I was perusing through the Life archives yesterday and stopped dead in my tracks when I came across this photo by Henry Groskinsky. This colorful moment features the work of artist Gene Davis painting the street leading up to the Philadelphia Museum of Art back in 1972. I used to live right near here {I could have seen this out my window!} when I lived in Philly so it feels extra special…and so, so fun! — Joy
{photo by Henry Groskinsky via Life archives}
Thank you for brightening my day!
I currently live in Philly and I love this!
I’m a huge fan of brights and stripes. Naturally, I’m in love with this! Thanks for sharing 🙂
beauty
The parkway should look like this all the time!
I used to live in Philly, too and ran around here all the time! Thanks for sharing this photo:)
Think it’s legal to do this to my street? Love it! But I definitely don’t have the patience to carry it out.
Loving the stripes, but I am loving the Life archive idea even more! Thank you for the resource!
The stripes remind me of a parking lot that used to be in my hometown, Lewiston, NY at a place called Artpark – see an image of it here http://www.ubartgalleries.org/?gallery=art&select=original&eventID=134&imageID=113
This is spectacular! I am definitely in awe!
it’s so kate spade!
I am shrieking in my apartment right now! I live in Philly and last night I happened to discover notcot.org through a friend on facebook. I then happened to come across this same photo on notcot! The picture totally spoke to me and the fact that you have just posted it on your site today makes me realize I must buy this piece. They actually sell it through Life magazine’s archives. So exciting!!!!! Love your site!
loooovvveee…. wouldn’t you just dance on that pavement if you saw those stripes? so fun!
Amazing Stripes…love it!
How fun to literally “walk on a rainbow” ~ loves it!!
wonderful colours! we need more of this in our cities…
Hey! One of my blogging favorites wrote about this last week. Do you read ali + curtis? Totally up your alley. She wrote about this last week too.
I did post this on my blog a couple weeks ago, and also pinned it. (Thanks, Janna!)
Joy, you might also like the set of stairs I highlighted here: http://alilovescurtis.blogspot.com/2011/02/better-together.html
They might be the only set of stairs I would consider jogging.
Amazing! I live in the Fairmount neighborhood, and I think this view of the Parkway is breathtaking. Thanks for sharing!
I love this photo so much I pinned it! Then I saw a Kate Spade Ad where the model is biking on a stripey road – made me think of this post right away!
( I found an image of the KS ad here : http://royaltygirl.wordpress.com/2011/01/16/kate-spade-spring-ad-campaign-with-bryce-dallas-howard-of-twilight-fame/)