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Polka Dots
15th & Locust – Center City Philadelphia circa 1981. Photographed by Tina Garceau.
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 35mm, black and white, city, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, urban, vintage
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Chinatown Express
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
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Up to Broad Street
Ellsworth Stop on the Broad Street Line.
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia
Tagged Broad Street, city, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, SEPTA, South Philadelphia, subway, tile, urban, USA
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City of Mirrors
Emerging from the 16th Street Exit of the Market-Frankford El into the heart of Center City Philadelphia.
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia
Tagged city, commute, glass, Joe Williams, mirror, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, steel, urban
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Beating the Heat at Dilworth Plaza
Shot at Dilworth Plaza at the center of the city where Broad and Market Streets intersect — City Hall.
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged city, fountain, Joe Williams, kids, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, urban, USA, water, water park
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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
Posted in Truck Mascots
Tagged Cartoon, city, doll, Philadelphia, Shrek, stuffed, truck, urban phenomena
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10th & Market
Another of my from the hip shots.
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia, photo manipulation, Photography
Tagged city, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, Photoshop, urban, USA, women, workers
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An Afternoon in 1981
Here’s another Photo Elective shot by Tina Garceau. As I’ve said before, all sophomore students majoring in illustration at The Philadelphia College of Art were required to take a minor course in photography where the students would take and process … Continue reading
Posted in The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1981, 35mm, analog, Broad Street, Bulletin, city, Locust Street, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, scan, Tina Garceau, Twentieth Century, urban, USA, vintage
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It’s April 30th
…it may be time to take those Christmas decorations down.
Posted in Holiday, Philadelphia
Tagged Christmas, city, faded, old, Philadelphia, South Philly, spring, urban, worn
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