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Tag Archives: South Philadelphia
Mount Sinai
Slowly but surely it’s coming down!
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography, South Philly Safari
Tagged Mount Sinai Hospital, South Philadelphia
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Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters was a play performed by fourth graders at GW Childs Elementary School at 16th and Wharton in South Philadelphia.
Posted in News, Philadelphia, Photography, South Philly Safari
Tagged grade school, mask, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, play, South Philadelphia, South Philly Review, stage, Tina Garceau, USA
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Gray Houses
The 1900 block of South 12th Street.
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography, South Philly Safari
Tagged gray houses, South 12th Street, South Philadelphia
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The Edgar Allen Poe School
I spotted this fabulous architectural ornament while on one of our South Philly Safaris.
Posted in Philadelphia, South Philly Safari
Tagged Edgar Allen Poe, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, South Philadelphia, USA
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Melino’s
One of the great things about South Philadelphia are the corner stores. They’re everywhere, and places like Melino’s on 15th & Ellsworth have been around for generations. Corner stores are there for you when you run out of milk or … Continue reading
2 Towers on Washington Ave
Shot Tower and The Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church which is now The Phat Quang Buddhist Temple way down Washington Avenue shot from way up Washington Avenue with a long lens.
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, South Philadelphia, South Philly
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Concrete Wilderness
I saw an unusual sight that not everyone sees in the brick and mortar urban environment of the City of Philadelphia. In a tree on my block, which is the farthest thing I can imagine from a Marlin Perkins nature … Continue reading
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged hawks, nature in the city, South Philadelphia
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Weathered
Part of the steeple of what was The Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church. The building now houses the Phat Quang Buddhist Temple. Read about it here.


