Tag Archives: Delaware

Crafting in the ‘burbs

By phoenix | September 8, 2009

Every year the tiny village of Arden invites people to celebrate the end of summer with a craft fair featuring arts, theatre, music and food.

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I had to go to the library today, which means you get to go too. I know you can barely contain your excitement. Luckily, architecturally speaking, it’s a neat building. Photo-wise, the sky was also quite cooperative.

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Wilmington Train Station

By phoenix | July 10, 2007

Formerly known as Pennsylvania Station. Is it my imagination, or was every station on the Pennsylvania Railroad (Now the northeast corridor of Amtrak) called Penn Station? Anyway the building is of note in Wilmington, particularly because it is one of three buildings in the same grouping built by architect Frank Furness.
I, however, prefer the nifty [...]

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Masonic Temple

By phoenix | July 5, 2007

Grand Lodge of Delaware, N. Market Street, Wilmington
It’s two-fer Thursday. Granted, that works better on Tuesdays, but I didn’t think of it then.

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Riverfront sunset

By phoenix | June 30, 2007

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Riverfront from Tubman-Garrett Park

By phoenix | June 26, 2007

View of the the riverfront from Tubman-Garrett park, though I think this part is more canal than river. Thomas Garrett Jr. was from a family of Quakers who were active in the anti-slavery movement. Garrett in particular, endured prosecution and bankruptcy for his beliefs. If you don’t know who Harriet Tubman is – [...]

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Track 3 (this picture is illegal)

By phoenix | June 25, 2007

Or so I was told for the first time that day (but not the last) as I was taking pictures. I was prepared to be kicked off of the platform at any rate because I didn’t have a ticket, but the policewoman didn’t even ask. She just said “You can’t take pictures here.”
That’s not [...]