city of dreams
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A journey to find the frayed corners of PhiladelphiaTRANSCRIPT
CITYOFDREAMS
City of DreamsPhoto Seminar © 2013
Published and Produced in Philadelphia, PA
CITYOFDREAMS
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Urban Void
Forgotten Relics
Urban art
Ghost towns
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Trashed 75
Left to rot 91
Nature strikes back 113
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3.24.13. North Front Street, under I95. Empty field. The chimney of an old factory is the only structure left standing in at lot at 17th and Westmoreland streets.
Artists have taken to the lone chimney that stands in the middle of the lot at 17th and Westmoreland streets.
3.24.13. North Front Street, under I95. Enpty lot.
Bollards from a loading dock of an old factory still stand along with the chimney at 17th and Westmoreland streets.
Empty lot. Church.
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Under a highway. 3.24.13. North Front Street, under I95. 3.24.13. North Front Street, under I95.
3.24.13. North Front Street, under I95. Trees at night. Underneath Philadelphia side of Betsy Ross Bridge, 4:00pm – Destroyed car alongside water.
Underneath Philadelphia side of Betsy Ross Bridge, 3:15pm – Two tombstones by the river.
The court of the King beneath the Vine Street Expressway.
Abandoned building near 27th and Bailey St. in North Philadelphia on Monday, March 25, 2013.
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One side of a forgotten railroad junction. Wood sheathing lines one side of a forgot-ten railroad junction.
An old funeral home
An old car. The remnants of Port Richmond’s maritime past still sit along the Delaware River next to General Pulaski Park.
Underneath Philadelphia side of Betsy Ross Bridge, 3:15pm – Upside-down tombstone.
Underneath Philadelphia side of Betsy Ross Bridge, 5:15pm – Tombstone standing alone.
Underneath Philadelphia side of Betsy Ross Bridge, 4:45pm – Abandoned shopping cart along water.
Underneath Philadelphia side of Betsy Ross Bridge, 4:15pm – Front view of car.
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An abandoned building. Knit street art. Street art.
Street art. Street art. Grafitti in an abandoned bathroom.
Grafitti. An abadoned lot. Street art.
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Some graffiti underneath I-95 on Girard Avenue.
Some graffiti underneath I-95 on Girard Avenue.
Street art under Route 76.
The interior of an abandoned textile factory at Frankford Avenue and Worrell Street in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadel-phia.
A large mural at 15th and Diamond looks to a future much like that of the Jetsons.
A bit of yarn bombing at 13th and Diamond
In the style of cursive signage Someone makes their own interpretation of a ‘green thumb’ on a tree at 16th and Jefferson.
Covered air conditioners sit on the side of a run down warehouse on 27th street.
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A well organized stack of books adjacent to an unfortunate home.
Construction gear under a new portion of Interstate 95. Part of a $39 million PennDot program to build what will be known as the Girard Avenue Interchange (GIR).
Construction gear under a new portion of Interstate 95. Part of a $39 million PennDot program to build what will be known as the Girard Avenue Interchange (GIR).
31st and Grays Ferry Ave. 39th and Girard. Graffitti adorns the upper facade of Phil-adelphia’s old Thomas Alva Edison High School
A window is taken over by graffitti. Desolate near 27th and Bailey St. in North Philadelphia on Monday, March 25, 2013.
Aluminum plates cover the windows of a house near 27th and Bailey St. in North Philadelphia on Monday, March 25, 2013.
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40th and Girard. Right across the street from the new Philadelphia Zoo parking garage.
Abandoned textile factory in the Frankford section of Philadelphia, PA.
A septa train.
Grays Ferry alleyway. 1100 block of North 38th st. alleyway. Abandoned lot near 27th and Bailey St. in North Philadelphia on Monday, March 25, 2013.
A pile of trash outside of a house near 27th and Bailey St. in North Philadelphia on Monday, March 25, 2013.
A submurged newspaper lies under Interstate 95.
A “hot & tasty” Wawa cup on a frigid Philly day.
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3.24.13 Wal Mart on Columbus Blvd. Shop-ping carts in the river :(
Abandoned shopping cart near 27th and Bailey St. in North Philadelphia on Monday, March 25, 2013.
Former home of Mannion Steal Co. at 35 Gray’s Ferry Ave. is now a site for dumping and a residence for the homeless. Wednes-day March 27 11:30 AM
Former home of Mannion Steal Co. at 35 Gray’s Ferry Ave. is now a site for dumping and a residence for the homeless. Wednes-day March 27 11:30 AM
Former home of Mannion Steal Co. at 35 Gray’s Ferry Ave. is now a site for dumping and a residence for the homeless. Wednes-day March 27 11:30 AM
A warning lies in ruin on Oxford street.
Situated under i95,”The Collectors” a novel by David Baldacci.
FDR Park, behind the skatepark. There are countless empty spray paint cans that have been ditched after tagging the skatepark and I-95 supporting pillars.
A transient encampment beneath Philadel-phia’s Vine Street Expressway.
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Abandoned garage near 27th and Bailey St. in North Philadelphia on Monday, March 25, 2013.
Former home of Mannion Steal Co. at 35 Gray’s Ferry Ave. is now a site for dumping and a residence for the homeless. Wednes-day March 27 11:30 AM
Pier on the waterfront at Washington Ave.
Remnant foundation and docks of the Washington Avenue Immigration Center located at Pier 53.
Abadoned chruch. Abandoned church.
Birds on an abandoned church. 28th and Manton St in Southwest Philadelphia
31st and Grays Ferry Ave.
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Just off of the 1000 block of North 40th st. 2601 N. Broad Street. The loading dock of International Poutry Processors, Inc. sits in four inches of standing water.
Abandoned building. Abandoned building. Abandoned building.
View of center city. Abadoned lot. Empty lot.
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A view of the Delware River. An old building is outshined by a brand new apartment building.
A dog walking by the Delaware River.
A view of the Delaware River. Shrubs reclaim a chain link fence on North 3rd Street Philadelphia.
Sidewalks slowyly disappear under weeds on North 3rd Street Philadelphia.
Vines cover a forgotten stone wall in Fairmont Park Philadelphia.
Shrubs reclaim a chain link fence on North 3rd Street Philadelphia.
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