Sunday, March 29, 2009

Caesar Rodney would not be pleased.


Colors of the Delaware Regiment, as shown in the above photo taken in February, have mysteriously disappeared from their usual place of honor, first after the Betsy Ross Flag, in Philadelphia's Washington Square Park.

Former Wawas II: 20th & Chestnut


Long a favorite of area hipsters attending indie rock shows in the basement of the nearby First Unitarian Church, the Wawa in the 2000 block of Chestnut Street has been replaced by an Old Nelson Food Market. Note: not only has one been upset, but for some reason, there are two PW boxes on the sidewalk out front.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Former Wawas: First in a Series


Wawa is well-known in the Mid-Atlantic states for their convenience stores which are generally clean, well-stocked and open 24 hours. Despite expansion into the ever-farther-flung suburbs of Philadelphia and beyond (as far even as Virginia) the number of locations in central Philadelphia has declined. By my reckoning, just four remain in Center City where five years ago there was at least twice that number. This former Bella Vista location (pictured) on S. 8th Street at Bainbridge, while not technically in Center City is close enough for me to count.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Monday, March 2, 2009