PHILADELPHIA LIFESTYLE
“Once a Year Go Someplace You've Never Been Before” - Dalai Lama

Fairmount
My Philadelphia properties
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Fairmount is an old established neighborhood commonly known as the "Art Museum Area". It is known for its nearby museums, chic restaurants and sidewalk cafes.

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In October 1998 I bought this triplex in Fairmount

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I lived on the 1st floor of the building as seen from 27th Street. It had a covered, cement patio in the back that was safe for my cat Brandy.

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The basement had large windows, a washer and dryer, storage bins fir the tenants and an outide entrance on 27th street

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The first floor apartment needed the most work. I [ainted its 12 ft ceilings and resurfaced the window frames in the living room

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My living room after remodeling. Brandy is in the photo.

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Living room entertainment center

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The kitchen with my old dinning room set

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Eat-in kitchen with cabinets, lead-glass chandelier
and drop-leaf table from Lindenwold

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Kitchen with new paint and new table and chairs

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The wall opposite the stove and sink

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The bedroom was a little crowded

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Bed, chest-of-drawers, armoire, desk and dresser

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The bathroom before

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Son Bob remodeling the bathroom

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New tile, tub, toilet, sink, mirror and lights

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New corner sink, mirror and lights

2642 Brown Street
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In January 2002 I bought this neighboring triplex on Brown Street

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The homes are separated by a narrow alley not visible from the street
So every room has a window

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First-floor eat-in kitchen. These apartments had apartment-size stoves.

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The first-floor bathroom was behind the kitchen off this "mud room" with its 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


Winter in Philadelphia
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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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My 2001 Mitsubishi Diamante. I also had a silver 1998 Diamante

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In 2005 I bought a Forest Green 2003 Cadillac Seville SLS


My Neighborhood
The Philadelphia Art Museum
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Fairmount is .named for the hill upon which the art museum stands. It borders Fairmount Park where the Schuylkill River winds its way past Boathouse Row, the Historic Fairmount Waterworks, and the Art Museum.

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Eakins Oval and the statue of George Washington

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Eakins Oval and the Ben Franklin Parkway that runs to City Hall

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The Ben Franklin Parkway is Philly's version of Paris' Champs Elysées

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Login Circle is on the Ben Franklin Parkway

Historic Waterworks
The Fairmount Waterworks is a National Historical Site on the Schuykill River below the Art Museum. It opened in 1812 with the completion of the Engine House. Its steam-powered pumps were to send water to a reservoir to be built atop Morris Hill (Faire Mount) where the Art Museum stands today. The water would then be carried via underground wooden pipes to the Centre Square pumps where City Hall stands today. However, the steam-powered pumps had many operational problems and were replaced by water power.
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The Old Mill House was completed in 1822, and sits under beautiful Greek style buildings

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A mound dam was constructed along with a wheelhouse to hold the wooden wheels that would power the pumps

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The city has restored the structures of this National Historical Site and the Waterworks is home to several shops and a five-star restaurant.

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The Fairmount Waterworks

Fairmount Park
Fairmount Park is more than 2,000 acres, over twice the size of Central Park. The park, divided into East and West sections by the Schuylkill River, is a wealth of natural landscapes, rolling hills, gentle trails, relaxing waterfront and shaded woodlands. It is one of Philly’s most popular running and biking destinations. The paved path begins behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art and winds its way past Boathouse Row along the Schuylkill River before reaching East Falls Bridge.
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Fairmount Park along the Schuykill River is a popular running and biking destination

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Kelly Drive in Fairmount Park

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Kelly Drive Tunnel

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Kelly Drive Tunnel c1900

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Mt Pleasant Mansion in Fairmount Park

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St. George and the Dragon Fairmount Park

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The Cowboy Fairmount Park

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Lincoln Fairmount Park

The Bridges of Fairmount Park
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The Girard Ave bridge & Amtrack Zoo Viaduct (background) crossing the Schuykill River in Fairmount Park

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The Girard Ave bridge crossing the Schuykill River in Fairmount Park

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Route 1 Twin Bridges and Philadelphia Reading Railroad bridge

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The Falls Bridge

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The Falls Bridge links the East & West sides of Fairmount Park over the Schuykill River

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

Boathouse Row
Boathouse Row is a historic site located on Kelly Drive along the east bank of the Schuylkill River. It consists of a row of 15 boathouses housing social and rowing clubs and their racing shells. The boathouses are all at least a century old, and some were built over 150 years ago. Boathouse #15 houses the Sedgeley Club, which operates the Turtle Rock Lighthouse. At night the boathouses are outlined in lights creating a spectacular scene along the river.
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Boathouse Row

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

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Boathouse #15 houses the Sedgeley Club, which operates the Turtle Rock Lighthouse.

