{"id":12174,"date":"2022-07-22T07:32:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T11:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=12174"},"modified":"2022-07-22T07:29:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T11:29:12","slug":"boot-saddle-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2022\/07\/22\/boot-saddle-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Boot & Saddle Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Boot&SaddleSign\"
\nThis is a shot from a while back before the iconic Boot and Saddle sign on South Broad Street was restored. It was a wondrous relic in its decay, but now it looks as it did when it was first installed. Sadly the club beneath this sign could not withstand the lack of business due to the lockdowns and has long since shut their doors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is a shot from a while back before the iconic Boot and Saddle sign on South Broad Street was restored. It was a wondrous relic in its decay, but now it looks as it did when it was first … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4079,104,2093,3809],"tags":[2411,1137,2412,3669,1527,336,112],"class_list":["post-12174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-looking-south","category-philadelphia","category-photography-2","category-south-philly-safari","tag-boot-and-saddle-bar","tag-broad-street","tag-decay","tag-philadelphia","tag-rust","tag-vintage","tag-weathered"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-3am","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12256,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2013\/03\/23\/sole-of-the-boot\/","url_meta":{"origin":12174,"position":0},"title":"Sole of the Boot","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"March 23, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Rumor is that they're renovating to reopen, but it's quiet.","rel":"","context":"In "Philadelphia"","block_context":{"text":"Philadelphia","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/category\/philadelphia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Boot and Saddle","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8387\/8543316530_c72e79e69f_z.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8387\/8543316530_c72e79e69f_z.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8387\/8543316530_c72e79e69f_z.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":18968,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2015\/06\/09\/the-boot-saddle-sign-restored\/","url_meta":{"origin":12174,"position":1},"title":"The Boot & Saddle Sign RESTORED!","author":"Joe_Williams","date":"June 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"If you've driven, biked, walked or crawled along South Broad Street near the Ellsworth subway stop in Philadelphia over the past several decades, you've probably seen this sign: The bar was vacant for years, but it's recently been refurbished and is seeing new life as a bar and music venue\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Philadelphia"","block_context":{"text":"Philadelphia","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/category\/philadelphia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Boot and Saddle Sign at night","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/boot-not-lit.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/boot-not-lit.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/boot-not-lit.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19006,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2015\/06\/11\/wheres-my-boot\/","url_meta":{"origin":12174,"position":2},"title":"Where’s My Boot?!","author":"Joe_Williams","date":"June 11, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I had just written about the beautifully restored Boot & Saddle Sign on Broad Street in South Philadelphia, and I was looking forward to it being lit up and sharing a shot on the site when this happened!Hey, what gives?! 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