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Wills Sainte Claire Logo
1923 (approximate. Could be anywhere 1921-1927)
* small
goose,
trees
* There are multiple copies of this relief logo in various states of repair. Wills Sainte Claire, which produced cars from 1921-1927 did have a dealership in Philadelphia, and I have found 1 possible reference to Claire automobiles being sold at this address in 1923.
* Walls.
South side of Spring Garden (and North side of Hamilton), West of 32nd.
* 39.963075,-75.189200 [map] [nearby]
* On the Powelton tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Wills Sainte Claire page
+uniquecarsandparts.com's Wills Sainte Claire page, which includes the logo
+newspaper.com Inquirer want ad from March 15, 1923 for cars at the Claire company possibly at this address
Puma
Eric Berg,
1983
* puma
* Visible through the fence
* Playground of the Caring Center.
North side of Spring Garden, West of 31st.
* 39.963625,-75.187800 [map] [nearby]
* On the Powelton tour
* See also:
+berbronze.com's page for this piece
+bergbronze.com
+thecaringcenter.org
Caring Center Frogs and Tadpoles
Friday Architects/Planners,
1992
* big
frogs
* These are separate cutouts, not painted on.
* Walls.
Caring Center.
Northwest corner, 31st and Spring Garden.
* 39.963450,-75.187600 [map] [nearby]
* On the Powelton tour
* See also:
+fridayarc.com
+thecaringcenter.org
Mosaic Icons
* icons: cross, envelope, paw print,
building,
tree,
bus,
paintbrush,
book,
bicycle,
shopping cart
* Fence.
Northwest corner, 34th and Brandywine.
* 39.963600,-75.191650 [map] [nearby]
* On the Powelton tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists,
Mosaic,
Mass Transit
Finding Mantua
Lars Hokanson,
Felix St. Fort,
2008
* small
cars,
buildings,
trees,
standing
people
* West wall.
Charles L. Durham Library.
Southeast corner, 34th and Haverford.
* 39.963900,-75.191525 [map] [nearby]
* On the Powelton tour
* See also:
+publicartarchive.org's page for this piece
+askart.com's Lars Hokanson page
+muralarts.org's Felix St. Fort page
+freelibrary.org's Charles L. Durham Library page