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52nd to 56th Street on the Market-Frankford El
52nd Street to 56th Street on the Market-Frankford El from Joe Williams on Vimeo.
Posted in Adventures in Commuting
Tagged city, commute, Market-Frankford El, Philadelphia, SEPTA, train, urban, West Philly
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Marlboro Country
The Market-Frankford El had made an unscheduled stop along the rails due to one of those mysterious and omnipresent signal problems. Fortunately this delay afforded me the opportunity to shoot the three-dimensional cigarette sign I had always admired as the … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia
Tagged cigarette advertising, cigarettes, commute, elevated, Joe Williams, Marlboro, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, SEPTA, train, USA
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The Lone Boxcar
Here’s a series of my photo elective shots I took while wandering the “wilds” of Westville, New Jersey trying to find a subject or composition that would please my photography teacher and get me a passing grade. It seems that … Continue reading
Posted in The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, 35mm, abandoned, analog, black and white, boxcar, debris, deserted, Joe Williams, New Jersey, photography, rust belt, sad, train, USA, vintage, Westville
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Water, Tile and Fluorescent Lighting
A very wet train platform at 69th Street Terminal.
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia
Tagged commute, convergence, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, perspective, Philadelphia, photography, SEPTA, subway, tile, train, Upper Darby, water, wet
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Train Wreck
This looks to be the aftermath of a derailment that took place somewhere near where John B. Capewell used to reside. Something as unique and exciting as a train wreck was not going to escape our photographer’s lens! Sadly, there … Continue reading
Posted in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged 1900-1910, analog, antique photograph, coal, crash, derailment, early 20th Century, glass negative, Gloucester County, John B Capewell, New Jersey, parasol, Pennsylvania, photography, railroad, steam, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, train, USA, vintage, Westville, Willceau
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It Came From the Sketchbook – The Brush
This was a guy I saw a few too many times during my commute when I would take SEPTA’s regional rail line. I think a college or two was along the line, and this fellow either worked at a college … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Cartoon, co-ed, college, over-the-hill, punk rock, regional rail line, sad, SEPTA, Sketch, sketchbook, train
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Tiled Corridor
The corridor leading to the interchange between the Market-Frankford El and the Broad Street Line beneath City Hall. Whenever I’m down there, even during rush hour, it seems eerily deserted.
Posted in Philadelphia
Tagged commute, concrete, convergence, perspective, Philadelphia, SEPTA, subway, tile, train, urban
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The Gallery After Dark
We got into Market East Station late last night and the mall connected to the train station was closed. Security gates in mall always remind me of Dawn of the Dead.
Posted in Philadelphia
Tagged commute, Dawn of the Dead, Pennsylvania, Philadephia, SEPTA, train, zombie
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PATCO High Speed Line
Beneath Locust Street in Philadelphia.
Posted in Philadelphia
Tagged commute, convergence, elevated, grate, green, grid, Locust Street, New Jersey, perspective, Philadelphia, subway, train, underground
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Heavy Industry
We’re back with another glass negative by the water shot about 100 or so years ago by John B. Capewell of Westville, New Jersey. I’m not sure where this was shot. Capewell travelled with his camera in tow, and I … Continue reading
Posted in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged 1900-1910, 20th century, America, analog, antique photograph, factory, glass negative, industry, John B Capewell, old, photography, river, rocks, smoke stack, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, train, train tracks, trees, USA, vintage
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