Out of habit I consume all my news through articles, I just find most video and podcast formats annoying. My bad.

Every time I'm in Mitte I dream of Mittehattan. Dussmann should be at the foot of a high-rise.

Now that many American states are requiring schools to ban smartphone usage bell-to-bell maybe they'll belong to a "lost generation"

It's so over, how am I supposed to judge a translation by the quality of its title now

The Penrose Roundabout in S Philly is in dire need of a penrose triangle sculpture like this. (intersection of 20th/Moyamensing/Penrose/Packer)

A megachurch rises

(58th & Lindbergh, Southwest Philly)

The legend returns (Glenside, PA)

The legend returns

(Glenside, PA)

Farewell to the tool library

Photo of a residential city street in which many people are outside. Some people are standing around - including one man standing on a parked car - and others are sitting on a small overhanging roof outside an upstairs window. A man, who is blurry, is riding a bike in the foreground.

North Philly, 1976
📷Hazel Hankin

Silent film showing in Clark Park

America perfected the Doric Order in the 20th century

Article says plans to do anything in Fairmount Park "fizzled out" over parking!?

Lol if only there were a way to get to CC from Fishtown

Why's the headhouse so big?

Praying for the Ucity Ave & Spruce Wawa to close at this point because the bikelane beside it is always parked up with cars from people running in or a Wawa delivery truck parked over the flex posts.

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May your days, may your days, may your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white

Philadelphia's population density in 1960

Seems that school fights have been in decline for decades now, though maybe there was a post COVID spike?

Providence, RI

Like an alternate history version of mid sized American Mid-Western cities.

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The magical touch of the New York Metro. Easy to tell you're in a North Jersey suburban main street from the shop awnings and the fact that everything isn't dead.

What decade built would you guess it is?

Key card riders have only been around for 7 years so it's not a difficult feat

Today, I’m thankful for the center city commuter rail connection in Philadelphia. I enjoyed a quick 1 seat train ride from West Philly to Glenside and got to read the paper.

PA Pain & Rehab awning with very similar logo

Pennsylvania Railroad company logo

Why hire a graphic designer when you can just copy the logo of an defunct rail company?

City Hall is about double the height, removing the statue still puts well ahead.