(via Philly Love Notes: Love Note #74: Sam Katz loves the Baldwin locomotive at the Franklin Institute)
[Because Katz’s production company is here in the Eraserhood AND because Baldwin’s was here, too.]
Month: September 2012
Off-street trails, buffered bike lanes, and grade separated pedestrian facilities improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians. Commuting on foot or by bike builds physical activity directly into daily routines, making it easier to achieve recommended levels of fitness and decreasing the chance of obesity and overweight-related illnesses.
(via VIADUCTgreene)
The structure of the Eraserhood park deliberately reflected the structure of the historic Reading Viaduct, in soft materials..
Sunlight and shadow at 5 pm made for a shady park with a bright view,
Ann Marie Schneider, one of the park’s creators relaxes at the end of the day.
When I arrived Schneider was enjoying a quiet moment. As people left work at five, however, the park filled with activity.
Like any true park, serious play got underway.
Trying to imagine David Lynch walking out of this tunnel, wielding a nail-studded 2 x 4… but the neighborhood — and Lynch, himself — have all changed since then.
Park co-creator Kate Farquhar and family relax and enjoy the fruits of their labor.
Parking day 2012 got off to a slightly rough start for Ann Marie Schneider and Kate Farquhar when they discovered a driver had not respected their spot reservation sign. With their planned park choked with a parked car (of all things) they needed to extemporize. Fortunatly, after only a 45 minute delay, another spot opened up, and they finally started construction.
As students of James Corner (landscape architect for New York City High Line Park as well as Philadelphia’s own Race Street Pier) Schneider and Farquhar are very interested in the future of the Reading Viaduct. This was clearly one of the draws to this spot on North 11th Street, despite both artists currently reside in West Philly.
Schneider expressed her active concern regarding the if, when, and what in the future of the Viaduct. The artists also attempted to reflect the form and structure of this landmark in “soft materials” when they designed their park.
Don’t forget to check out Urban Landscapes images (including two images from Eraserhood.com) hanging in the Seeds Gallery studio at the front of Independent Rock’s location. (5011 Baltimire Avenue)
(via Final Dollar Stroll of the year; check out the map | West Philly Local)
The 2012 edition of The 215 Festival will be held from November 1-4, with all events being held in the Eraserhood. The Eraserhood, of course, being the part of town where legendary noir fiction writer David Goodis once roamed, drunk and alone, and where David Lynch once accompanied himself home with a splintery two-by-four with nails hanging out of it, lest he meet evildoers. The place has come a long way since the 20th Century, and we’re pleased to tell you that events will be hosted at Underground Arts, PhilaMOCA, The Trestle Inn and other spaces in and around the neighborhood.
[So looking forward to this!]
(via philebrity.com » Blog Archive » Announcing The 215 Festival, November 1-4, 2012, In The Eraserhood!)
(via 329 North 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA – Google Maps)
Park for a Day?
According to the Philadelphia Park(ing) Day 2012 map, Kate Farquhar & Ann Marie Schneider will be converting a parking space here at 329 North 11th Street into a miniature park on September 21, 2012:
The number of parks throughout Philadelphia increases dramatically each year on the second Friday in September, when activists, artists, architects, and other citizens transform metered parking spaces into temporary public parks. Known as Park(ing) Day, this annual event re-imagines the possibilities of 170 square feet of public space. The event celebrates parks and other public spaces in cities across the country, and raises awareness of the need for more pedestrian-friendly spaces in our urban areas.
(via About Park(ing) Day – Park(ing) Day Philadelphia)
So if you stroll by on Friday, please snap a photo or two and email them to [email protected]. It would be awesome to have some photos of this event submitted!
[Just a friendly reminder of where the Goldtex project is taking the old Smaltz Building. Love it or hate it, it’s going to be quite the transformation.]
(via With Goldtex Rising Above Viaduct, Some Insights On Real Estate | Hidden City Philadelphia)
The First Windows are Installed on Flickr.
OCTOBER’S TUESDAY TUNE-OUT LINEUP
Popular local music blog The Swollen Fox will wear the curator hat for October’s PhilaMOCA-based Tuesday Tune-Out series.
October’s lineup, all films are TBA:
October 2 : August John Lutz II (Levee Drivers)
October 9 : Ron Gallo (Toy Soldiers) & Thom McCarthy
October 16 : DRGN KING
October 23 : The Lawsuits
October 30 : The Bailey Hounds [expect an over-the-top Halloween-themed evening]Doors at 7:30, Musician at 8:00, Movie at 9:00, $5 donation
Tuesday Tune-Out is a weekly night of music and movies in which a rotating lineup of curators choose a month’s worth of bands, the bands in turn choose movies to screen.
The guest curator for November will be Jump: The Philly Music Project.