Sometimes the anger and angst on the national stage makes it impossible to see the goodness on your own corner.
That’s why we gathered over two dozen Philadelphia artists, writers, performers and musicians, and asked them to pose for our windows holding upbeat signs with words like create, collaborate, envision and – yes – VOTE….
Click here to learn more about our pre-election window display on the corner E. Passyunk Avenue and Tasker Street.
You can see it just across from South Philadelphia’s “Singing Fountain” through election week.
WE CAN WORK IT OUT
That’s also why today – and several more times until the election – we’ll share photos here of scores more optimistic Philadelphians holding these same signs.
And, yes, they really are out there by the thousands – even though it’s sometimes hard to see them through the haze of the evening news….
Show me a sign: 28 local artists share positive messages from our windows at the corner of E. Passyunk Avenue and Tasker Street.
Artists Miguel Antonio Horn and Karen Benson help light up our lives – and the corner across from South Philadelphia’s “singing fountain”.
There’s a new crew hanging out at Broad and Tasker Streets.
Guitar virtuoso Danny Cedrone
The painted clock is running down for Peter Pagast’s beloved 2005 mural honoring Fabian Forte, Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell, Chubby Checker, Jerry Blavat, Al Martino and Eddie Fisher.
“Uhm, Dave, do you have the comics?”
“Besides, I am so over this green and tan color scheme….”
Heaven bless those Mexcon guys, who spent endless days in the 90-degree heat sanding and repairing our vintage bay windows
Carol’s “Turn of the Century: 500 Familiar Objects from 1999” is made of paper pulp imbedded with – yes – 500 real objects ranging from a wristwatch to a wrench. This outdoor version is cast in fiberglass.
Patrick and Susan Moloney with one of their ever-ready coffee makers
Art Tavani shakes hands with local photographer Carl Verna. Mildred Trombetta was the editor and publisher of the South Philadelphia American newspaper, for which Art was a columnist. Louis Esposito (right) still reigns as a second-generation owner of Esposito’s Meats in the Italian Market.
Linda Lou with “Going Nowhere Fast” in her polka-dotted dining room.
Unexpected Philadelphia 