Ian Petrie
@icpetrie.bsky.social
Historian, Canadian, Philadelphian. Higher ed, urban🚲, books, cats, hockey. At Penn's CETLI; teach South Asia & Hist Sci/Med/Tech.
Disappointing people since 1972.
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Ian Petrie
@icpetrie.bsky.social
· Nov 10
You tell the kids today that Philly's public pools used to be stocked with carp and they won't believe you
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Extremely rude that I am not on that Bluesky map
I'm an *Elder*
I'm an *Elder*
February 9, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Extremely rude that I am not on that Bluesky map
I'm an *Elder*
I'm an *Elder*
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Philadelphia Rapid Transit, 1927.
Assertions to the effect that “people preferred to drive” are guesses in the guise of explanations. A minority of motorists degraded streetcar service for the majority.
Assertions to the effect that “people preferred to drive” are guesses in the guise of explanations. A minority of motorists degraded streetcar service for the majority.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Philadelphia Rapid Transit, 1927.
Assertions to the effect that “people preferred to drive” are guesses in the guise of explanations. A minority of motorists degraded streetcar service for the majority.
Assertions to the effect that “people preferred to drive” are guesses in the guise of explanations. A minority of motorists degraded streetcar service for the majority.
🚨Late-breaking TT JOB 🚨
Assistant Professor, English, University of Guelph
Review of applications begins 3/31 (!)
universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...
Assistant Professor, English, University of Guelph
Review of applications begins 3/31 (!)
universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...
February 9, 2026 at 1:48 PM
🚨Late-breaking TT JOB 🚨
Assistant Professor, English, University of Guelph
Review of applications begins 3/31 (!)
universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...
Assistant Professor, English, University of Guelph
Review of applications begins 3/31 (!)
universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...
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Laughable yet alarming photo
From Francis Spufford's CAHOKIA JAZZ
Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center
From Francis Spufford's CAHOKIA JAZZ
Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center
February 9, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Laughable yet alarming photo
From Francis Spufford's CAHOKIA JAZZ
Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center
From Francis Spufford's CAHOKIA JAZZ
Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center
I confess:
Last week The Boy and I used a chair and a cone to save the spot he dug us out of when we went to hockey practice
www.inquirer.com/life/philade...
Last week The Boy and I used a chair and a cone to save the spot he dug us out of when we went to hockey practice
www.inquirer.com/life/philade...
February 9, 2026 at 1:39 PM
I confess:
Last week The Boy and I used a chair and a cone to save the spot he dug us out of when we went to hockey practice
www.inquirer.com/life/philade...
Last week The Boy and I used a chair and a cone to save the spot he dug us out of when we went to hockey practice
www.inquirer.com/life/philade...
Reposted by Ian Petrie
Laughable yet alarming photo
From Francis Spufford's CAHOKIA JAZZ
Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center
From Francis Spufford's CAHOKIA JAZZ
Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center
February 9, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Laughable yet alarming photo
From Francis Spufford's CAHOKIA JAZZ
Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center
From Francis Spufford's CAHOKIA JAZZ
Royal Gorge Regional Museum & History Center
Reposted by Ian Petrie
OH MY GOD YOU GUYS HE SAID CANADA.
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
OH MY GOD YOU GUYS HE SAID CANADA.
The crypto ads they don't stop
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
The crypto ads they don't stop
Reposted by Ian Petrie
sucks all these asshole actors really feel the need to shill all these bullshit products
February 9, 2026 at 12:56 AM
sucks all these asshole actors really feel the need to shill all these bullshit products
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what was that, the 5th garbage AI commercial? the 6th one??
spending all that money on a Super Bowl ad has to be a last gasp death rattle, literally no one wants this shit and they can’t even give it away
spending all that money on a Super Bowl ad has to be a last gasp death rattle, literally no one wants this shit and they can’t even give it away
February 9, 2026 at 12:54 AM
what was that, the 5th garbage AI commercial? the 6th one??
spending all that money on a Super Bowl ad has to be a last gasp death rattle, literally no one wants this shit and they can’t even give it away
spending all that money on a Super Bowl ad has to be a last gasp death rattle, literally no one wants this shit and they can’t even give it away
I cried during the butts ad
I just cried at an ad. I'm not going to buy any fucking potato chips. Jesus.
Buck up and get cynical. Don't do what a giant regressive multinational hopes for. Besides the spot was nothing that hasn't been done a thousand times. (Ex big ad creative director here so I'm a little soured on advertising)
February 9, 2026 at 12:51 AM
I cried during the butts ad
Wild to remember that the halftime musical act at Super Bowl I was Leopold Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra
February 9, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Wild to remember that the halftime musical act at Super Bowl I was Leopold Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra
This is giving ammunition to the Canadians who maintain the Grey Cup is generally more fun than the Super Bowl
February 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
This is giving ammunition to the Canadians who maintain the Grey Cup is generally more fun than the Super Bowl
Remember last year?
Now that was a Super Bowl!
Now that was a Super Bowl!
February 9, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Remember last year?
Now that was a Super Bowl!
Now that was a Super Bowl!
Elder Teen is annoyed that she's not getting the real Super Bowl ads on the Canadian broadcast
February 9, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Elder Teen is annoyed that she's not getting the real Super Bowl ads on the Canadian broadcast
I'm nostalgic for those David Harbour Tide ads
February 9, 2026 at 12:28 AM
I'm nostalgic for those David Harbour Tide ads
Soup-er Bowl*
* I am making soup
* I am making soup
February 8, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Soup-er Bowl*
* I am making soup
* I am making soup
Montana couldn't put on a jacket and tie?
February 8, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Montana couldn't put on a jacket and tie?
A post of a Marx coin bank just reminded me of my favorite Casty moment
February 8, 2026 at 11:02 PM
A post of a Marx coin bank just reminded me of my favorite Casty moment
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I never noticed this either.
February 8, 2026 at 7:09 PM
I never noticed this either.
Congratulations to @sniderhockey.bsky.social 16UA National -- a 7-0 win yesterday over Central Pa. and a 2-1 win today over the Quakers clinched first place.
The squad finished 19-3-1 and one OT loss and heads to the DVHL playoffs in Aston next weekend.
The squad finished 19-3-1 and one OT loss and heads to the DVHL playoffs in Aston next weekend.
February 8, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Congratulations to @sniderhockey.bsky.social 16UA National -- a 7-0 win yesterday over Central Pa. and a 2-1 win today over the Quakers clinched first place.
The squad finished 19-3-1 and one OT loss and heads to the DVHL playoffs in Aston next weekend.
The squad finished 19-3-1 and one OT loss and heads to the DVHL playoffs in Aston next weekend.
I've been hanging out around 9th and Snyder for more than a year now but only last night tried the taco truck for the first time....
Good food! Nice people! Give them your custom
www.taqueriahernandezfoodtruck.com
Good food! Nice people! Give them your custom
www.taqueriahernandezfoodtruck.com
Taqueria Hernandez Food Truck - Philadelphia, PA - 927 E Snyder Ave - Hours, Menu, Order
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February 8, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I've been hanging out around 9th and Snyder for more than a year now but only last night tried the taco truck for the first time....
Good food! Nice people! Give them your custom
www.taqueriahernandezfoodtruck.com
Good food! Nice people! Give them your custom
www.taqueriahernandezfoodtruck.com
I laughed out loud
At Harvard in the '00s, the consensus was that Statler and Waldorf were Steve Shapin and Charles Rosenberg.
February 8, 2026 at 12:13 AM
I laughed out loud