A Smattering of Public Art in Philadelphia
Grumman Greenhouse Lenfest Plaza This crashed and artfully crumpled full-size airplane is titled “Grumman Greenhouse,”. The creation of 27-year-old Jordan…
Philadelphia
A Whirlwind Trip of Architecture in Philadelphia Day 2
Philadelphia, PA University of Pennsylvania College Hall College Hall is the oldest building on campus. Designed by Thomas Webb Richards…
A Whirlwind Trip of Architecture in Philadelphia Day 1
Philadelphia, PA City Hall Tomes have been written about Philadelphia’s city hall, and I have visited and photographed this building…
Wanamaker, An Organ, and An Eagle
1300 Market Street Philadelphia, PA Designed by renowned organ architect and Scotsman, George Ashdown Audsley, and built by the Los…
A Victorian Art Gallery
Laurel Hills Cemetery 3822 Ridge Avenue Philadelphia, PA Laural Hills Cemetery was founded in 1836 by a group of local…
Haunting and Beautiful
Mount Mariah Cemetery 6201 Kingsessing Avenue Philadelphia, PA Mount Mariah has a fascinating and tragic history, most of which can…
Eccentric Mercer and his Moravian Tiles
This is the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, (Bucks County) Pennsylvania. Henry Mercer inherited his money from a maiden aunt and…
Magic Gardens
1020 South Street Philadelphia, PA My favorite artists are ones that find their passion and pursue it, with no thought…
Eastern State Penitentiary
2027 Fairmount Avenue Philadelpha, PA I am in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. My habit in any town is to seek the oddball.…