the refurbishment of the iconic electrified boot that adorned the facade of the Boot & Saddle Bar only to be disappointed a few days later by the mysterious disappearance of that sign. Sadly, I have … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Philadelphia | Tagged BAR, Boot & Saddle Bar, Boot and Saddle, booze, cowboy, neon, Philadelphia, sign | Leave a comment

The Chestnut House

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Joe_Williams

Back in the 1980s, I went to art school, and I along with all of the other illustration majors were required to take a minor course in photography. We had to shoot the photos as well as process the negatives … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past, The Photo Elective | Tagged 1980s, 1982, 35mm, analog, art school, BAR, booze, Chestnut Street, cocktails, Crown Point Road, Gloucester County, Joe Williams, New Jersey, Pan-X, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, restaurant, sea food, USA, vintage, Westville | 11 Comments

The Photo Elective – King Richard’s Tavern

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Back in the 1980s, I went to art school, and I along with all of the other illustration majors were required to take a course in photography. We had to shoot the photos as well as process the negatives and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past, The Photo Elective | Tagged 1980s, 1982, 35mm, alcohol, analog, art school, BAR, black and white, booze, film, New Jersey, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, vintage, Westville | 8 Comments

The Photo Elective – Murphy’s Tavern

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Last week we did pretty well with a visit to The Mardi Gras Club and were actually graced by the presence of the Miss Vicki. Over on the Facebook pages for Westville and Gloucester City there was a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, The Photo Elective | Tagged 1982, analog, BAR, booze, Joe Williams, LIQUOR, New Jersey, photography, USA, vintage, Westville | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in The Photo Elective | Tagged 1982, analog, art school, BAR, black and white, Broadway, bus, Gloucester, Walt Whitman | 3 Comments

Sole of the Boot

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Tina

Rumor is that they’re renovating to reopen, but it’s quiet.

Posted in Philadelphia, Photography | Tagged alcohol, BAR, boot, Boot and Saddle Bar, booze, Broad Street, Country and Western, decay, Philadelphia, rust, sign, South Philly | Leave a comment

The Boot and Saddle…Again

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Joe_Williams

I’ve shot this sign a million times, and I’ll probably shoot it a million more, but the day I shot this was just a perfect day. So here it is once again – the fabulous sign outside of the Boot … Continue reading →

Posted in Philadelphia | Tagged BAR, Boot and Saddle, booze, Broad Street, Country and Western, neon, peeling paint, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, rust, sign | Leave a comment

The Raths-Keller

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Tina

Here is this week’s ad taken from the program for the play L’Aiglon starring Maude Adams which played in Philadelphia at The Broad Street Theater in 1901. The Raths-Keller was located in The Betz Building on Broad Street near Chestnut in Philadelphia. It was … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past, News, Philadelphia | Tagged BAR, Charles W. Soulas, John Sloan, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, restaurant, The Betz Building | 4 Comments

Three Guys Walk Into A Bar…

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Mrs. Crankipants

and The Jewish fellow says to the Italian, “The Irish kid’s buyin’! His Old Man’s loaded!“ Spotted at a sidewalk sale in South Philadelphia.

Posted in Trash or Treasure | Tagged 1960s, BAR, Catholicism, funny, humor, Jesus, JFK, Kennedy, Philadelphia, President, sidewalk sale, The Pope | 5 Comments

Don’t PANIC!!! Monkey & Bird Continues!

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Joe_Williams

Monkey & Bird is BACK at CO2 Comics! Read the latest from Tina & Joe HERE! As a bonus, have a look at the sketch for this panel before it had all of those pixels slopped over it: