cities in pixie dust

Somehow it got to be September, and the warm Indian summer is a great time to visit Philadelphia’s own premier swimming hole, Devil’s Pool. (Or as some call it, Devil’s Hole)

While it’s legality is “questionable” almost anyone who’s grown up within the city limits has taken a dip in these refreshing waters at least once or twice. My […]

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Our journey up the massive 27-lane thoroughfare of the soul that is Delhi Street continues through Center City and Chinatown. We began in South Philadelphia, where Delhi is sometimes a street, more often an alley, but rarely just a state of mind. In Center City, you’ll need to suspend your disbelief just a little more […]

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This weekend past, Cities in Pixie Dust went to the South Philly Biennial, which was originally scheduled for Saturday, and rain-delayed until Sunday.

I really can’t say a whole lot about the experience, and actually describe it properly. You really had to be there. It was part Alice in Wonderland acid trip and part community art […]

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Northeast Philadelphia, or “The Great Northeast,” as some like to call it, is a wondrous place for a visit. It’s got Russian supermarkets with aisles devoted to pickles, trails that go for miles back in Pennypack Park, and wacky thrift shops almost untouched by hipsters. It’s got Franklin Mills Mall and suburban sprawl.
We’ve been there […]

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I used to live on Delhi Street in South Philly. Delhi (pronounced DEL-hi, not deli) appears and disappears as you walk through the city, with a handful of blocks scattered throughout. In April ‘06, I spent two days walking the length of Philadelphia, snapping a picture of every block of Delhi Street… whether it was […]

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Philadelphia’s Italian Market Festival, Sunday, May 18, 2008. “Regarded as the region’s largest and oldest such event, parishoners from St. Paul Parish escort nearly 20 statues through the Italian Market…a beautiful, sacred tradition that celebrates the Blessed Mother.”
They also hand out free string cheese nearby.

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The editor of cities in pixie dust is too busy this week to post anything good. And since this site is more about photos than words, she won’t rub in your face about how lame you are if say, you missed out on Pilam’s Human BBQ XXX last Saturday. (Japanther is WAY better LIVE than […]

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Wissahickon Creek trails, 4/5/08

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Christian Posters Invade Philly! But there is no 53 AM. Or is there?
Sent to me by Chris “Spam” White,
“These posters have been showing up in center city and south Philly for
about a year. They always have a model’s head and a similar style of
Christian ranting. They always mention demons getting in your blood
and defecating. They […]

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Now that Spring is coming upon us, I’m hoping to take spend a fair amount of time exploring some of the local parks. I grew up right by the Wissahickon Creek/Forbidden Drive area of Philadelphia, and have been wandering that area since I was a small child. Some places don’t really get old. And there […]

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