Picture: #PhillyFriday: Kent Radio Factory (1925)

Photo: Shorpy Philadelphia, 1925: Kent Radio Factory. The caption on the original photo said: “Can we pick up the pace, girls?“

Picture: #PhillyFriday: Girard Trust 1920

Per Wikipedia: The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia is a 394 feet (120-meter) 30-story skyscraper located south of City Hall in the Center City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1930-1931 as the Girard Trust Building. The tower was actually an addition to a domed low-rise building which was constructed in 1908. It was then renamed Two […]

Picture: #PhillyFriday: Divine Lorraine Hotel

Photo: justinw0lfe, imgur I really don’t know why, but I have a fondness for the Divine Lorraine Hotel. It is a perfect symbol of the decay of the last 30 years in America, but it also represents potential hope that not everything rots and fades away.

Picture: Philly Friday: Art Museum

This is the first time I have ever seen the fountain turned on in front of the art museum. Credit: Reddit (I don’t know who took it)