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Cubus Assemblage
Theodore Miller, 1979
* big cubic forms
* Also listed as CUBIS
* On the wall. South side of Spring Garden, West of 5th.
* 39.961060,-75.147400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour

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The Value of Family
Eric Okdeh, 2006
* big plants
* Mural of people with tile and sculptural glass plants
* Wall. South side of Spring Garden, East of 5th.
* 39.961025,-75.146500 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* See also:
+ericokdeh.com

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Octopus Gate
Jason Roberts, 2008
* octopus
* Gate. Silk City Diner. North side of Spring Garden, East of 5th.
* 39.961275,-75.145940 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* See also:
+jrmworks.com
+silkcityphilly.com

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Pony Express Rider
Arlene Love, 1981
* horse, seated person wearing a hat
* Up on the wall. East side of 5th, South of Spring Garden.
* 39.959600,-75.146800 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* Exhibits: Labor
* See also:
+Arlene Love interview on Vimeo

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Untitled
Robert E. Montgomery, 1972
* abstract forms
* On the wall. West side of 6th, South of Spring Garden.
* 39.959850,-75.148600 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour

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German Society Gate
* logo, eagle
* I cannot find any other use of the word "Prolesflorebit"
* inscription:
The German Society of Pennsylvania
Founded AD 1764
Religione Industria et Fortitudine Germana Prolesflorebit
* Gate. Northeast corner, 7th and Spring Garden.
* 39.961600,-75.149700 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour

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Raven
David Caccia, 1979
* From a work by Edgar Allan Poe
* raven
* The sculpture is behind a fence. You'll get a closer look when the site is open, but it is clearly visible from the sidewalk.
* Edgar Allan Poe House. Northwest corner, 7th and Spring Garden.
* 39.961975,-75.149900 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Edgar Allan Poe page
+wikipedia.org's Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site page

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Bronze Sphere
Klaus Ihlenfeld, 1970 (installed)
* sphere
* Grass plaza. On the grounds of Fairmount Manor Apartments. East of 7th between Wallace and Fairmount.
* 39.963100,-75.149050 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Klaus Ihlenfeld page

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Zimmerman House
1911
* cattle heads, ball with Z
* Under the eaves and on the roof. North side of Fairmount between 4th and 5th.
* 39.962975,-75.145450 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* Exhibits: Gargoyles
* See also:
+The Gargoyle Hunter's page for the building