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The 15 boathouses house social and rowing clubs and their racing shells

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Rowers On The Schulkill River. The high-rise apartment building is at 27th Street

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Boathouse Row at Night

Philadelphia
Famous Sites
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Liberty Bell

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Independence Hall

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Philadelphia City Hall is the largest municipal building in the United States,
with over 14.5 acres of floor space

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City Hall is topped with an iconic statue of William Penn. The 548-foot tower is the tallest masonry structure in the world without a steel frame

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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

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Love Park

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Sts. Peter and Paul Basilica

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30th Street Station

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30th Street Station

King of Prussia Mall
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King of Prussia Mall

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The "Plaza" at the mall

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The "Court" at the mall



City Parks
Rittenhouse Park
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Rittenhouse Park

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For over 15 years I often ate lunch in Rittenhouse Park

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The Lion in Rittenhouse Park

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Spring foliage

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A squirrel once stole a french fry out of my McDonalds bag

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The Reflecting Pool at Rittenhouse Park

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An Artist at the Reflecting Pool at Rittenhouse Park

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The iconic Liberty Place Buildings as seen from Rittenhouse Park

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Annual Art Show at Rittenhouse

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Annual Flower Show at Rittenhouse

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Rittenhouse Park In Winter

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Rittenhouse Park In Winter


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Rittenhouse Homes

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Al Fresco Dinning at Rouge
across the street from Rittenhouse Park

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Also across the street from Rittenhouse Park

Wissahicken Park
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Wissahickon Park Devils Pool

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Wissahickon Creek

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Historic Valley Green Inn is in Wissahickon Park

Valley Forge Park
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The Waterfront
Penn's Landing
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Penn's Landing is a waterfront area of Center City Philadelphia

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

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

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

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The Moshulu and USS Olympia

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The Moshulu at night. It's a fabulous restaurant

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The Chart House Restaurant at Penns Landing

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Overlooking the Deleware River
At The Chart House Restaurant

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The USS New Jersey


Bridges of Philadelphia
Girard Point Bridge
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The I-95 double deck bridge crosses the Schuykill River

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Driving the upper deck

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Driving the lower deck

Ben Franklin Bridge
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Ben Franklin Bridge was opened in July 1926 and is 1.8 miles in length

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Ben Franklin Bridge pedestrian walkway

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The PATCO high speed line runs eastbound and westbound outboard of the bridge's trusses

Ben Franklin Bridge History
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Originally the bridge was to feature trolley service

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Atop the two anchorages were waiting rooms for passengers with elevators to carry the riders. They were never used.

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Today, the would-be waiting rooms are mini-art museums with sculptures, murals, and colored tiles that depicted different forms of transportation.

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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

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Ben Franklin bridge at night

Walt Whitman Bridge
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Walt Whitman Bridge opened in May 1957 and is about 2.3 miles long

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Red and Green overhead lights are used to control the seven traffic lanes

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To reduce accidents a "zipper barrier" controls the center traffic lane on the bridge

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How the "zipper barrier" changes traffic lanes


Tacony-Palmyra Bridge
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The Tacony crosses the Delaware between Tacony, PA and Palmyra, NJ

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Driving the Tacony

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Tacony open to river traffic


Philadelphia Sports
Cheese Steaks
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What a Cheese Steak should look like

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Add ketchup or pizza sauce

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Nothing beats a Philly Cheese Steak

Football
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Lincoln Financial Field

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Home of the Philadelphia Eagles

Baseball
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Citizens Bank Park

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Home of the Philadelphia Phillies


Dad Vale Regatta
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Boathouse Row and Rowers On The Schuykill River

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The Schuykill is the scene of the Dad Vail Regatta,
the largest regular intercollegiate rowing event in the United States.

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The regatta draws over a hundred colleges and universities from North America
and has been held annually on the Schuylkill River since 1953

Philadelphia International Bike Race
The Philadelphia International Championship was an annual bicycle race held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was described as "America's top international cycling classic, and one of the richest and most prestigious one day races outside of Europe." It was one of the longest single-day races in the U.S. at 124.0 miles.
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The race starts at the Art Museum and then heads along Kelly Drive to East Falls

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Kelly Drive between the Art Museum and East Falls
The iconic race got its start in 1985.

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Racers climb the hill in Manayunk

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The race continues through Roxborough

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Finally, through Logan Circle and along the Ben Franklin Parkway
to complete the 124.0 mile loop


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