Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Philadelphia Art Museum - This is my neighborhood,
Fairmount, aka
The Art Museum Area

A Statue of George Washington in Eakins Oval

The Ben Franklin Parkway from Eakins Oval to City Hall

The Ben Franklin Parkway and City Hall

Login Circle on Ben Franklin Parkway

The Fairmount Waterworks on the Schuykill River is a National Historical Site located behind the Art Museum

The Fairmount Waterworks Restaurant (center)

The Fairmount Waterworks

The Fairmount Waterworks

The River Side of Boathouse Row at Night

The River Side of Boathouse Row

Boathouse Row on Kelly Drive

The boathouses are all at least a century old, and some were built over 150 years ago

The boathouses are all at least a century old, and some were built over 150 years ago

The boathouses are all at least a century old, and some were built over 150 years ago

Boathouse Row and Rowers On The Schulkill River

Rowers On The Schuykill River

Rowers On The Schuykill River

Fairmount Park along the Schuykill River is a popular running and biking destination

Kelly Drive in Fairmount Park

Kelly Drive

The Girard Ave bridge crossing the Schuykill River in Fairmount Park

Where Route 1 Crosses Fairmount Park

The Falls Bridge over the Schuykill River

The Falls Bridge. Looks like it was built using an "Erector Set"

Fairmount Park is One of Philly's most popular running and biking destinations

The iconic Philadelphia pro cycling race got its start in 1985

Cyclists on Kelly Drive in Fairmout Park

Cyclists climb the famoue Manayunk Hill
Rittenhouse Square

Rittenhouse Homes

The Iconic Liberty Plaza Buildings Seen From Rittenhouse Park

Rittenhouse Park

Statue in Rittenhouse Park

I worked near Rittenhouse Park and often found a bench to eat lunch here

An Artist at the Reflecting Pool at Rittenhouse Park

The Reflecting Pool at Rittenhouse Park

Annual Art Show at Rittenhouse

Annual Flower Show at Rittenhouse

Al Fresco Dinning at
Rouge, a popular "Happy Hour" spot, across the street from Rittenhouse Park

Rittenhouse Park In Winter

Rittenhouse Park In Winter
City Attractions

Liberty Bell

Independence Hall

Philadelphia City Hall is the largest municipal building in the United States, with over 14.5 acres of floor space. Topped with an iconic statue of William Penn, the 548-foot tower is the tallest masonry structure in the world without a steel frame.

Liberty Place One and Two. City Hall was the tallest building in Philadelphia until 1986 when the construction of One Liberty Place surpassed it, ending the informal gentlemen's agreement that had limited the height of buildings in the city to no higher than the William Penn's statue

Love Park

Sts. Peter and Paul Basilica

30th Street Station

Ben Franklin Bridge. There is a pedestrian walkway as well as eastbound and westbound highspeed transit rails outboard of the bridge's trusses

Ben Franklin Bridge pedestrian walkway and eastbound highspeed transit line

Originally the bridge was to feature trolley service. Atop the two anchorages were waiting rooms for passengers with elevators to carry the riders. They were never used.

Today, the wouldbe waiting rooms are mini-art museums, displaying sculptures, murals, colored tiles. Each tile depicted a different form of transportation. This tile featured the Flying Machine, a stagecoach from the 18th-century that could make the trip from Philadelphia to New York in only two days

Walt Whitman Bridge

Red and Green overhead lights used to control the traffic lanes

Today a "zipper barrier" controls traffic lanes on the Walt Whitman bridge

How the "zipper barrier" changes traffic lanes

Citizens Bank Park

Franklin Field

Nothing beats a
Philly Cheese Steak

What a
Cheese Steak should look like
Penn's Landing

Penn’s Landing runs the length of Center City along the waterfront

There's always something fun going on at Penn's Landing including festivals, concerts, free movies, beer gardens, yoga, roller-skating and ice-skating

WWII Submarine and the USS Olympia, Admiral Dewey's 1898 flagship at the Battle of the Manila Bay

The Moshulu and USS Olympia

The Moshulu at night. It's a fabulous restaurant

At The
Chart House Restaurant

The USS New Jersey
King of Prussia Mall

King of Prussia Mall

The "Plaza" at the mall

The "Court" at the mall
Valley Forge Park
Brown Street

My 2 apartment buildings, extreme left (black doors) and the corner building

My building from Brown St

My building from 27th St

Looking down 27th St toward the Art Museum

My Mitsubishi Diamonte

My 2nd floor tenant pitching in to shovel snow

A lot of shoveling with 2 buildings and one on the corner!

The Kitchen in 1998

The Kitchen in 1998

Kitchen in 2000

Living Room with Brandy under the coffee table

Living Room entertainment center

The basement had large windows, washer, dryer and utility sink. Storage units for the apartments were behind the stairs. A full bathroom was located behind the laundry area. The back room had an outside entrance and trash bins for each apartment.

Bathroom Before

Thanks to son Bob's talent, the old bathroom was transformed into this beauty

Bathroom After