Tag Archives: Philadelphia

Truck Mascots – Kermit

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another in our series of Truck Mascots. This time it’s Kermit lashed to the front of a huge commercial garbage truck that we spotted on 9th Street in Philadelphia’s Italian Market.

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Jerry Blavat Loves Me!

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Tina Garceau

Jerry Blavat Loves Me!

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Monkey & Bird Mini-Comic! It’s Mini-Comic Madness!

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Part I Bill Cucinotta told us about the Philadelphia Alternative Comic Convention a while back, and Tina, Bill and I all planned on attending to see what the other kids are up to as Tina put it in her entry … Continue reading →

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End of an Era, Part II – Electric Boogaloo or The Other Shoe Drops

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Joe_Williams

A while back I wrote about the TLA Video store off of South Street shuttering its doors. Now comes word that the store on Locust Street in what’s referred to as Center City in Philadelphia is closing down for business … Continue reading →

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Ghosts of Philadelphia’s Past – Bellevue Health Baths

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Joe_Williams

A couple years ago I was wandering around what’s known as Center City in Philadelphia when I took this picture. This sign is on the corner of Sansom and Juniper between 13th and Broad. I’ve been up and down this … Continue reading →

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Frank Rizzo on Broad Street

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Joe_Williams

It’s 1982, and I’m walking North on Broad Street not far from the Philadelphia College of Art where I was attending at the time when suddenly former Mayor Frank Rizzo appears larger than life. I’m not sure if there was … Continue reading →

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Gaiety Sandwich Shop

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Another one of my art school photos from Philadelphia in 1982 although I didn’t really intend this shot to be art. We would get these assignments to shoot some subject matter or other, and rather than waste shots, I would … Continue reading →

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Ode to a Long Gone 5 & 10¢ Store

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Joe_Williams

This is a shot I took back in 1982 at around the same time I took this shot recently used by Philadelphia Magazine. This Woolworth’s was on Chestnut Street just off of Broad. It had everything you could want from … Continue reading →

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The Lost Art of the Mix Tape – Touch the Magic Organ

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Joe_Williams

While I was doing some much needed de-cluttering, I came across a cache of old audio cassettes. Most of them were professional, pre-recorded crap I bought from the remainder bins of defunct chain record stores such as Sam Goody and … Continue reading →

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