Walk Philly » Featured http://termite.org/walkphilly Artist created locative media based in the Philadelphia region. A project of Termite TV Collective. Walk Philly. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:54:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Artist Walk Around the Crane http://termite.org/walkphilly/2011/10/09/artist-walk-around-the-crane/ http://termite.org/walkphilly/2011/10/09/artist-walk-around-the-crane/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:10:45 +0000 mikek http://termite.org/walkphilly/?p=459
Circle the Crane Building from the perspective of 3 artists who’ve been around the block with the Termite TV Collective.

Start & end at 1400 N. American St just North of Master St., Philadelphia, PA

Guides: Caroline Savage, Gralin Hughes & Jim Brossy
Video: Deborah Rudman Soundtrack: Gralin Hughes

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Wander the banks of Dock Creek, a Delaware River tributary, called the Coocanocon by local Lenape, where William Penn and Captain Kidd first landed in Philadelphia, and later developed by settlers as a bustling marketplace. Discover for yourself the buried treasure of Dock Street.

Start: SW corner of S.Front & Dock St (Foglietta Plaza)
End: NW corner of Walnut & Dock St (Merchants Exchange)

Guide: Harry Kyriakodis
Video: Deborah Rudman (with Laura Deutch)
Soundtrack: Antoine Haywood
Archival images: Temple Urban Archives, Philadelphia Library Company
Historical Society of Pennsylvania -  Frontispiece, Der Hoch-Deutsche Americanische Calendar, 1770, Society Collection

kml file – Dock Street Walk

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Walk back in time to imagine Philadelphia in 1776. Larry Robin provides inspiration for this informative walk about Thomas Paine’s place in Philadelphia, and his little known contribution to the legacy of radical American ideals. Walk with us and read along as you discover the roots of Common Sense.

Start: NW corner of Walnut & Dock St (Merchants Exchange)
End:  3rd Street & Thomas Paine Place (between Walnut and Locust)

by Laura Deutch
Guide: Larry Robin
Video: Laura Deutch (featuring Deborah Rudman)
Music by: Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.org)
Archival images: Philadelphia Library Company

Download KML for PAINE walk

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From Standard Tap to Ortleib’s Jazzhaus, Philly Jazz icon Warren Oree leads us through the changing scene of this neighborhood. Can you smell the bread?

Start at NW corner of 2nd & Poplar St., Philadelphia, PA
Recorded June 3, 2008.

By Anula Shetty & Michael Kuetemeyer
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MC/hip hop artist Ethel Cee leads us on a tour of Philly’s center stage – City Hall
Ethel Cee – City Hall kml

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A reflection of what the streets surrounding the base of the Ben Franklin Bridge were like before the Bridge’s construction.

Begin: SE corner of 3rd St & Vine facing West
End: NW corner of 4th & Race facing South
Duration: 15 minutes

By Sara Zia Ebrahimi, Laska Jimsen & Anula Shetty
==> Next Episode – Mint Condition

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Janet Finegar takes us on a tour of the community built park in Northern Liberties.

by Deborah Rudman & Gail Lloyd
June 22, 2008

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A reflection of what Frankford Avenue was like before gentrification. A hidden car & train museum is revealed.

The history of The Garden Center

Begin: North West corner of Norris St. & Frankford Ave facing South
End: Shissler Rec Center
Running time:
By Anula Shetty, Michael Kuetemeyer, Kenneth Milano

==> next episode – Edible Weeds Walk

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Sip some refreshing wild violet beverage and you are on your way back through time to urban nature. Are ready to eat a dandelion?
Begin: Shissler Rec. Ctr, Blair St. between Berks & Montgomery facing West End: South West corner of Montgomery & Frankford facing East
Running time: 14:40 Minutes
By Laura Deutch, Deborah Rudman, Erin Howley, Lynn Landes
For more information on local edible weeds check out: wildfoodies.org

==> next episode – Palmer Park Bench

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Take 5!
Let Kenneth Milano sit beside you and guide you on this park bench tour of Palmer Park.
Location: Center bench of Palmer Park facing Northwest, Frankford Ave and Palmer St
Running time: 3 minutes
By Deborah Rudman, Michael Kuetemeyer, Anula Shetty & Kenneth Milano

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