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Tag Archives: Italian Market
Sarcone’s
“Man cannot live by bread alone.” The guy who coined this phrase never bought bread here.
Posted in Glorious Food
Tagged 9th Street, Italian Market, really good bread, Sarcone's
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Fruits & Produce
Posted in Food, Italian Market, Philadelphia
Tagged 9th Street, fruit and produce, Italian Market, open air market, vintage signs
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Rules of the Stand
This is a handmade sign hung outside of a stand in the Italian Market in South Philadelphia. The market and the characters that work and shop there are among the reasons why I love this town.
Posted in Philadelphia
Tagged 9th Street, characters, Food, handmade sign, humor, Italian Market, Joe Brown, market, open market, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, South Philly, stand
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Mikey Wild
On Saturday, I was shopping on 9th Street in Philadelphia’s Italian Market. I spotted an older woman at one of the stands who looked vaguely familiar. It wasn’t until I got a little closer and saw a table full of … Continue reading
Posted in News, Philadelphia
Tagged Dracula, Italian Market, John Lennon, Mikey Wild, punk rock, Vincent Price
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Truck Mascots – Kermit
Here’s another in our series of Truck Mascots. This time it’s Kermit lashed to the front of a huge commercial garbage truck that we spotted on 9th Street in Philadelphia’s Italian Market.
Posted in Truck Mascots
Tagged Italian Market, Kermit, Muppet, Philadelphia, trash, truck
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