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Tag Archives: urban
Back to School and Back to Work
Beneath Market Street along the Market-Frankford Line.
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia
Tagged Philadelphia, photo manipulation, photography, restaurant, SEPTA, subway, urban
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As Low As 10¢ a Game
Passyunk Hall on South 24th Street in beautiful South Philadelphia!
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.
Posted in Philadelphia
Tagged alley, brick, convergence, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, perspective, Philadelphia, rain, reflection, stone, urban, water, wet
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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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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.
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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