Philadelphia A to Z

For this assignment I concentrated on businesses and stores in Philadelphia that were are unique to the city, no big chains like Starbucks or McDonald's.


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A for Academy, actually the back of Mama Mia Pizza now, but I thought it was interesting picture and I am curious what business was in the building prior to the pizza shop.

B for Bob and Barbara's

C for La Citadelle

D for Dudes

E for EyeChic

F for Food Bazaar on Locust

G for Govinda's, best vegetarian food in the city

H for Hearth and Stove

I for the Inquirer/Daily News

J for Jamaican Jerk Hut

K is for Kibitz Room

L for Lazaro's, better then Lorenzo's

M for Monks

N for Novita Bistro

O is for a generic Chinese restraunt that is...open

P is for Pico De Gallo, good Mexican food

Q is for Queen Nails

R is for Ron's Ribs, never had it, probably won't ever try it.

S is for Septa

T is for Tops bar, upstairs at Mcglinchy's.

U is for U-Do-It Laundry

V is for Victory cabs

W is for the Warsaw Cafe

X is for XIII on 13

Y is for Yellin, don't know what they sell at Yellin

Z is for Zoom Plumbing

Talk about bad timing

Newlyweds prepare for a photo on Broad St. Saturday afternoon

Washington Avenue, From the Schkuylkill River to the Delaware River

For this assignment, I made a picture of every street sign on my walk, and then interesting picture on that block. In some cases, I posted two from one block because I couldn't decide which I liked more.


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