Food trucks and vendors lined 2nd Street in Northern Liberties on Thursday night for the the first Night Market of the season.
Archive for Category: "Lens"
‘Lines in Four Directions in Flowers’ artwork planted
7,000 precisely-placed plantings form a new living art installation outside the Art Museum, thirty years after it was initially proposed by conceptual artist Sol LeWitt. [time-lapse video]
From Above: Building the Parkway and Art Museum, 1920 and 1921
Ever wonder what the Parkway looked like in its earliest years? What the art museum looked like when it was under construction? Here’s an aerial peek from the 1920s.
LENS: Photographing Philadelphia from above
In 1919 the Aero Service Corp. started photographing Philadelphia from above. Eyes on the Street will be featuring selections from this archive in an ongoing series.
Barnes Materials: extraordinary textures
I took a spin through the new Barnes yesterday, taking a close look at the extraordinary materials and finishes that adorn Tod Williams and Billie Tsien’s design. Here’s what I saw. [slideshow]
Sister Cities Park Snaps
Sister Cities Park opened on Thursday, and Eyes on the Street dropped by to take in the scenery. [slideshow]
Barnes preview blitz
The construction fence is down around the Barnes, as opening day draws near. Here’s a peek at the site and its landscape. [slideshow]
Parkway Progressions
This month, Eyes on the Street is taking a long, leisurely stroll down the Parkway exploring recent projects, with a peek into the future and the past.
‘Under the Clothespin’ revealed
Miriam Singer and Emilie Ledieu’s lively mosaic cityscape, Under the Clothespin, was officially revealed Monday, brightening the Centre Square concourse.
The Lost Centennial Project
Next up in today’s Centennial District duo: Community Contributor Gary Reed shares what he discovers in this ‘lost’ landscape as a photographer and Philadelphian. [slideshow]
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