Philadelphia Holiday Traditions
Christmas Show in Macy’s (Wanamaker’s Grand Court). Click here for the history of this tradition. Lighting the Menorah on Independence Mall Street Decorating in South Philadelphia. Read more about it here. […]
Category Archives: South Philly
I Think the First One’s a Chicken
I have posted before about the work of Isaiah Zagar’s walls and his Magic Garden. You don’t always have the good fortune to see a work in progress but that’s what happened to […]
Halloween in South Philadelphia
Some pictures from my neighborhood.
The End of Summer in Bob’s Garden
It’s the end of summer in my neighbor Bob’s sidewalk garden, which now takes up the front of four row houses in South Philadelphia. Bob takes care of the garden […]
Happy New Year from Philadelphia
For more than one hundred years, the City of Philadelphia has sponsored the Mummers Parade on New Years day. I thought it would be fun to do some research […]
Bob’s Urban Garden at the End of Summer.
Bob’s Koi Pond
Bob’s urban garden is up and running! He added a few banana trees, a palm, and lots of flowers and vines. A new crop of turtles have have moved into […]
Happy Holidays South Philly Style
People live in rowhouses in South Philadelphia and they decorate their front windows and doors when someone has a baby, someone gets married, someone graduates, someone gets paroled or the […]
Dear Fleisher
Dear Fleisher, 4 X 6 Inches of Art is the Fleisher Art Memorial’s biennial exhibition and sale of original artwork. The invitational exhibit features postcard sized (4″x6″) art in a […]
Isaiah Zagar’s Walls
One of the things I love about Philadelphia are its tiny streets and lanes located off the main avenues. These thoroughfares date from long ago when servant’s quarters and horse […]
