Tag Archives: Philadelphia

A Mack with a Quack

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Joe_Williams

I spotted this fowl truck mascot on 5th Street in Philadelphia, PA.

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Termini Bros.

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Tina Garceau

This bakery opened in 1921, and God bless them – they haven’t changed a thing. The neon sign outside, the wooden bakery cases, the original tin ceiling – it’s like stepping into a wonderful time warp. And their pastries ain’t … Continue reading →

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Back to School and Back to Work

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Beneath Market Street along the Market-Frankford Line.

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As Low As 10¢ a Game

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Passyunk Hall on South 24th Street in beautiful South Philadelphia!

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The Broad Street Blues

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Playing around with Photoshop alternative Acorn on my Hackintosh.

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It Came From the Save-A-Lot

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another example of that urban phenomena known as Truck Mascots. Truck Mascots are usually discarded toys or stuffed animals that truckers rescue from a sad and sorry fate in a landfill and lash them to the grill of their … Continue reading →

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BJ – Like BJ Thomas, Right?

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Joe_Williams

As I wrote last week, we had cable television in Southern New Jersey in the late 1970s so we did not have to suffer the garbage that the broadcast networks were airing in lieu of genuine entertainment. We were probably … Continue reading →

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John Pulls the Strings Again

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another picture similar to last week’s where photographer John Capewell inserts himself as part of one of his photographs by triggering his camera’s shutter via the string he is tugging.

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Sunrise on the Delaware

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Joe_Williams
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