Vintage philadelphia

The 11th in an ongoing series of entries about vintage sports identities. Sports fans, as I have often said, are the most ardent brand loyalists on the face of the earth. There are stories to be told here at the intersection of art, commerce, history, and fandom. 2015 marks the 100th anniversary o

Feast your eyes upon the incredible hand-drawn typography on these vintage seed packets. The illustrations and color palettes are equally as intriguing. I would buy these in a heartbeat if they were on shelves today! Floral Dark, NY, 1897. Via Jamaica Byles. La Crosee, Wisconsin, 1899. Via Cornucopia. Philadelphia, 1899. Via Jamaica Byles. La Crosee, […]

Display Ad for the 1966 Tryout Engagement of the Brian Friel tragicomedy "Philadelphia, Here I Come!" at the Walnut St. Theatre in Philadelphia.

Lubin Nickelodeon on Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA., circa 1907. Siegmund Lubin built and ran his own nickelodeons to show his films. The lavishly ornate Lubin nickelodeon on Chestnut Street was a giant step up from the makeshift theaters in which motion picture films were first shown just a few years before. Credit: Library Company of Philadelphia

Philadelphia is a city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States. It is the sixth-most-populous city in the United States and...

Street Scenes of Philadelphia in the 1980s ~ Vintage Everyday

Philly at night

Tour the Philadelphia rowhome of artist and designer Mitch Wiesen, who cleaned, caulked, and painted to update their home.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - City Vector - City of Brotherly Love (Art Prints, Wood & Metal Signs, C