Tag Archives: Philadelphia

King of the Delawares

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Here’s one that John Capewell shot across the Delaware in Pennsylvania.

Posted in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection | Tagged analog, antique photograph, early 20th Century, glass negative, John B Capewell, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Teedyuscung, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, USA, vintage | 2 Comments

It’s April 30th

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Joe_Williams

…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 | 2 Comments

All-Star Wrestling

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Tina Garceau

Posted in Italian Market, Photography | Tagged 9th Street, action figures, Italian Market, Philadelphia, South Philadelphia, toys, wrestling | 2 Comments

The Greatest Store That Ever Was

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Joe_Williams

I was digging through a dusty 4-drawer filing cabinet in my studio when I came upon this catalog for a sadly gone but not forgotten store — Rocketships & Accessories!

Posted in Blast from the Past, Collecting, Curious Clutter | Tagged 1980s, cartoons, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Robots, science fiction, South Street, toys, vintage | 2 Comments

The Best Place To Satisfy The Inner Man

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Tina Garceau

This is an advertisement for Hotel Bornot 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.

Posted in Blast from the Past, News | Tagged Hotel Bornot, Philadelphia, places that aren't there anymore, Rathskeller | 2 Comments

American Wax Museum

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Yes, Philadelphia once had a wax museum, and fortunately it was AIR CONDITIONED! The wax figures never would have survived a summer in The City of Brotherly Love if it wasn’t!

Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Philadelphia | Tagged 1960s, American Wax Museum, field trip, Funny Girl, historic, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, The Bourse, Valley Forge Music Fair, vintage, wax | 3 Comments

Waterlogged Olympians and Huey Lewis Shoes at 13th and Kimball

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Joe_Williams

Spotted on the corner of 13th Street and Kimball in South Philadelphia – a hardback semi-autobiography of Michael Phelps and a two-tone shoe that was probably the height of fashion in the 1980s.