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zagg: Frederick is my darling pirate friend, [[xx:some text]] He has adventured in: [[8284:Florida]] /8284 Greece: [[5317:Greece link number 1]] [[5289:Greece link number 2]] [[5270:Greece link number 3]] as well as Macedonia but I don't think any of his photos......

in response to: Snail in the Big City by Franny Wentzel

zagg: I remember my first time in Philadelphia and laughing at such a ridiculous name as 'Wawa'....

in response to: All Commercial Establishments in Philadelphia Are Named After Nonsense Monosyllables by vz

Fran Jetcyk: I am looking for a picture of the wagon and horse that delivered milk. I forget the horse's name that thrilled me on Columbia Ave. in the early '50's. I fed him or......

in response to: Harbison Dairy Milk Bottle by serlingrod

moss: bicycle station has now moved to 171 park ave & Adelphi streets, under the BQE...

in response to: Bicycle Station by Peter

Dan: HI, My Friend and i are coming to visit Philadelphia soon and we wnated to visit some of the locations from the Rocky films, which include his house etc in the Kensington Area, i believe Tuscum......

in response to: Kensington / North Philly Graffiti by serlingrod

anon (75-94-49-3.boi.clearwire-dns.net): I think the coutries with the best city skylines on averge are 1 United States (New York, Los Angleles, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Philadelphia, Seattle, and so many more!!! 2 Canada (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, and......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Joann from Boston, MA: I saw them come galloping through the night streets in Philly. African American cowboys!?! I thought I was hallucinating. I could not believe my eyes. And then, my friend, a native Philadelphian said, "Oh yeah,......

in response to: Urban Cowboys by serlingrod

Ceil Midiri: Concert looks awesome...I live in Philadelphia and I saw 3 days grace, breaking benjamin and live last year in NJ...it was one of the best concerts I ever saw...since it seems like Ozzfest is no......

in response to: Heavy MTL 2008: Disturbed by EvilGentleman

Anna: anon if you were born in 70 then you remember the teenages that hung in the park-- (little park they were called) I know for sure I was picked on alot in the 70's I......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Anna: Now that a team has won in Philadelphia (Souls) I guess the curse is broken! But I didn't see on the news that the El was set on fire or cars and buses were......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

a: [[img:28602]] Las vegas has so many cool hings about its very diverse skyline. [[img:28606]] I think montreal has the best canadian skyline [[img:28603]] Philadelphia is also really cool [[img:28604]] Charlotte has an awsome skyline [[img:28605]] San Fransisco has......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

a: Some of my favories not in order are New York, Montreal, Seattle, LA, Las Vegas, charlotte, Philadelphia, Sydney, and San Fransiso....

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Peter: This is a tale explaining the manner in which my way of life was rotated along a Y axis until it reached a position roughly 180 degrees from that which it started If I could......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

Cecilia Midiri: Okay so, like I said some days are better than others. I'm trying right now to get 4 houses next to me cleaned and sealed. I'm here in the 25th police district. ......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

serlingrod: In response to the last post - first of, let me say that I live in Philadelphia and have worked as a community organizer in Kensington for the past several years. I mention this to......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Who Cares for Kensington: Everyone has someone else to blame and I guess that's the ameriacan way for losers these days. Buildings, streets and real estate agents do no breed ignorance, but sub-cultures do and Kensington is definitely a......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

zagg: HA! I helped make Philadelphia be so big and fab! and YAY for zagg having such a nice easy to find spot. ...

in response to: This Month On Citynoise by Jamie

zagg: I love philadelphia's murals. I don't think I photographed a single one this trip, though a few are cemented in my brain....

in response to: Mural in Progress by serlingrod

zagg: We could have crossed paths - I was in Philadelphia all last week and stayed a block away from Baltimore. I remember the Green / Blue arch away from our walks....

in response to: Journey Down Baltimore Avenue by serlingrod

Joe Seeking Contact: Check the current demographics on Elkin school and it is evident that the neighbor hood makeup has changed. Just like Kensington was wonderful to us as kids, so it is today for the current residents.......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

CE: The first picture is why I love vernacular architecture so much, you can get such a feeling of place from it. When I first looked at the first picture, I forgot to look at......

