A followup to my post from last week about the desecration of the wall at the 100 steps: A CLIP employee painted over the wall because his power hose couldn’t reach far enough. What he should have done was get extension hoses. CLIP has taken action to fix the problem, and the restored wall looks … Continue reading Two Walls and the Brits
Wissahickon
A Knock After Dark
When I moved to that house in Wissahickon in 2001, the previous owners already had the burglar alarm installed and I simply renewed the contract with the company. I wasn’t sure that I really needed a burglar alarm though, as I didn’t have anything worth stealing. Still, the house was set apart from the other … Continue reading A Knock After Dark
A Real Life Scare
I enjoy watching suspense movies and I like some horror movies, not the slasher kind with lots of blood and gore, but the more restrained ones. But I don’t like to be frightened in real life. Like the time back when I was living in the Wissahickon neighborhood of Philadelphia, oh, it must have been … Continue reading A Real Life Scare
Wissahickon Valley Park
I lived in the Wissahickon area for about twelve years, and I used to walk along the Wissahickon Creek nearly every day. So I’m pleased to see that the park just rebuilt the pedestrian bridge that runs along part of the stream. According to Billy Penn: A section of Wissahickon Valley Park that exploded in … Continue reading Wissahickon Valley Park
Wissahickon’s Hundred Steps
Here are some historical photos and architect's drawings of the Hundred Steps that connect a residential area of Wissahickon with a path in Fairmount Park. This photo of the Hundred Steps dates from 1901. It shows the dam at the bottom in the Wissahickon Creek, the steep bank, and then the Hundred Steps themselves. The … Continue reading Wissahickon’s Hundred Steps