Pictures of 11.30.01 -- Curising with Dr Len

so I decided to drive down to Philadelphia ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300590 later that week and parked here ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300591 by the prison ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300592 as I observed the flag ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300593 on the front of the house opposite Dr Len's ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300594 house. I stopped there and we headed off to do errands of various types.
First we went to the post office at this entrance ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300595 but since Dr Len doesn't work there ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300596 we had to go in the main door and DrLen did his business at this window ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300597 while I took the obligatory stamp machine photo ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300598 and then recorded the signage ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300599 until DrLen had his package ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300600 and so we were ready to leave. Across from the post office was this interesting sculpture ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300601 and this triangular house ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300602 and, of course, I took the obligatory phone booth picture ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300603 as we drove towards South Philly passing the jazz club ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300604 the pizza parlor ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300605 the mural ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300606 and the For Lease sign ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300607 on our way to the Morning Glory ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300608 where Len led the way in ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300609 The menu looked good ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300610 and especially the specials ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300611
DrLen has the Grilled chicken pasta salad ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300612 and I had the papaya pancakes. ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300613 Afterwards, I recorded all of the honors the restaurant has won ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300614 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300615 to the delight of the waitress. ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300616 We paid the check ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300617 and I took the obligatory rest room photos for my collection ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300618 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300619 before we headed off to Frank's garage where they had reserved a space ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300620 for us.
In Frank's garage, Lenny has lots of signs some of which I captured here like these pictures of the saw from Nagelberg's Supply ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300621 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300622 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300623 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300624 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300625 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300626 and the ice cream sign ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300627 and part of the pie man sign. ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300628 I did some experiments with the GE sign ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300629 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300630 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300633 and then caught more the ice cream sign ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300631 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300632 before turning to the SunRay sign -- the mortar and pestle. ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300634 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300635 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300636 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300639 and the Arthur's Fuel bus. ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300637 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300638 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300643 Frank's place is great with the cord tangled ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300640 a collection of fire extinguishers ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300641 another of cones ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300642 shopping carts of tools ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300644 an elegant waste basket ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300645 and this bucket of heavy chain. ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300646 Upstairs, there is this thermometer ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300647 that shows it was a warm day and this signage ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300648 intermingled with a chest of sorting drawers ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300649 a broken clock ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300650 an old calendar ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300651 and Nick's pictures ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300652
Afterwards, we were on to Termini bakery ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300653 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300654 where the windows were nicely decorated ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300655 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300656 and the door ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300657 was the real McCoy.
Once inside, we were in a food photographers delight. Donuts and sticky buns ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300658 next to cakes ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300659 and ginger bread men ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300660 and pastries fruity ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300661 chocolate ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300662 and cannoli ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300663 The wall was covered with plaques of appreciation ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300664 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300666 and a diploma from the CIA ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300665 but even here the rules of commerce are harsh. ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300667 After one more look at the racks ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300668 we bought this ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300669 which she ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300670 kindly wrapped for us. We obeyed the signs ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300671 but did try the samples. ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300672 On the way out, I got pictures of the wedding ornaments ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300673 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300674 Once back in the car, I opened my cannoli ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300675 and ate it as we drove by some murals by Isaiah Zagar ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300676 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300677 ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300678 and this wall of blurry words. ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300679 past the Circle K ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300680 until we got to the building that Charlie is renovating. ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300681 Work was going in all directions ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300682 and across the street was the building that was just sold ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300683 and the building that helped start the anchoring of the neighborhood. ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300684 After a round of graffiti posters ../../../Sabbat/12.01.01CruisingWDrLen//PB300685 it was time to head home.