Around Philly 1
01/04/05
Near the trestle
Rittenhouse Square
South Philly
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The last couple of pics are kinda sad, that was someone's front room once, probably kept immaculately clean.
Posted by: recountess at January 4, 2005 06:28 AM
I miss philly. I caught so many great old film at the old TLA. Nice shots, Mike.
Posted by: Joseph Holmes at January 4, 2005 09:09 AM
Whoo! Adequate Yearly Progress! We should all aspire to such lofty goals.
Posted by: Jesse at January 4, 2005 01:31 PM
Is "Adequate Yearly Progress" something to brag about?!?!
Posted by: dallas girl at January 4, 2005 01:59 PM
I think not!
Posted by: Caren at January 4, 2005 02:32 PM
God I miss living in Philadelphia! Pittsburgh has its weirdness, but just not the same as Philly!
You can still find some real old school OBEY and Giant posters around town just off of South Street. Back in the late 90's those things were all over the place and I had no idea what they were then.
Posted by: Michael at January 4, 2005 05:12 PM
actually, adequate yearly progress is kind of a big deal to schools. it is tied to federal money from Bush's no child left behind.
Posted by: busboy789 at January 7, 2005 06:14 PM
So Sad. But great work.Some of the most pitiful sites make for wonderful art.
Posted by: Tatess at January 7, 2005 09:38 PM
Philly shots are amazing.
Posted by: amy at January 7, 2005 11:42 PM
Wow, i'm getting a vaguely Aaron Siskind Vibe on the last 2nd and 3rd to last pics
Posted by: Isaac at January 8, 2005 10:31 PM
philadelphia is second only to brooklyn. love park, south black, north irish, all soul. philly is a great city.
Posted by: enright at January 9, 2005 07:21 AM
Oh Mike I missed you! I would of loved to hang around while you took photos and showed you some stuff.
Posted by: Robin at January 10, 2005 02:07 PM
these pictures are amazing, i love the last one.
i'm here in finland and all i want to do is see the places in the pictures.
Posted by: laura, finland at January 12, 2005 05:56 AM
wow - that third from the bottom is stunning.
Posted by: Daniel Porter at January 14, 2005 02:10 PM
In response to Laura from Finland, please trust that you probably do not want to venture into the places here. It only serves to prove that oftentimes memories are better left in the past and not revisited.
Posted by: Andy Buck at January 17, 2005 12:31 PM
please...step into my parlor so that I may entertain you.
the last two pics are great....
Posted by: psychowench at January 17, 2005 10:12 PM
it is so philly, i loved south philly when i lived there. it reminded me of poland's coalmines cities or Lodz- post-industrial of xix century forgotten city (beloved by D.Lynch) also former capital of poland.
Philly has that climate of a forgotten pearl and pride of the nation, lost in the chase for blink supremacy
Posted by: piotr-poland at January 19, 2005 05:25 AM
Laura in Finland - be grateful that Finnish towns are clean and efficient with bye-laws to ensure that businesses cannot advertise their presence in any way they see fit, graffiti is scrubbed away immediately and any property owner who allows paint to age so much as to even crack is heading for a fine. All of which explains why Finnish towns have absolutely no character whatsoever.
I find this site utterly fascinating. It's a stunning combination of professional photography and utterly irresponsible urban administration. Wonderful! I'm so glad I don't live on the same continent.
Steve in Finland
Posted by: steve at January 30, 2005 02:50 AM
I love Philly! its a great city!
Posted by: Lizzie at April 3, 2005 08:18 PM
hell yeah philly raw im from philly and its crazy
Posted by: moises at June 20, 2005 08:28 PM
you have a very talented and skilled writting. i had a great time reading your comments. small ship set out: http://mooshoopork.net/pork/index.php?p=154 , rare pieces questioned for a long time
Posted by: nicholas carpenter at October 4, 2005 04:21 AM
yo,im from south philly relocated 2 cali., but philly is the bomb!those pix are from TORN DOWN buildings ,you dont no wats up!i could send u some real pix of the REAL SOUTH PHILLY!
Posted by: anna t at March 2, 2006 02:31 PM
South philly all day go eagles