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Around Westville’s Pond
This is far from being a spectacular photo, but people who live, lived in or walked around Westville, New Jersey probably know exactly where I took this shot.
Posted in The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Joe Williams, Parkview, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, pond, USA, vintage, water, Westville, Willceau
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Sunset from 17th Street
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, South Philly, sunset, USA
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The Fall of 1982
I think this is somewhere near Gateway Regional High School late in 1982. I shot this for a photo elective course I was required to take as an illustration major at the Philadelphia College of Art. I think the skeletal … Continue reading
Posted in The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, field, Joe Williams, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, Photoshop, spooky, tree, USA, vintage, Westville, Willceau, Woodbury Heights
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Up on the Circle
The following frames are among my favorite shots from this Photo Elective series. They are photos of a defunct greasy spoon known as the Murphy House that sat before a swampy marsh up in the area where Westville ended.
Posted in The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, 35mm, analog, diner, eatery, Food, greasy spoon, Murphy House, New Jersey, Pan-X, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, Psycho, rust belt, USA, vintage, Westville, Willceau
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Traffic Stop at Broadway and Olive
Broadway and Olive circa 1982. Scanned from a negative.
Posted in The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Joe Williams, New Jersey, Philadelphia College of Art, USA, vintage, Westville
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Outside of Little Pete’s
We’re back again with more fabulous but somewhat damaged frames of film from the early 1980s. The year is 1981 and Tina Garceau is outside of Little Pete’s restaurant trying to fulfill a class credit requirement by snapping photos in … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1981, 35mm, analog, black and white, film, Little Pete's, Pan-X, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, Tina Garceau, USA, vintage, Willceau
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In My Room
Here’s another Photo Elective shot that seems more like an act of desperation than an intentional attempt at art.
Posted in Blast from the Past, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Dawn of the Dead, Halloween, horror, Joe Williams, John Carpenter, New Jersey, Philadelphia College of Art, USA, vintage, Westville, zombie
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Fox Cleaners
Off of my beaten track but it’s Philadelphia just the same. 7343 Elmwood Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19142
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia
Tagged drive, Fox Cleaners, Island Avenue, Joe Williams, letters, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, urban, USA
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Lee-Locke Tombstone
Here’s another Photo Elective shot I took in South Jersey back in 1982. My camera was focused and my mind fixed upon the subject of death and decay because I was a horror film fanatic at the time, and I … Continue reading
Posted in News, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, 35mm, analog, black and white, graveyard, Green Cemetery, Joe Williams, New Jersey, USA, vintage
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