John J McGinnis Jr

My World

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Life of a Colleague

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Philadelphia Past and Present

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Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church. 1854. Swanson Street near Christian Street.

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Pine Street Presbyterian Church. 1868. Pine Street above 4th.

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Baptist Church. 1956. 1242 E Columbia Ave.

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Masonic Temple. 1902. North Broad Street at Penn Square.

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Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. 1902. 18th and Logan Square.

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St. Clement's Church. 1865. 20th and Appletree.

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St. Peter's Church. 1870. 3rd and Pine.

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St Marks. 1869. Locust and 16th.

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Zion Lutheran Church. 1868. 4th and Cherry.

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Philly A to Z

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A is for Anthony Wayne. Photo taken at the top of the Philadelphia Art Museum steps.

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B is for Ben Franklin. Photo taken at Broad and JFK.

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C is for Clothespin. Photo taken at Market and 15th.

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D is for Don Quixote. Photo taken at 2nd street north of Girard.

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E is for Emancipation Proclamation.

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F is for Frank Rizzo. Photo taken at the steps of the Municipal Services Building on the north side of JFK.

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G is for General George McClellan. Photo taken at Broad and JFK.

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H is for Holy Bible. Photo taken on Kelly Drive.

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I is for Iroquois. Photo taken between the Parkway and Pennsylvania at 24th.

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J is for John Marshall. Photo taken behind the Philadelphia Art Museum.

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K is for Keys to Community. Photo taken at 4th and Arch.

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L is for Lafayette. Photo taken behind the Philadelphia Art Museum.

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M is for Major General Peter Muhlenberg. Photo taken behind the Philadelphia Art Museum.

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N is for Nathanael Greene. Photo taken behind the Philadelphia Art Museum.

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O is for Over the Top. Photo taken at 2nd and Spring Garden.

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P is for Playing Angels. Photo taken on Kelly Drive.

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Q is for Quaker Man. Photo taken on Kelly Drive.

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R is for Rocky. The most popular statue in Philadelphia. Photo taken at the bottom of the Philadelphia Art Museum steps.

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S is for Stephen Girard. Photo taken behind the Philadelphia Art Museum.

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T is for Thorfinn Karlsefni. Photo taken on Kelly Drive.

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U is for Ulysses S. Grant. Photo taken on Kelly Drive.

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V is for Venus and Mars. Photo taken on Broad between Cecil B. Moore and Oxford.

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W is for Washington Monument. Photo taken on the Parkway.

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Y is for Your Move. Photo taken at JFK Plaza.

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Z is for Zen Doors. Photo taken at 3rd and Callowhill.

River to River- Lombard Street

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119.

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219

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319

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419

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519

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619

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719

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819

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919

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1019

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1119

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1219 is hiding behind this gate...I think

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1319

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1419. The door was apparently missing.

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1519

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1619

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1719

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1819 was a parking lot. I didn't know if it would be obvious.

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1919

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2019

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2119

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2219... sort of.

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2319

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This is 2419.

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The Philadelphia School was in the place where 2519 would have been.

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This was on the final block of Lombard...this and pretty much nothing else. So, I photographed it instead of 2619.

12 at City Hall

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Julian is an art student that has lived in Philadelphia for the last 7 years. His major problem with Philadelphia is that the issue with homelessness has not been dealt with. One of his favorite aspects of the city are the murals.

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This is Ji Eun. She is an art student that is originally from Korea. She was fairly quiet but she did tell me that Philadelphia was too quiet for her.

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Tim is currently a photographer who is in Philadelphia for a workshop. He is down from Rochester for the week and was out seeing the city. He commented on how amazing the architecture was and how awesome the giant clothespin is.

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Eric is in town for a photo workshop being held at The Westin. He is from Boston and loves the blend of modern and classic architecture in Philadelphia.

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Vince was enjoying his layover in Philadelphia before flying to Zurich to visit his sister. He is from Chicago and does not have a strong opinion of Philadelphia.

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This is Eric. Instead of talking about the city, we talked about the difference between classical and jazz music. He was recently offered a job at a local school teaching music.

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This is Michael. He is from Philadelphia. He told me that he "dislikes the cops in the city because they don't let me skate anywhere." He does, however, like pretty much everything else about Philadelphia.

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This is Hollie, a student at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. She dislikes that there are so many homeless people in Philadelphia. However, she appreciates that the city is manageable in size.

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Sigourney is a student at the Art Institute of Philadelphia. She worries about the high crime rate of our city. However, she feels that one positive aspect of Philadelphia is that everything is within walking distance.

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Tim is currently a student at the University of Pennsylvania. He is originally from Michigan. He feels that Philadelphia is the perfect size - he thinks New York City is too big and his hometown in Michigan is too small. The one thing he dislikes about Philadelphia are the sports fans.

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This is Stephen. This was his first time visiting Philadelphia from Yorkshire, England. Although he felt unsafe on our subways, he thought that the city "had a buzz about it."

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This is Bobby. He currently lives in Bristol. Bobby was uninterested in answering my questions. However, he made it a point to mention that he wants to purchase a camera and start his own photo business.