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Looking Up Along Market Street
I detest cell phones particularly “smart” phones so I carry a camera and I look up. I saw this old beauty on Market Street while running some errands.
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged architecture, details, Market Street, old, PA, Philadelphia
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The Sun Sets on Passyunk Avenue
Sunset over Passyunk Avenue in Philadelphia, PA.
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged orange, PA, Passyunk, Philadelphia, sky, sunset, utility poles
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Black and White and Read All Over
Newsstand in the vicinity of 15th and Locust circa 1981. The Photo Elective All 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 black and … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Philadelphia, Photography, The Photo Elective
Tagged 35mm, analog, Locust, newsstand, PA, Philadelphia
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Decaying on the Delaware
The SS United States, the world’s fastest ocean liner, continues to succumb to the elements as it sits docked on the Philadelphia side of the Delaware River.
Posted in Philadelphia, South Philly Safari
Tagged PA, Philadelphia, SS United States
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We Have It, We Fix It
On Island Avenue in Southwest Philly
Posted in Philadelphia
Tagged hardware, Island Avenue, PA, Philadelphia, Southwest Philly, store
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Boxerbear at 4th and Bainbridge
Here’s another fine example of the urban phenomena I call Truck Mascots. This fellow was adorning a commercial garbage truck making a pickup around 4th and Bainbridge.
Posted in Truck Mascots
Tagged garbage, PA, Philadelphia, refuse, toy, trash, trash truck, truck mascot, urban phenomena
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At Third and Market
As kids whenever we would discover something and loudly exclaim, “Look what I FOUND!“ my Dad would reply, “It wasn’t lost.” Such is the case with this art supply store I “found” for myself at 307 Market Street. I guess … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Philadelphia, Pixels Versus Pigment, Stuff Joe Likes, Technique
Tagged art supplies, Artist and Craftsman Supply, PA, Philadelphia, store
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Great Expectations of a Whitman Sampler
Here’s another advertisement from the program/souvenir booklet for the play L’Aiglon starring Maude Adams which played in Philadelphia at The Broad Street Theater back in 1901. At first, I thought this was a pioneer advertisement for a push gift. You … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Philadelphia
Tagged 1901, advertisement, Chestnut Street, chocolate, PA, Philadelphia, religious cult, vintage, Whitman
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