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Tag Archives: Philadelphia
A Neoclassical Mystery SOLVED!
I posted this monument/fountain not knowing what or where it was or is, hoping that one of my faithful readers would come through, and my readers came through! A couple people suggested that this was in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park, but … Continue reading
Happy New Year from Broad Street!
Posted in Holiday, News, Philadelphia
Tagged 2014, amateur, Broad Street, color, costumes, fabulous, heart, love, Mummers, mummery, Parade, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia's Mummers Parade 2014, Philly, ritual, South Philadelphia, String Band, tradition
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The Archetypal Truck Mascot
The other day I chased after a garbage truck dressed in my pajamas. What it was doing in my pajamas I’ll never know.
Posted in Truck Mascots
Tagged garbage, garbage truck, phenomena, Philadelphia, trash, truck mascot, urban
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A Bird of Prey on South Street
Whilst walking on one of my South Philly Safaris with my son on a particularly cold and crisp morning I noticed a larger than normal bird out of the corner of my eye. One gets so used to seeing the … Continue reading
Posted in Philadelphia
Tagged Accipiter cooperii, bird of prey, Bon Appétit, Cooper's Hawk, hunter, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, raptor, South Street, urban, wild life, Willceau
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Three the Hard Way
Here’s another fine example of that bizarre urban phenomena that I call Truck Mascots. A truck mascot is usually a discarded toy or stuffed animal that is lashed to the grill of large commercial or municipal trucks. Generally the trucks … Continue reading
69th Street
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia
Tagged 69th Street, Philadelphia, Tower Theater, Upper Darby, urban
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Posted in Philadelphia
Tagged City Hall, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, Willceau
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It Was a Very Good Year
17 years ago today, Tina and I walked down an aisle at Saint Paul’s; then we walked to Ralph’s Italian Restaurant for lunch, and then we and our wedding party walked back to our house where we were entertained by … Continue reading
Posted in Drawer Cards, News
Tagged 17, annivesary, Drawer Cards, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Ralph's, Saint Paul, South Philadelphia, Tony Dell, Triangle Tavern
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