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Tag Archives: urban
As Low As 10¢ a Game
Passyunk Hall on South 24th Street in beautiful South Philadelphia!
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Posted in Philadelphia
Tagged bingo, ghost sign, peeling paint, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, sign, South Philly, urban, vintage, weathered
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A Wet Alley in Center City
Off of Locust Street between 12th and 13th Streets.
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Posted in Philadelphia
Tagged alley, brick, convergence, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, perspective, Philadelphia, rain, reflection, stone, urban, water, wet
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Cold and Wet
Along Washington Avenue in South Philadelphia
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Tagged cold, diamond plate, grimy, metal, night, November, perspective, Philadelphia, texture, urban, wet, Willceau
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Beneath Market Street
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Tagged glass block, Joe Williams, Market-Frankford El, metal grime, Philadelphia, photography, SEPTA, subway, tile, urban
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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.
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Tagged commute, concrete, convergence, perspective, Philadelphia, SEPTA, subway, tile, train, urban
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Ivins, Dietz & Magee
Here’s an advertisement for Ivins, Dietz & Magee from the program/souvenir booklet for the play L’Aiglon starring Maude Adams which played in Philadelphia at The Broad Street Theater back in 1901.
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Posted in Blast from the Past, Philadelphia
Tagged 1901, ad, carpet and rug manufacturers, industry, Kensington, manufacturer, Market Street, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, urban, vintage
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Truck Mascots
Here’s a new category dedicated to the phenomena that I call Truck Mascots. This is when drivers or crews of industrial trucks, usually garbage trucks, find a discarded toy stuffed animal and lash it to the grill of their vehicles … Continue reading
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Tagged Autocar, blue collar, flying maiden, industrial, mascot, phenomena, photography, stuffed animals, truck, urban
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Have Tokens, Will Travel or Mrs. Crankipants Does Public Transit
Public transportation can be a pleasant convenience for getting around a major metropolitan area, but let Mr. Crankipants’ favorite spouse offer you kids some valuable advice particularly to you recent arrivals who thought it would be, like, awesome to live … Continue reading
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Tagged bus, city, collect calls from jail, El, humor, Mrs. Crankipants, public transit, smell, urban
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