Answers to Photo Quiz/More Pics
Denno
the quiz. BTW, in their flyers, NWL claims they have a store in
"glenDolden, PA". You don't believe me?? click on the link below.
--
Dennis
> Here are the answers to the quiz located at
>
> http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~sjwinter/quiz.html,
>
> and a few more photos!
>
>
> 1) The tower featuring the Home Depot name is at the Northeast Tower
> Center (conveniently named, don't you think?!). I think Sandy had this
> right.
>
> Click below to see this shopping center's sign!
>
> http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~sjwinter/quiz-answer.html
>
>
> 2) The Giant with the letter "i" burned out is in Audubon. It's been
> burned out for some time now. They do have wonderful prices. I still can't
> tell if they are cheaper than good ole Pathmark though. Anyone know? Click
> below for more info and pics:
>
> http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~sjwinter/quiz-answer-5.html
>
>
> 3) The Pathmark picture taken at night is the one in Glenholden, where
> Walgreens is now open 24 hours again. I swear to God, this Pathmark is
> larger than any other one i've seen. I couldn't get the entire Pathmark in
> the photo, even from a distance, since it is that big. I like this
> Pathmark since they allow you to take carts without depositing money, and
> you can scan your own groceries!! To the left of this Pathmark is a
> National Wholesale Liquidators. However, it is not the one in the photo in
> the quiz. BTW, in their flyers, NWL claims they have a store in
> "glenDolden, PA". You don't believe me?? click on the link below:
>
> http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~sjwinter/quiz-answer-4.html
>
> [took my forever to get this pic right, because of the close range and
> flash and glare of the light]
>
>
> 4) Yes, as Matthew said, this is the new Trooper Wal-Mart. Best Wal-Mart
> in the area, although the Quakertown one is a close second (the Quakertown
> one has a lot more farming and automotive supplies, and plays country
> music in the background on their loudspeakers! Am i right JimE??! ;) ) You
> can tell this must be the new Wal-Mart since the parking lot is absolutely
> stunning (in the Quakertown one, one saw a lot of beat up pick-up trucks
> in their lot, most with balled-off tires and rust holes. Seriously!)
>
> 5) This National Wholesale Liquidators is actually the one in the Rising
> Sun Plaza on Adams Ave. Click below to see the main sign. Notice the rail
> by the doors, so you can't remove the shopping carts?
>
> http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~sjwinter/quiz-answer-2.html
>
>
> 6) This Home Depot is the one next to the new Wal-Mart in Trooper. You can
> tell, since the trees and how they're planted is the same as in the
> Wal-Mart picture. Also, this couldn't be the one in KOP since that one, if
> anybody recalls from my report, had a hot dog stand out in front!!
> Click below to see this mall's main sign:
>
> http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~sjwinter/quiz-answer-3.html
>
>
> 7) This final Home Depot is the one on Roosevelt Blvd. in the Northeast
> Tower Center (the same one with the smoke stack shown in the very first
> picture). Notice this one has a Nathan's Famous snack stand. But i'm on a
> diet now, so i couldn't tell you if they're any good :)
>
>
>
>
>
Sean Dalton
zeno
about food stores changing the dates on meat...Path Mark was one of the
worse on the report...
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In article <Pine.GSO.4.44.02052...@babel.ling.upenn.edu>,
Shrike
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>For your "further" information...that Tower Center that you speak of =
>used to be the Power Station for a VERY large Sears Catalog center that =
>was imploded around 10? years ago. The building that stood there had a =
>large tower, arount 13? stories high and a building that was 2 blocks =
>long and around 4 blocks wide and there was a full size Sears there and =
>a truck/shipping center....all of this was blown up and they also sealed =
>the never used Subway station that sits under the Boulevard at Adams Ave =
>(Part of a Boulevard Subway Project)
>
>I used to live like 3 blocks from here but now the neighborhood sucks
I was living on Whitaker Ave when they imploded the building, so I got to
watch it come down. I remember watching an huge cloud of smoke obscure
the entire structure save the clock tower, which sank straight down, then
listed slightly to the right (from my view).
That was interesting.
And that neighborhood has been bad for quite some time.
Shrike
>
> On 22 May 2002, Shrike wrote:
> >
> > And that neighborhood has been bad for quite some time.
> >
>
> Blvd. commercial strip, Roosevelt Blvd. is actually beautiful, and so are
> the surrounding stores. I guess stores need to put up a good front to
> attract customers. but the farther away you get, like Rising Sun Plaza on
> Adams Ave., the more cheesy the strip malls become. i mean, no offense,
> but it was quite disgusting walking through the railed off area at the
> National Wholesale Liquidators store there by the main doors. had to watch
> where you stepped. oh...gross. the only worse place could be a baseball
> dugout, where you have to avoid spit. S.
