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Urban Voids: Grounds for Change. An International Design Competition
2005.08.26 12:42
North Philadelphia as Unknown Architectural Tourist Destination
The "Indian" Trails:
Ridge Avenue
Germantown Avenue
Rising Sun Avenue
Old York Road
plus to the east of North Philadelphia:
Frankford Avenue
Oxford Avenue
Street as Grand Place
American Street from Germantown Avenue to Lehigh Avenue
Pilgrimage
Shrine of St. John Neumann
St. Peter's Church
5th Street and Girard Avenue
Learning from Girard Avenue
Chapter Three of EPICENTRAL, www.quondam.com / 2002.
Stephen Girard, the sixth wealthiest American, right behind Bill Gates
Norris Square
Virtually the exact same size as Rittenhouse Square
[I was Baptized at St. Boniface and the doctor who delivered me to life had his office on Norris Square.]
Morning RushHour TwoLane Drag Racing
The daily commute to Center City for many Northeast Philadelphians
Straight down 2nd Street from just south of Erie Avenue all the way to Girard Avenue.
"Toss your timidity aside!"
North Broad Street
Northern part of the greatest axis mundi of the world.
Diamond Street west of Broad Street
See the decaying mini-mansions of a century ago, while they last.
Temple University Main Campus
Great collection of some funky 1960s architecture
Train Ride as Architectural Tour
Take the R8 from Center City to Olney and back
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