FAIRMOUNT
“I'd like to see Paris before I die... Philadelphia will do.” - W. C. Fields

At Home
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I bought this triplex at 27th & Brown Sts., Philadelphia in October 1998

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Looking down 27th Street

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From 27th Street you can see the 2nd floor balcony. the first floor enclosed patio and the entrance to the basement.

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Resurfacing the window frames in 1st floor living room

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My living room after remodeling

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Living room entertainment center

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The kitchen with lead-glass chandelier and my dinning room set

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The kitchen cabinets and my drop-leaf table

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The new kitchen two shades of green paint and wrought iron table and chairs

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Thenew kitchen with its green theme

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The bedroom was a little crowded

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The bedroom was a little crowded

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The original bathroom

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My son Bob remodeling the bathroom

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The new tub, tile & toilet by Bob

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New sink, mirror & lights by Bob

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The basement with my drop-leaf table and washer and dryer. The storage closets are under the stairs. The outside entrance is in the back.

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The basement. Furnace and water heaters on the left. Oil tank on front wall.

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The corner property meant a lot of shoveling when it snowed

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27th street after a snowfall

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Shoveling on 27th street

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I shoveled and salted my entrances and the neighbor's between them

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I had a 1998 and a 2001 Mitsubishi Diamante that were look-a-likes

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The 2001 Mitsubishi Diamante interior

Brown St. II
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Brown Street II - In January 2002 I bought another triplex (black doors) on Brown St.s

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My buildings are one door apart (black doors)

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Not visible from the front but the rooms have windows looking out onto a narrow alley between the buildings

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First-floor eat-in kitchen

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The first-floor bathroom was behind the kitchen off th hall with an outside entrance to the back yard.

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Second-floor eat-in kitchen

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Third-floor eat-in kitchen. The stairs to the 3rd floor were too narrow for a full-size refrigerator

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The second floor had beautiful hardwood floors

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The third floor had beautiful hardwood floors

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In 2005, I bought an Emerald Green 2003 Cadillac STS like this one

 
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