in response to: Journey Down Baltimore Avenue by serlingrod

Joe: As I review most of the comments posted it seems that there are many faded memories of a better time for Kensington (including many of my comments and memories). I do love history and therefore......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

foosh: I am from Calgary Canada, You said it yourself that New York is the most recognized skyline in the world if it weren't then it wouldn't be so recognized as the most would it! so......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Angie: I currently live in North Philadelphia, (upper Kensington area) and you people make it seem like its hell compared to people who live in poorer countries than here.. I LOVE Philly and will always......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

tasha: i curently reside in the projects the philadelphia housing auth. i go to school and have a job but still proverty stricken i believe the book portrayed good image of the projects. people who......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

Edward: The tiles originally appeared in Philadelphia. The tagger is widely thought to live about 22nd and Walnut Streets. In philadelphia there are hundreds of the tags as well as newer ghost like creatures(think strawbery, vanilla,......

in response to: Toynbee Tiles by Cosmo

Kensington H,S, Vice President: Cold Case does take place in Philadelphia. And the main girl detective (blond haired - is that Lilly Rush ?) is suppose to come from Fishtown....

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Brian Mackay: My Grandfather Douglas Mackay, was born in 124 Houston Street in 1903. His father, Charles Mackay, previously lived at 234 Watt St in 1900 when he married. My grandfather emigrated to Philadelphia in the US......

in response to: 11 Stanley Place, Kinning Park by kobe

da man: wow ive never heard of brisbane before. it looks awesome and the setting is pretty. this just became one of my top 10 skylines. and i agree with ?!$@#, the 2IFC building in HK does......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

?!$@#: my top 15 1. Chicago 2. Sydney 3. Shanghai 4. New York 5. Makati 6. Tokyo 7. Hong Kong 8. San Francisco 9. Kuala Lampur 10. Seattle 11. Toronto 12. Philadelphia 13. Seoul 14. Boston 15. Singapore 7. ...

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

zagg: Wow, I love this bridge. I'll be in Philadelphia in May... may need to find it to take some pictures....

in response to: Spring Is Here, Unofficially.. by serlingrod

Ronald V. Regan, Sr.: My mother (Paula/Polla) Zelius (married nams Regan) was born on BArren Island in 1906. HEr mother was Genevive, and dad was Vincente' Zelius. There were a total of five children in the Zelius family. By......

in response to: Barren Island by CartLegger

Phillip Zimmerman: I grew up in Kensington, on Westmoreland St. I moved to Ohio and oftern return to visit my family still living in Philadelphia. When I am there, by brother and I go to Four Sons......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Bob: I have lived in Lawrence, KS as well. I have traveled this great land of ours extensively (Driven through every state east of the rockies and south of New York) I am not saying all......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

adam: Philadelphia has no shortage of protestors.. Damn shame it doesn't do much...

in response to: End This War by serlingrod

serlingrod: Montrealers seemed very tolerant of my girlfriend and I whenever we asked to speak English, for Englsih menus, etc. They would start off in French, notice the confused looks on our faces, then switch to......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

serlingrod: haha! this is great! this is two blocks from my apartment! vz, you live at 20th & chestnut? if you look closely outside of Wawa you'll see a bike locked up on that rack by......

in response to: All Commercial Establishments in Philadelphia Are Named After Nonsense Monosyllables by vz

Cay: Dee I remember them real pretzels. They were unlike anything I've tasted. A couple of years ago I was in midtown for a month with a group of coworkers. I tried explaining the pretzels to......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

Lakim: I'm from brooklyn born and raised straight outta the section of East New York it's one of the the worst sections in brooklyn we had bloods, crips, latin kings exc. And it was broken down......

in response to: Dangerous to Walk Around Brooklyn? by Jayne

Mark: I believe this mosaic is on Schell St., which is a very small street that is just east of, and parallel to, 9th St. It's about a half block South of South Street. ......

in response to: Mosaic, 19147 by vz

EvilGentleman: I think Philadelphia is more like America's **first** great city. I wonder how long it took to put up the giant banner? And in the second photo, I like the no turn sign accompanying the one way......

in response to: America\'s Next Great City by serlingrod

EvilGentleman: If I am right, it is at the corner of Philadelphia and Custis here: [[http://maps.google.ca/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&q=&om=1&t=k&ll=39.508014,-76.164951&spn=0.001008,0.001808&z=19]]...

in response to: New Ideal Diner by EvilGentleman

serlingrod: [[img:19662]] Philadelphia - gotta rep where I'm from! ...

