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Tag Archives: Philadelphia
Caturday
Photos of felines in and around Philadelphia Continue reading
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Terrible Movie, Great Soundtrack: The Unlikely Brilliance of Casino Royale’s Music
Back in the day, I stumbled across a song that grabbed me and wouldn’t let go. It was on WPEN, a Philadelphia “easy listening” station that’s long gone, catering to the Geritol set with its smooth, unhip vibes. I’d heard … Continue reading
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Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Stuff Joe Likes
Tagged 1960s, adult contemporary, Burt Bacharach, Casino Royale, concept album, Dusty Springfield, easy listening, Frank Zappa, Herb Alpert, James Bond, Philadelphia, physical media, pop music, Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In, soundtrack, South Street, spoof, The Look of Love, Tower Records, WPEN
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Caturday
Photos of felines in and around Philadelphia Continue reading
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Posted in News
Tagged cat, feline, ginger cats, Philadelphia, photography, Plywood the Cat, USA
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Photo Elective • Applying Lipstick
Here’s another Photo Elective shot by Tina Garceau of Tina Garceau! As I’ve written 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 shoot and process 35mm black and white … Continue reading
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Posted in Photo Restoration, Photography, The Photo Elective
Tagged 35mm, analog, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, Tina Garceau, USA
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The End of Summer
The Sacks Pool bereft of water thus bereft of life. It’s weird passing by a place that was teeming with noisy activity just a week or so ago and is now as quiet as a tomb. The lifeguards are gone … Continue reading
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Posted in Looking South, Philadelphia, Photography, South Philly Safari
Tagged abandoned, Philadelphia, pool, quiet, summer
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Reading Terminal Headhouse
12th and Market Streets in Philadelphia, PA Construction began in 1891 and was completed in 1893, with the headhouse officially opening as part of the Reading Terminal in 1893. Designed by Francis H. Kimball, a prominent New York-based architect known … Continue reading
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Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia
Tagged 19th Century, architecture, city, commute, Market Street, Philadelphia, train, urban
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That Ain’t Rite
20 to 30 years ago it seemed like new pharmacies were being built in South Philadelphia on top of one another. Now they all seem to be closing. Recently the area lost a CVS and a Walgreens and now this … Continue reading
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Posted in Looking South
Tagged closing, out of business, Philadelphia, Rite-Aid, South Philly
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