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Journey Down Baltimore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA - serlingrod - Thursday, May 15th, 2008 : goo
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These photos were taken between 43rd and 51st Street, West Philly.
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corpo: will we see you at the trenton ave arts fest?
CE: 17th May 2008 - 17:27 GMT
The first picture is why I love vernacular architecture so much, you can get such a feeling of place from it. When I first looked at the first picture, I forgot to look at the city and assumed it was New York but thought it couldn't possibly be due to the architecture (despite the fact that New York is a city I have never visited). When I realised it was Philadelphia (a city I have visited but not this part) it made sense.
It's a shame that contemporary architecture doesn't give such a sense of place. A new neighbourhood or piece of urban infill often looks the same in Montreal as it could in Baltimore or San Francisco.
zagg: 22nd May 2008 - 00:37 GMT
We could have crossed paths - I was in Philadelphia all last week and stayed a block away from Baltimore. I remember the Green / Blue arch away from our walks.
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