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ABC's of Philadelphia

A is for the Aids Thrift Store on Bainbridge Street.

B is for Bob and Barbera's Lounge on South St,. It is home of the Thursday night drag show, hosted by Miss Lisa Lisa.

C is for Cianfrani Park, in South Philadelphia

D is for Di Bruno Bros, near the Italian Market.

E is for Eyes Gallery, on South Street.

F is for Fusion Baptist Church. It was their fifth anniversary service.

G is for Girard, the great merchant and philanthropist near the Art Museum

H is for Horse in Northern Liberties.

I is for Italian Market in South Philadelphia.

J is for Jon's Bar and Grill on South Street.

K is for Khyber, a bar in Old City. This is Paul, who went to school for photojournalism.

L is for Liberties Walk, in Norther Liberties. No one was there in the morning.

M is for Maoz on South Street, home of tasty falafel and amazing Belgian fries.

N is for Northern Liberties, in Northeast Philadelphia.

O is for Old Navy in the Gallery at Market Street Station. These are employee lockers.

P is for the Philadelphia Inquirer on Broad Street.

Q is for Quaker. Here is William Penn in the Gallery.

R is for R.E.Load Bags, in Northern Liberties. They were not open.

S is for the Silk City Diner, on Spring Garden St. That flag is completely wrong. They were not open.

T is for Trophy Bike Garage on Liberties Walk. They were not open either. shooting in the morning is a challenge.

U is for the Unknown Soldier, whose tomb is in Washington Square.

V is for Vespa, in Norther Liberties.

W is for Washington Square, on Walnut Street and 11th Street.

X is for XXX at the Forum on west Market Street.

Y is for Yamaha City on North Beach Street.

Z is for Zoo Balloon, at the Philadelphia Zoo.

Lombard St.

Urban Jungle: This street is full of foliage.

3:24 The Block after Front St

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5:25 The 25th Block

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5:29The end of Lombard.

City Hall Portraits

Jason and Nicolette

They were just getting off the subway when I approached them. It turns out that she went to the Art Institute for photography. Jason is originally from New Jersey, but has lived in Philadelphia for 7 years. They both like it here.

Nakita

Nakita was open to being photographed. I like the back lighting provided by the case.


Rasheedah

Rasheedah is a city hall operator. She has worked there for over 20 years and has lives in Philadelphia for 43 years. I wondered if someone had already taken her picture, because she had a brief bio all prepared without me even asking her.

Nicolette

She was pretty excited to show off her super man pose. Although she's a Philadelphia native, she moved to New York City four years ago. She is visiting her boyfriend Jason. She claims to be the only one in her photography class at the Art Institute to have an actual job in photography.

I did not get a chance to get their names. I assumed that they were tourists, but they are from Philadelphia and they are getting married this week.


AlvinAlvin is freshman at Penn. He was working on an assignment for his basic photo class. He's an engineering major from Singapore. He really likes Philadelphia so far.

Malik

Malik has lived in Philadelphia all his life and he is ready to get out. He approached me and asked about my camera. He said he likes taking pictures. He does not like shelters where everyone sleeps in the same room. He is looking into one where only a few people are in each room.