Tag Archives: USA

Reading Terminal Spring 1984

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Joe_Williams

I took this picture as a student at The Philadelphia College of Art. I think a classroom of illustration majors was dispatched to Philadelphia’s Reading Terminal Market to annoy shoppers and vendors with our 35mm SLR cameras in order to … Continue reading →

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1201 Bar

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Joe_Williams

Sign adorning the 1201 Bar located at 1201 S 28th St, Philadelphia, PA 19146

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The Sixth Sense

Posted on November 27, 2018 by Joe_Williams

This is the house used as the residence of Haley Joel Osment’s character in the supernatural classic The Sixth Sense. My guess is the door was swapped out to make the location appear to be an apartment building. While watching … Continue reading →

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A Teenage Werewolf in a Juvenile Sketchbook

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Joe_Williams

A couple of doodles in the cheap sketchbook. The paper bleeds like crazy with ink and does not work to well with the water soluble pencils, but is real happy with my red leads and Blackwing 602 pencil.

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Broad Street Subway Substation No. 7

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Joe_Williams

I spied this hidden gem as I was walking South on Broad Street. This architectural beauty dates from 1929 and is located at 408-10 S. Juniper Street. Juniper runs parallel to Broad Street, and I shot this from a parking … Continue reading →

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Heading to 69th Street

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Joe_Williams

Heading to the 69th Street Terminal aboard the Market-Frankford Elevated Train.

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Changed My Mind

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Joe_Williams

I was all set to use another cheap sketchbook hoping that it would turn into another Sketchbook from Heaven when I found the sketchbook pictured above . This was also a Christmas gift purchased from a big box store by … Continue reading →

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Orange Stacks near The Devil’s Pocket

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Joe_Williams

Stacks of an energy plant in the vicinity of The Devil’s Pocket in South Philadelphia.

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Another Cheap Sketchbook Bites the Dust

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Joe_Williams

The Llama Sketchbook: December 27, 2017 to September 29, 2018 Well, at least there is a llama beneath the stickers. In the back and forth of my commutes, my sketchbooks take a beating so I encrust them with whatever stickers … Continue reading →

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Urban Texture

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Joe_Williams

Off of Rittenhouse Square in what is known as Center City in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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