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

serlingrod: [[img:19661]] Center City Philadelphia, 2nd floor rear of 2023 Walnut Street....

in response to: Post a Picture of Directly Outside Your Window by CE

serlingrod: Jamie, this is not a true representation of Philadelphia as a whole. In addition to Center City, Philly is really a collection of neighborhoods. The area I photographed (Vine to Fairmount from Broad to 9th)......

in response to: Spring Garden / West Poplar / Loft District: Lost in Transition by serlingrod

:peru: haha someone just linked me to this i did that as a commission for net net, the piece reads NET2(squared - because im a square) you can get a better flic kof it here: http://celphexploitedart.com/portfolio/netnet.htm my trick with......

in response to: Laundromat Graf by CE

GGP: [[img:18142]] Philadelphia Seaport Museum, submarine exhibit....

in response to: robot building by elaine

Beadle and Tatum: http://www.thefilthandthefury.co.uk/images/congrat1a.jpg Its a hand written rambling note about the Sex Pistols calling the mueseum a "piss stain". There was some pettitioning and a USA today poll that helped locate the hall. I did some research, this is the......

in response to: RIP Robert Jr Lockwood by Beadle and Tatum

dfwtiger: I have a PowerShot SD600 Digital Elph...

in response to: Grain Tower by dfwtiger

zagg: whoever said Philadelphia didn't have sidewalks?...

in response to: West Philadelphia by Nairi

dfwtiger: Believe it or not....I have moved to a digital camera....it is easy to carry with me throughout the day. I use a Cannon PowerShot SD600 digital elph. I never touch up the pictures...I......

in response to: How I See Fort Worth by dfwtiger

Cosmo: Wow, Peter, excellent find! I see from their photo gallery that there might have been a third tile in Detroit that I didn't know about. Also, there is at least one "new school"......

in response to: Toynbee Tiles by Cosmo

Peter: also check [[http://www.resurrectdead.com]] and for more photos, particularly: [[http://www.resurrectdead.com/sightings_index_philadelphia.htm]] [[http://www.resurrectdead.com/sightings_index_nyc.htm]] [[http://www.resurrectdead.com/sightings_index_other_cities.htm]]...

in response to: Toynbee Tiles by Cosmo

anon (69-167-207-168.atlsfl.adelphia.net): big muther ufkin scam dolla in da buildin holla at ya boy boy rip henrok 4 life fuk all yall haters get money bitch ...

in response to: Bronx river by barry

AWOL: Why does it seem like everyone thinks that their own hometown deserves mention? This is someone's perception fo the Top 15. That doesn't mean every city is going to make the list, nor that everyone......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Marci: Ok... so what about Philadelphia? ...

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

phill: Is cabrini green really that dangerous? I mean it can't be like iraq where you walk in a literally a expolision happens. I think it's pretty much just exagerated. Chicago today is no where near......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

phill: Is cabrini green really that dangerous? I mean it can't be like iraq where you walk in a literally a expolision happens. I think it's pretty much just exagerated. Chicago today is no where near......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

anon (70-39-15-184.clvdoh.adelphia.net): dude reps ure a fukn white dude i wana do dat sort of shit now yaya new zealand bombing reps shoutouts to glok mnk tak kase gyzma gzee sprat...

in response to: JA: A True NYC King by Peter

A Poet in Philadelphia: Correction on second sentence of the above - meant to say I agree with the comments of the previous writer, not that I agree with "them" meaning the conservative US view....

in response to: snapshots on a refrigerator by manda

A Poet in Philadelphia: Having lived in Belfast several times, I can agree wholeheartedly with the above comment that the change begins with the person in the mirror. And having lived in the US for most of my......

in response to: snapshots on a refrigerator by manda

anon (ca-redbch-cuda1-c9c-203.stmnca.adelphia.net): someone needs to do the same to that woman for wearing those shoes and making such a horrible face. she looks like the type that would stand there and wait for everyone to come up......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

Carltan : uhh i dont think i can really describe whats happening..its like they put chocolate inside a twinkie or something...it might be good but it looks LIKE TRASH -carltan guelph ,on ,canada...

