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this fair city

2013-05-09 11.59.48

I return here often, almost reli­giously.
Because this is where the bridge splits the sky.

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2013-04-10 11.58.04

Walk­ing Philadel­phia is always unpredictable.

This week we walked back from a client meet­ing and I grabbed this snap in the Cal­lowhill neigh­bor­hood. It’s on the edge of  being the next neigh­bor­hood to explode with devel­op­ment. This crazy crow is a bit of wheat=paste. Love it. Love Philadelphia.

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2013-04-07 11.58.28

The oppor­tu­ni­ties for cap­tur­ing images while trav­el­ing on pub­lic trans­porta­tion can be astound­ing. The por­tals frame objects and com­po­si­tions and the inter­nal geom­e­try are intoxicating.

 

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Our neigh­bor­hood has lots of great archi­tec­tural detail. Every time I walk I see some­thing new or see some­thing again. I think with some new con­struc­tion we’ve lost these.

 

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2013-03-22 12.09.45

We decided to try the newest rea­son­ably priced spot in Old City for lunch this week.

You can find the entrance eas­ily on Front Street by the Union Jack hang­ing at the entrance. When you step inside the free­house or the vic­to­ria which ever it ends up get­ting nick­named, is all Old City. Exposed brick walls and wooden pew ban­kettes and thank­fully only one flatscreen tv behind the bar. (I still don’t under­stand the need.) The music — british invasion.

The theme isn’t over the top thank good­ness. A lit­tle loveseat for wait­ing at the door and a mod­ern take on vin­tage light­ing. It is a bit dark unless you sit by the door.

We shared the Welsh Rarebit which was espe­cially tasty with the hot mus­tard, a burger and chips and a pot of tea.

Lovely ser­vice and good food. The chips were per­fect. No room for lunch we’ll have to do that another time.

Happy to have another eatery in Old City that isn’t just about beer and get­ting drunk.

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These two build­ings have been in the same state now for years.

This is sup­pos­edly the tony part of town.

I love pho­tograph­ing the shapes of all these win­dows but I find it a shame that these build­ings haven’t been reclaimed. Super facade. Great part of town. Come on Philly.

 

 

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Finally made it to Ter­akawa Ramen in Chi­na­town for dinner.

The gyoza were amaz­ingly fresh and the fla­vors del­i­cate. The Tan Tan Ramen  (Ground pork, bean sprouts, fresh chopped scal­lions, and sesame paste in spicy miso chicken soup) warmed me to the core  for the very chilly trip home. Absolutely thrilled to find a new place with Ramen I can trust.

Loved the space and the ser­vice was quick and courteous.

Ready for my next visit.

 

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Tren­ton China was a fix­ture on this cor­ner as long as I have lived in Philadelphia.

I picked out China for restau­rants here; ven­tur­ing into the base­ment and wan­der the shelves and rows of stacked plates, bowls, and cups. Unbe­liev­able stacks of ramekins and stoneware. I remem­ber check­ing out the used equip­ment and talk­ing with Sam and Phil about the most recent equip­ment to come in the door.

I was sad to see them leave the neighborhood.

I hope that the new owner/developers will keep the won­der­ful paint­ing on the side of the build­ing it would be great for the neigh­bor­hood and soften the blow of their loss.

 

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Sit­ting on a bench.
I catch my breath. It was a brisk walk from my stu­dio and now tak­ing my time watch­ing the leaves spin and tum­ble. The foot­steps pass­ing silently. A chill creep­ing in as the clouds joined to be one thick blanket.

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