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Oyster Mushrooms
Posted in Collage, Illustration, Italian Market
Tagged collage, Italian Market, oyster mushrooms, vintage
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Artichokes
Posted in Collage, Illustration, Italian Market, Photography
Tagged 9th Street, artichokes, collage, Italian Market, photography, vintage
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Bok Choy Betty
Posted in Collage, Food, Illustration, Italian Market, photo manipulation, Photography
Tagged bok choy, collage, photography, vegetables, vintage
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The Sign Remains
My son and I have a Thanksgiving tradition where we wander aimlessly around the streets of Philadelphia. Yesterday was bitterly cold, but beautifully sunny so we bundled up; grabbed the DSLR and headed out the door. We went South on … Continue reading
Posted in Looking South
Tagged Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, South Philly, vintage
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The Drake from 15th Street
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged architecture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, The Drake, vintage
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Fat Sacks of CASH
Apparently, some time around the middle of the twentieth century this fellow was making FAT SACKS OF CASH selling America’s Greatest Family Newspaper GRIT. At least that was the potential promise to young entrepreneurs willing to sell this weekly publication … Continue reading
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1967, advertisement, comic book, comics, Grit, Marvel, newsprint, Two-Gun Kid, vintage
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William Shatner, Star of “For The People?”
Before the Promise margarine commercials; well before T.J. Hooker, and a bit before he sat on the bridge of the Enterprise, the Shat sat on the panel of What’s My Line? in 1965 where avuncular host John Charles Daly introduced him … Continue reading
Posted in Weird World of the Roku
Tagged 1965, cord cutters, gameshow, Roku, Star Trek, television, vintage, What's My Line?, William Shatner
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Fancy Fiat
I spotted this 1969 Fiat 500L on 9th Street over the weekend. I’m not really clear as to why it’s there – perhaps some kind of promotion, or a labor of love – the decoration is hand painted, and not … Continue reading
Posted in Italian Market, News, Philadelphia
Tagged 9th Street, Fiat, South Philadelphia, vintage
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