in response to: Cabbage Town BauHaus by Biff

Carltan : yes..i have a great intrist in picutres in general..i like these and i visitied your website. Nice work...the least picture is my favorite, reminds me of my home..Le meiulleur place pour moi..-bye calrtan guelph,ontario,canada...

in response to: My Works on Brick Lane (London, GB) by Jef Aerosol from Lille

lisa: i dont know if these pics are really from that place and time or not but i lived if fergus my whole life up untill the past 2 years which ive lived in guelph and......

in response to: the august 19th, 2005 tornado hoax by jeeff

Jim: I love all the anti NY sentiment by philadelphians here(Stubborn!). Pride in where you grew up is great but to knock a place in philly because they reference or came from another town is......

in response to: NYPD Pizza by vz

Ecofer: I do recognize the adult center from JFK in Philly. Can anyone tell me more? I you would like to see more great neon signs in Philadelphia, and South Jersey visit http://www.empressneon.com...

in response to: Neon by vz

delphine: i've studied the irish civilisation in university and then, i decided to come in northern ireland to learn things far from the books and the classrooms, i've been living here for 5 months. i have......

in response to: The Bogside by norniron

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: My Cannon PowerShot S400 Digital Elph looks cute, though. ...

in response to: Mack Doggies by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

angiesugarshine : i don't usually comment, but... I was born and raised in Philly, and can GUARANTEE at about 99% positivity that that pizza shop is run by NY'ers, most likely members of the NYPD. If you ever have......

in response to: NYPD Pizza by vz

Rafinator: I just found out about Parkour and i've been dying to try it out. if anyone could maybe tell me how to get startd it'd be great. I live in Philadelphia, PA United......

in response to: Le Parkour: An Introduction by 3flow

joey: i recently rode a segway at an office party. i had a blast. but, as it was pointed out on another post- from philadelphia - it is difficult to look 'cool' while riding a segway....

in response to: NYPD Segways by Peter

j 3: In my neighborhood, there's a stickup of one of those hooded figures. I'm convinced he's the same one. I live in Philadelphia, and the stickup is on North 12th street East side of......

in response to: ProHo Graffiti... by Peter

yizzo: that is not the tallest building in Philadelphia. The tallest are on Market St or JFK...

in response to: Walnut & Liberty by Nairi

joe griggs: The two buildings are not projects,they are regular apartment buildings where regular working people live.Back in the 70's they were considered luxury apartments where a few of the Philadelphia celebrities could be found living and......

in response to: projects, against a beautiful sky by vz

vz: sigh.. if only those were the only things left unsaid but on a brighter note, annti-starbbucks operattions prediicted to riise 2000% in the philladelphiia aarea over the nexxt severral weeeks...

in response to: angel pasteups by vz

'Yunker: Nice photo. FYI, Manayunk isn't "near Philly" -- it's actually part of the city proper. Before 1990, Manayunk was a decaying industrial section of Philadelphia, not the upscale shopping enclave that it is today. As......

in response to: Ladies\' Entrance by JJ

Nairi: This picture is beautiful. I feel like skinny dipping in the water, it looks so clean, unlike the Delaware River in Philadelphia....

in response to: Shipping Cranes by fuzzytank

V.F.: In the reflections of the bland Express store windows you can see the Art Institute of Philadelphia building which is a stunning building. The art deco/machine age design seems so out of place when......

in response to: art deco echo by vz

naj a la plage: awesome! awesome! awesome! as a Philadelphian this really hits home....

in response to: South Kensington Deindustrialization by Kevin

nairi: Re: urban form in north philadelphia wow..I love those pictures. Very Urban. ...

in response to: urban form in north philadelphia by Kevin

bert: what a great series of photos from Philadelphia. I really enjoyed these. This one is especially nice. I like to know a little more about these, where they were taken. What are the mosaic's all about......

in response to: Crown Motel by vz

elfgerber: My great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather, John Falls (maybe originally McFalls or MacFalls) emigrated from Northern Ireland in the beginning of the 18th centurty to environs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I've always been curious whether "Falls Road" was......

in response to: Falls Road: Belfast by Jamie

Kevin: thanks...forgot to mention this is north philadelphia, near where I live......

in response to: South Kensington Deindustrialization by Kevin