I’ve driven past this warehouse for months…always wanting to stop and grab a photo of this makeshift sign advertising none other than food, general merchandise….and balloons. Yes, balloons. (Or “ballons” depending on who you talk to). Also, we checked out the back of the building. I think it might be one of those places where you need a password.
The Philadelphia Grid Project is a long-term project with an attempt to document various areas of Philadelphia…similar to the Portland Grid Project. We set out each month to photographically document a pre-assigned area of Philadelphia in any way we choose. After each month, each photographer chooses one image to add to the archives of the project.
The assigned location for the month of January 2008 was an area of Philadelphia that roughly encompasses Broad Street to 33rd Street on the East and West…and slightly north of Lehigh Avenue and Spring Garden Street on the North and South. This part of the city includes the areas of Brewerytown, Fairmount, Francisville, and Sharswood.
I hate being cold. I probably hate being cold more than almost anything that could possibly be hated. Today it was 23ºF cold. I ventured out with Steve Weinik and Albert for a full-circle photo walk on Passayunk and Oregon Avenues. Although my butt is still frozen, I think it’s cold winter days like this that make us realize that we’re still alive.
Some textures from a walk around south philly…between moore and snyder and 12th and 18th.
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