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Looking Up in Philly
A small portion of City Hall where Broad and Market Streets intersect.
Last Weekend for The Pool
Our neighborhood pool is still open and will remain open until Labor Day. This is an unusual but welcome move for the parks and recreation department. They are usually closed by now, but I’m not going to think too hard … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday, Philadelphia
Tagged Labor Day 2023, Philadelphia, pool, South Philly, summer
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With The Comico Boys
Among the well worn stack of comics that I refer to as Barbershop Comics was an old issue of the X-Men that hit the stands late in 1981. There is nothing special about that particular issue, but the advertisement above … Continue reading
South Philadelphia in the ’40s.
Family friend Aunt Francis with my Mom in South Philadelphia back in the ’40s.
Posted in Blast from the Past, Looking South, Philadelphia
Tagged 1940s, Mother's Day, Philadelphia, South Philadelphia
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Looking West from 61st and Passyunk
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged Passyunk, Philadelphia, poles, sky, sunset
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Looking Up Along Market Street
I detest cell phones particularly “smart” phones so I carry a camera and I look up. I saw this old beauty on Market Street while running some errands.
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged architecture, details, Market Street, old, PA, Philadelphia
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The Sun Sets on Passyunk Avenue
Sunset over Passyunk Avenue in Philadelphia, PA.
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged orange, PA, Passyunk, Philadelphia, sky, sunset, utility poles
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