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Philadelphia in the Fog

ansoncfit — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:05:21 +0000

Philadelphia City Hall in the Fog

I got a few cool pictures of Center City Philadelphia’s towers in the foggy weather Saturday night.

Mellon Bank Center

Comcast Center

Lövborg is a Woman

ansoncfit — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:47:17 +0000

I’ve long thought that Eilert Lövborg is appropriate as a female name; it’s the name of my laptop, which is clearly a female. Mauckingbird Theater Company‘s production of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler proves me right. I’d love to go see this adaptation in Philadelphia and relive AP English, with the added fun of a crossdressing Eilert, but the last show is tonight.

Media Trolley Getaway Attempt

ansoncfit — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:43:48 +0000

Route 101 Trolley at 69th St

Earlier this week, two suspects robbed a bank in Media and tried to escape on public transportation. They boarded Route 101, the trolley I often take from the Springfield Mall near Swarthmore to either Media or 69th Street. From The Philadelphia Inquirer:

Yesterday, after the Sovereign Bank branch at Providence Road and Baltimore Pike in Media was robbed, the two suspects were spotted climbing on board the Route 101 trolley…

News of the robbery went out on the police radio and officers were stationed at every stop along the trolley route, said SEPTA spokeswoman Jerri Williams.

ACC Tower Rendering

ansoncfit — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:03:46 +0000

[See Rendering] The American Commerce Center Tower, which will soar above the recently completed Comcast Center in Center City, Philadelphia, passed its last zoning test last week. When completed, the skyscraper will be the third tallest building in the United States. It's great that the developer is stressing SEPTA and AMTRAK accessibility and seeking LEED Gold Certification. If construction goes as scheduled, the tower should be completed in 2012, the same year as the Cira Center South project. It's exciting that Philadelphia is becoming quite a hub of architecture.

Silverliner V in Suburban Station

ansoncfit — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:50:13 +0000

SEPTA has a mockup of the new Silverliner V cars available for the public to walk through at Suburban Station. Unfortunately, my last couple of trips into Center City have been either too rushed or too late to go through the car. I plan to finally make it in next week during fall break. Having three level platform doors will really help reduce dwelltimes in Center City. I’m most excited about the digital LED destination signs. The plastic placards they use now are frequently wrong, though they are quite the ticket for dorm decorations around campus.

One of the many Silverliner V advertisments posted around Suburban Station