Pieces of Philadelphia

One From My Street: BLENDO

2010-04-01T08:43:00.000-07:00

Blendo Past and Present
1002 Pine Street
Philadelphia, PA

Mary Ann Cardellino is the owner of this ecletcic shop on Antique Row.

My World - Cooking

2010-03-02T05:52:00.000-08:00

Philly A-Z

2010-02-15T20:33:00.001-08:00

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Pine Street Windows

2010-02-07T09:26:00.000-08:00

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12 at Independence Mall

2010-02-01T16:19:00.000-08:00

Francisco has lived in Philadelphia for 31 years.
What do you like most about Philadelphia?
A lot of community workers. The government trying to make it better out here, and getting people jobs and better education.

What do you like least about Philadelphia?
North philadelphia is crime central. They need to fix it and get people to help out, and start cleaning up the streets...and helping the poor.

Travis has lived in Philadelphia for 2 years.
What do you like most about Philadelphia?
i like the opportunity to take the bus and train, and travel all over the city. I like the 76ers and the Phillies.

What do you like least about Philadelphia?
The gang violence, and that's pretty much it.

Carly has lived in Philadelphia for 8 years.
What do you like most about Philadelphia?
I like the people. It's a different environment from where I'm originally from, which is Coatesville, where it's just a bunch of farms.

What do you like least about Philadelphia?
I guess the fact that they call it brotherly love and it's not really that [laughs].

Shane has lived in Philadelphia for 5 years.
What do you like most about Philadelphia?
The restaurants.

What do you like least about Philadelphia?
The traffic.

Fred has lived in Philadelphia for 3 years.
What do you like most about Philadelphia?
I bike a lot, so I really enjoy the bicycle lanes. And I like how close everything is so I dont have to drive anywhere. So it's really cool to not have to have a car and be able to find everything you need.

What do you like least about Philadelphia?
The pollution, like all the trash on the streets. I mean it's pretty much everywhere you go. Hopefully they can clean it up a little bit more.

Alexa has lived in Philadelphia for 6 months.
What do you like most about Philadelphia?
I like the historic part of the city, like Old City. And I like all the different things you can do here.

What do you like least about Philadelphia?
The amount of people [laughs]. There's too many people.

Lindsay has lived in Philadelphia for 3 years.
What do you like most about Philadelphia?
I like how accessible everything is.

What do you like least about Philadelphia?
I miss having more green grass and foliage.

Dan has lived in Philadelphia for 2 years.
What do you like most about Philadelphia?
I just think it's a great city. It's not the hustle and bustle scene like new york, but there's still a lot of activity.

What do you like least about Philadelphia?
Right now the cold weather, but I really don't have too many gripes.

Amina has lived in Philadelphia for 33 years.
What do you like most about Philadelphia?
I like the historical sites.

What do you like least about Philadelphia?
The parking is expensive

Kelly has lived in Philadelphia for about a year.

What do you like most about Philadelphia?
I like the history. I like learning about all the interesting things that happened here.

What do you like least about Philadelphia?
Probably the crumminess of the city [laughs].

Lamont Hall has lived in Philadelphia for 6 years.
What do you like most about Philadelphia?
The freedom. There's a lot of freedom in Philly. There's a lot of history here.

What do you like least about Philadelphia?
The drugs, the shooting and stuff.

Mischa has lived in Philadelphia for 2 years.
What do you like most about Philadelphia?
The family atmosphere. It's very community-oriented.

What do you like least about Philadelphia?
Being from Florida, I'm used to a cleaner environment.

Past and Present: Entertainment Venues (Theaters, Opera Houses)

2010-01-26T07:21:00.000-08:00

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Walnut Street Theater - 833 Walnut Street

ca. 1865

2010
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Kiralfy's Alhambra Palace - Broad and Locust (east side)

1898

2010
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Kieth's - 1116 Chestnut Street

1925

2010
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Grand Street Opera House - Broad & Montgomery

1940

2010
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Forrest Theater - 1114 Walnut Street

1924

2010
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Forepaugh's Theater - 253 N 8th Street

1927

2010
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Chestnut Street Theater - 6th & Chestnut Street

1855

2010
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Chestnut Street Opera House - 1021 Chestnut Street

1921

2010
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Academy of Music - Broad and Locust (west side)

ca. 1865

2010
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11th Street Opera House - 11th & Ludlow Street

1909

2010