Yeah...there are some neighborhoods there off of the BLVD that are nice
too...aesthetically...if you ignore the refuse.
I remember the Rising Sun Plaza going up. It is not very old. If you
continue down Adams Ave you wind up hitting Tacony Creek Park.
The further north (along the blvd) it goes, the less I like it. Too much
commercialism...strip malls, stores, etc...just not my thing.
Well, if beauty you seek, go to the Wissahickon. It is a treasure.
Also, the area along the canal in Manyunk/Roxborough, especially the
Flat Rock Dam.
Blue Bell Hill is a beautiful neighborhood, as is Mt. Airy, parts of
Germantown (in which Blue Bell Hill is located if memory serves) and
Chestnut Hill.
The northwest part of the city is another country to some...in fact, I
was 20 before I set foot in Roxborough. Andorra is beautiful...with its
back to the Wissahickon. This city has a ton of beauty, and it is
unfortunate that so many are unaware.
--
bill
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
- Benjamin Franklin,
Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759.
sis...@netaxs.com
> Germantown (in which Blue Bell Hill is located if memory serves) and
> Chestnut Hill.
Appreciate that, bill; I moved to Blue Bell Hill in 1993, and like it
here. We're at the very northwest tip of 19144 - 2 blocks away is 19119,
Mount Airy; and across the Walnut Lane Bridge is 19128, Roxborough.
However, I use the Roxborough Y, post office, groceries, etc;
Germantown's shopping area seems crummy.
Agreed, Germantown does have some nice houses etc; last year I
enjoyed a guided bike tour of parts of Germantown, Mt. Airy, and
Chestnut Hill.
Shrike
>
> On Thu, 23 May 2002, Shrike wrote:
> >
> > Yeah...there are some neighborhoods there off of the BLVD that are nice
> > too...aesthetically...if you ignore the refuse.
> >
>
> think half of the city's problems could be solved by just doing a regular
> street sweep, like some cities do. the thing is, if people see trash on
> the streets, they will just throws theirs there. but if they see a clean
> street, they will respect this, for the most part, and toss refuse in
> trash cans. this is what they teach employees who work in video arcades at
> the malls.
I don't litter, ever. Whether or not an area is trashed. The onus lies
on the individual.
The refuse situation is better than it was before Rendell became mayor,
so that's a positive.
> >
> > Well, if beauty you seek, go to the Wissahickon. It is a treasure.
> > Also, the area along the canal in Manyunk/Roxborough, especially the
> > Flat Rock Dam.
> >
> > Blue Bell Hill is a beautiful neighborhood, as is Mt. Airy, parts of
> > Germantown (in which Blue Bell Hill is located if memory serves) and
> > Chestnut Hill.
> >
> > The northwest part of the city is another country to some...in fact, I
> > was 20 before I set foot in Roxborough. Andorra is beautiful...with its
> > back to the Wissahickon. This city has a ton of beauty, and it is
> > unfortunate that so many are unaware.
> >
>
> yep, i will check these areas out. i am going to start biking and hiking
> this summer to get into excellent shape. i love fairmount park. i also
> think driving down Kelly Drive is beautiful. but my roommate said to avoid
> all parks, including parks in Lower Merion, because muggings happen there
> sometimes. but she is like 75 years old.
Well, she might tell you to avoid breathing too, because that's how you
get contaminants in your system. I heard of an attack in Skippack Park a
couple of years ago, but in terms of the Wissahickon, I haven't heard
anything. Some parts of Fairmount Park require wariness, for sure. I
knew a group of Fairmount Park Rangers, and I can't remember a single
mugging episode mentioned in the Wissahickon section of the park. I
would be surprised if they wee anything but extremely rare.
Shrike
Lucky you. I love Blue Bell Hill. What a beautiful neighborhood.
I stumbled across a couple of very cool websites this week, one of which
will definitely be of interest to you (assuming you haven't seen it):
The same designer hosts a wissahickon site as well that is very nice:
http://www.wissahickonjournal.org/
I have hundreds of photos from the Wissahickon, Walnut Lane Bridge (I am
in 19128 just on the other side), and other places around Philadelphia.
I have some up on my site, but I need to edit many more. It's so less
time consuming to snap the photos than it is to put them into Photoshop
and/or The Gimp and edit them for web consumption.
http://www.eshrike.com/photo/places/
Shrike
>
> On Sat, 25 May 2002, Shrike wrote:
>
> >
> > I don't litter, ever. Whether or not an area is trashed. The onus lies
> > on the individual.
> >
>
> cigarette ashes or butts out their windows. i see this happen all too
> often. they're probably burning the paint on their cars in fact.
