LOOKING through NYC scenes from the 1930s and 1940s available on 1940s.nyc, the Staten Island scenes occasionally exhibit lamppost varieties quite different from those seen in other boroughs, such as…
Philadelphia
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THIS is one of 22 nearly three-ton eagles that appeared on Penn Station’s exterior, now in Philadelphia. Lorraine B. Diehl, in her comprehensive history The Late Great Pennsylvania Station, in her description…
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A recent mention by Natalia “The Saw Lady” Paruz about a Disston saw sparked a memory for me, of a Disston Street in Philadelphia, which I remembered from my intense…
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I was somewhat surprised that even Elfreth’s Alley has a dead end blind lane issuing north from it near Front, a pedestrian-only lane called Bladen’s Court and it comes complete with a blue and white enamel sign and historic-appearing electric lamp.
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When I am out of town I carry on just the same way I do while in NYC — I notice ancient infrastructure, such as this rusted fire alarm at…
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Francisville is a small neighborhood north of downtown Philadelphia. Like Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, the neighborhood doesn’t conform to Philly’s overall street grid due to its status as a small town…
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The neon is falling off this amazing neon sign on Broad and Ellsworth Streets in south Philly. This sign would have been removed decades ago in New York City. Photo:…
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Though New York City continually strives to rid itself of old signage and other relics of the past, a new trend has arisen of actually maintaining relics and reusing them…
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Glen Campbell Road, in the northwest Philadelphia Roxborough neighborhood, isn’t named for the country music singer of “Galveston” and “Wichita Lineman” fame. It’s nested amidst a number of streets with…
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For the most part, Manhattan and even most of the other NYC boroughs have eradicated their alleys. On an island, real estate is in short supply and there isn’t room…
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Though standard Philadelphia street signs are green on white, 4-sided and trapezoidal with room at the top of the sign for the cross street, Philly has never been as fanatical…