Olive Street
By Norman Cain, August 13, 2020 — I couldn’t have been more than maybe about 3 or 4 years old when I lived on Olive Street, in West Philadelphia. I believe Olive Street starts way around Fishtown somewhere. It was always … Continued
By Norman Cain, August 13, 2020 — I couldn’t have been more than maybe about 3 or 4 years old when I lived on Olive Street, in West Philadelphia. I believe Olive Street starts way around Fishtown somewhere. It was always … Continued
By Ann von Dehsen, September 10, 2020 — I live in a second-story small apartment, with a small balcony that overlooks the small street of Sartain. A few weeks ago someone discarded a small sofa on the sidewalk across the … Continued
By Norman Cain, March 4, 2021 — I love walking, [which is] an endeavor that I enjoyed and perfected during the various stages of my life. As a child growing up in West Philadelphia not too far from Fairmount Park, … Continued
By Liz Abrams, February 11, 2021 — I just remember South Street when they had the festival and they had the tables and chairs in the middle of South Street, and they closed South Street down during the summer. I … Continued
By Liz Abrams, June 4, 2020 — I don’t know how many people were around when Rizzo [was], I was so glad that thing is gone. I said I will never forget the day that I opened up the newspaper, … Continued
By Norman Cain, June 4, 2020 — When I was in the army in the Republic of Panama from ’65 to ’67, I was a military policeman. When I came back to Philadelphia, I spent three years working in a … Continued
By Ann von Dehsen, May 21, 2020 — When my daughter Kerry was about 9 or 10 years old we used to listen to a show on the radio called Kids’ Corner. It’s on XPN, it was a great show … Continued
By Norman Cain, May 21, 2020 — The Philadelphia cheesesteak to Philadelphians is arguably as much an icon to the city as the Liberty Bell or as memorable as Rocky running up the steps of the Art Museum. It’s a Philadelphia … Continued
By Ann von Dehsen, December 31, 2020 — There are all sorts of connections you can see all [my sister’s] paintings or a lot of her paintings. Her murals are great. They often include working with school-age kids sometimes, you know … Continued