Even before moving in to my current home a couple years ago, I got the impression that this is a friendly block. All, or perhaps I should say almost all, of my interactions with the people who live here have been at the least cordial, and usually more than that. I met one of my … Continue reading A Friendly Block

Walking over to 9th Street (aka the Italian Market) I came across Kimball Street. While the photos pretty much speak for themselves, I have so many questions. Nearly all of the households on the block seem to be participating. Does each household purchase those inflatables themselves, or is it a group thing? Who inflates them? … Continue reading Do We Really Need a Little Christmas?

At 1314 Locust Street sits the Ridgway Building that houses The Library Company of Philadelphia. Not to be confused with the Free Library of Philadelphia, which is a traditional lending library, the Library Company, according to its website, “is an independent research library concentrating on American society and culture from the 17th through the 19th … Continue reading Behind the Facade