The 700 block of South Watts Street is an excellent representation of deindustralization and urban blight. What makes this block so unique, in addition to the entire stretch being abandoned, is its close proximity to Center City. Dozens of blocks identical to this one can be found in deep North Philly, Kensington, or West Philly. 700 South Watts, however, sits one block east of Broad Street (Avenue of the Arts) and is situated snuggly between tourist-saturated South Street and the heavily getrified Washington Avenue, an area home to yuppies and hipsters . Local taggers have left their mark, including Bob,...

An Occurrence on Dickinson Street

author: serlingrod : Philadelphia, PA

10th & Dickinson in South Philly. It appears that the driver of this shiny new Mercedes passed out behind the wheel, ran a stop sign, and ended up driving on the sidewalk. Thankfully nobody was hit or hurt. The driver appeared to be in shock. There's so much to this that makes it bizarre...the car itself, the out-of-state plates. The ridiculous fight that broke out among neighbors afterward. And to top it off the incident occurred along a block lined with murals by famous Philly artists Isaiah Zagar (which were...

City Street Art

author: Rugsta : Melbourne, AU

Melbourne is famous for it street art especially stencil art, but look closer and there are some cruder pieces written in simple black marker that just ooze the feelings of those who wrote them.

Streets Hear You

author: serlingrod : Philadelphia, PA

Germantown Avenue & Cecil B. Moore

South Street Bridge

author: serlingrod : Philadelphia, PA

Originally opened in 1923, the South Street Bridge is one of several bridges that connects Center City with West Philly. Known for its spectacular view of the city and its pedestrian-friendly character, the South Street Bridge is a favorite among locals. In the past decade however the bridge has begun showing its age...large chunks of concrete have fallen off over the years, several of which have landed on the I-76 highway located underneath on the far west end (a safety hazard although thankfully no one has been injured). An untold number of pieces have also crumbled into the Schuylkill River...

High Street

author: joey : Oakland, CA

a metonym for the generic name HUH ?

NYC Street Cart in Downtown Springfield

author: Brad : Springfield, IL

5th & Monroe Street. So let's see, it's a New York City street cart that's from a company in Miami and the cart is in Springfield. If I'm not mistaken the guy who runs this cart was beaten and/or robbed earlier this year at this spot. I don't think it's always stored here as I don't recall ever seeing it or anybody running a cart anywhere else downtown, but I'm not usually downtown during the day on weekdays.

Broad Street

author: steelisreal : Augusta, GA

not my best work, but i miss posting here. maybe one day i can become famous for crooked shots of city streets.

Street Art

author: takao47 : Regina, SK

this is my first time meeting up with real street artist working on his project. Awesome spraymanship.

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