Top Posts & Pages
-
Recent Posts
- Mini Whisks November 9, 2026
- Caturday November 7, 2026
- Red Lentil & Butternut Squash Soup November 2, 2026
- Day of the Dead November 1, 2026
- The Return of the Scarecrow November 1, 2026
Read Monkey & Bird
Archives
Subscribe via Email
-
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy Pages
Sites of Interest
Tags
- 9th Street
- 1980s
- analog
- antique photograph
- baking
- Cartoon
- cartoons
- cat
- CO2 Comics
- collage
- comic
- comic book
- comics
- digital illustration
- early 20th Century
- feline
- Friday Five
- ginger cats
- glass negative
- Halloween
- horror
- humor
- Illustration
- Joe Williams
- John B Capewell
- kitty
- monster
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia
- Philadelphia College of Art
- photography
- Photoshop
- Plywood
- Plywood the Cat
- Sketch
- sketchbook
- South Philly
- The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
- Tina Garceau
- USA
- vintage
- vintage photos
- Westville
- Willceau
Tag Archives: Philadelphia
The Gates of Hell
I know that we’re basking in the dog days of summer, but Halloween is just around the corner! With October 31st in mind, I decided to take a spooky shot and see what I could do to push it a … Continue reading
Heading East 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
Juniper
Juniper looking North in Philadelphia, PA. It’s sort of a seedy alley that runs parallel to Broad Street. I used to race my bike down here when I worked second shift at a place near 13th and Vine. It wasn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Philadelphia
Tagged Affinity Photo, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography
Leave a comment
Henry H Has Left the Building
An art supply store has operated from this locale close to the corner of 16th and Walnut in what’s known as Center City Philadelphia since 1897. It has changed hands a number of times through the decades, but it’s always … Continue reading
Posted in News, Philadelphia
Tagged 1980s, demolition, destroy, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Taws, Walnut Street
Leave a comment
Happy Birthday Dan!
A very happy birthday to our friend Dan – Vietnam Vet, Phillies fan, photographer extraordinaire, and all-around-good-guy. Hope you have a swinging’ day!
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
2 Comments
Walking City
10th and Market Streets in Philadelphia, PA. One of my From the Hip shots with a point-and-shoot camera with about five minutes of post-processing playing around in Affinity Photo.
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, photo manipulation, Photography
Tagged Affinity Photo, Joe Williams, pedestrian, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, USA, walk, women
Leave a comment
Drake Under Glass
The fabulous Drake shot from the interior of The Kimmel Center of the Performing Arts at Broad and Spruce Streets in Philadelphia. I shot this when I went to see Philadelphia Television legend Gene London.
Posted in Philadelphia
Tagged architecture, Gene London, glass, grid, Joe Williams, Kimmel Center, modern, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, USA
Leave a comment
Gene London
Of the great pantheon of kid show hosts who graced the airwaves and won the hearts and minds of children in the Philadelphia broadcast region, Gene London, the genial host of The Gene London Show is one of the last … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Philadelphia, Stuff Joe Likes
Tagged Cartoon, celebrity, Gene London, kids show, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, television, vintage, WCAU
4 Comments