>
> Or one time when i was filling up at the Amoco at Chestnut and 63rd, some
> young people drove by in their car on a Friday night and threw soda cans
> at me while they laughed.
I confront that whenever I am able. Apathy is rampant.
Cigarette butts...yeah, that's a losing battle. These people are killing
themselves
already...knowingly; why would they give a crap about the environment?
And this from a former smoker of ten years.
zeno
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In article <Pine.GSO.4.44.020525...@babel.ling.upenn.edu>,
Stephanie <sjwi...@babel.ling.upenn.edu> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 25 May 2002, sis...@netaxs.com wrote:
>
>>
>> However, I use the Roxborough Y, post office, groceries, etc;
>> Germantown's shopping area seems crummy.
>
>
> not only that, but the streets are too narrow! But it is very scenic i will
> admit, and reminds me of olden day European villages.
>
> S.
>
sis...@netaxs.com
> Where is this Germantown?
Hello, Zeno. How long have you lived in the Philadelphia region?
I just looked at Yahoo maps, using the 19144 zip code posted previously.
Hope this helps.
http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?BFCat=&Pyt=Tmap&newFL=Use+Address+Below&ad
dr=&csz=19144&Country=us&Get%A0Map=Get+Map
zeno
Philly a couple of times though and am interested in the fair city. :)
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In article <%u7I8.540$%k1.1...@monger.newsread.com>, "sis...@netaxs.com"
Exile on Market Street
Stephanie <sjwi...@babel.ling.upenn.edu> wrote:
> Speaking of parks, does anyone know why all the parks in Montgomery County
> are named "City Park"? First of all, the towns in Montco are not cities,
> so they should be called something like "Township Park"; otherwise you
> think you are in Philadelphia. Second of all, why do they all have the
> same name, at least according to my AAA map??
My guess is that this is an editorial timesaver on AAA's part, not a sign
of lack of municipal imagination.
Odds are that a number of these parks may not have formal names, and the
large mapmakers usually do not observe the formalities of municipal
nomenclature in the various states. Thus, any municipality would be a
"city" whether or not the state statutes consider it one.
BTW, there are three other cities in the core Philadelphia metropolitan
area -- Chester, Pa., Pottstown, Pa. and Camden, N.J. -- and two more in
the extended region -- Wilmington, Del. and Trenton, N.J.
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Boxall's Accommodation
> In article <Pine.GSO.4.44.020525...@babel.ling.upenn.edu>,
> Stephanie <sjwi...@babel.ling.upenn.edu> wrote:
>
> > Speaking of parks, does anyone know why all the parks in Montgomery County
> > are named "City Park"? First of all, the towns in Montco are not cities,
> > so they should be called something like "Township Park"; otherwise you
> > think you are in Philadelphia. Second of all, why do they all have the
> > same name, at least according to my AAA map??
>
> My guess is that this is an editorial timesaver on AAA's part, not a sign
> of lack of municipal imagination.
>
> Odds are that a number of these parks may not have formal names, and the
> large mapmakers usually do not observe the formalities of municipal
> nomenclature in the various states. Thus, any municipality would be a
> "city" whether or not the state statutes consider it one.
>
> BTW, there are three other cities in the core Philadelphia metropolitan
> area -- Chester, Pa., Pottstown, Pa. and Camden, N.J. -- and two more in
> the extended region -- Wilmington, Del. and Trenton, N.J.
>
Pottstown is a borough (as Stephanie mentioned there are no cities in
Montgomery County). Coatesville is a city in Chester County.
The complete list of cities in the Philadelphia PMSA is as follows:
New Jersey:
(Burlington County)
Beverly
Bordentown
Burlington
(Camden County)
Camden
Gloucester
(Gloucester County)
Woodbury
(Salem County)
Salem
Pennsylvania:
(Chester County)
Coatesville
(Delaware County)
Chester
(Philadelphia County)
Philadelphia
Jafd26
quin...@excite.com (Boxall's Accommodation) writes:
>Subject: Re: City Parks (Was: Re: Answers to Photo Quiz/More Pics)
>From: quin...@excite.com (Boxall's Accommodation)
>Date: 29 May 2002 18:31:05 -0700
>smi...@pobox.upenn.edu (Exile on Market Street) wrote
>New Jersey:
>(Camden County)
>Camden
>Gloucester
>(Gloucester County)
>Woodbury
>(Salem County)
>Salem
>Pennsylvania:
>(Chester County)
>Coatesville
>(Delaware County)
>Chester
>(Philadelphia County)
>Philadelphia
ISTR that Upper Darby, Pa. converted from township to city a few years back.
Yours, John Desmond
( john.a.desmond.cgs80 at alumni dot upenn dot edu -
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