tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902904430597840815.post4297107662597102123..comments2023-08-03T11:56:57.358-04:00Comments on Philaphilia: Philly Reel to Real-- JuneGroJLarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934904684571266144noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902904430597840815.post-24373168692951339522011-07-01T12:52:31.970-04:002011-07-01T12:52:31.970-04:00Re: The bridal shops on South Street. It's fro...Re: The bridal shops on South Street. It's from this era that the name the "Painted Bride" came to be (both the arts space and the literary magazine), in reference to the heavily "painted" bride mannequins that filled those stores. If I remember correctly, the Painted Bride's first location was on South Street.Jen O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01907030178277140111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902904430597840815.post-20120205101774414492011-06-30T14:35:47.737-04:002011-06-30T14:35:47.737-04:00Thanks for your support and info. If you have any ...Thanks for your support and info. If you have any photos from that time period I'm sure a lot of people who read this thing would like to see them.GroJLarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934904684571266144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902904430597840815.post-12331735608239404722011-06-30T11:22:24.007-04:002011-06-30T11:22:24.007-04:00Awesome. I grew up in Olde City on North Lawrence ...Awesome. I grew up in Olde City on North Lawrence St. between Wood & Vine and lived through this hellacious, spooky, whacked period when the area around the Ben Franklin Bridge was sketchy in daylight at best, and simply a collection of amazing, but abandoned factory buidings. WELL before the Vine St. Expressway thing was there. For almost 20 years there was a one block wide, 15 block (or more) long swath of nothing where an entire neighborhood had been razed and no expressway was built. There was just dirt, weeds and piles of earth. As a kid? It was amazing. Wild packs of dogs roamed this area. I'm not kidding. It was like the wild west smack in the middle of the city. I miss that time, though naturally the area is far nicer now.<br /><br />LOVE this blog, so glad that I ran into it!strawberrylunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573970930125791424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902904430597840815.post-12927902128332495282011-06-28T08:49:21.453-04:002011-06-28T08:49:21.453-04:00Of course there's also the super awesome drivi...Of course there's also the super awesome driving through City Hall...David Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162875284419946819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902904430597840815.post-90642389376084799402011-06-27T09:38:50.888-04:002011-06-27T09:38:50.888-04:00Of course. Its 2050 Walnut St. Every time I walk b...Of course. Its 2050 Walnut St. Every time I walk by I am like what were they thinking and the lot a block east, what a shame. Nice work with everything.Eric Clay Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09538954347494405263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902904430597840815.post-10495948646269494302011-06-26T16:19:28.848-04:002011-06-26T16:19:28.848-04:00Thanks for the support. There's a lot of ugly ...Thanks for the support. There's a lot of ugly mid-century modern mahfuckers by Rittenhouse that I'll be getting to in the future.GroJLarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934904684571266144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902904430597840815.post-90413728636100487822011-06-26T13:40:04.049-04:002011-06-26T13:40:04.049-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Eric Clay Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09538954347494405263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902904430597840815.post-88164807661188876462011-06-26T13:38:04.766-04:002011-06-26T13:38:04.766-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Eric Clay Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09538954347494405263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6902904430597840815.post-47039760806576787012011-06-25T14:50:58.528-04:002011-06-25T14:50:58.528-04:00The 1980's was horrific. What a cultural low-...The 1980's was horrific. What a cultural low-point.NickFromGermantownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08260423320053215796noreply@blogger.com