I know this pops up every so often - but I have to say, one very neat way I found to pass time in the a/c has been visiting our neighborhood's past, thanks to PhillyHistory.org

Run by the Philadelphia Department of Records this site now has over 2 million photographs dating back to the late nineteenth century.

The website is a GIS application that allows the public to search for historic photographs based on location. Users can locate photographs within a certain neighborhood, within a radius of an address, near a particular intersection, or by a place name like City Hall. In addition, users can search for photographs during certain years and they can search the descriptions of photographs by keyword.

I killed a few hours of a hot afternoon this weekend sitting by my a/c taking a virtual visit threw our neighborhood decades ago.

Here's a couple interesting shots - the link is at the bottom - check out the site for yourself - i really enjoyed it!



http://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoAr...mediaId=108471



http://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoAr...&mediaId=10719



http://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoAr...mediaId=141077



http://www.phillyhistory.org/PhotoArchive/

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REFLECTIONS OF A ROCK LOBSTER

The starbucks building, in that picture, has a sign that says:
"Selling Out Lingerie $1"
Its like a sign of South Street's future man...its like, cryptic and all from another dimension, letting the locals know of things to come.

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Looks nasty without trees.

Like now!

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Thanks for this link - I have already wasted at least an hour at work looking through this!

WOW, is that a parking spot I see!!??

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