Stuart Arthur
@stuartarthurwrites.bsky.social
Writer of speculative fiction. Fascinated by the history of Philadelphia and southern New Jersey. Has quite possibly explored more abandoned and derelict buildings than you have.
March 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Here's a nice article on Victorian ghost photographs. These used the same double exposure techniques as the same age's spirit photographs, but for purposes of narrative/melodrama. A lot more fun, at least to my taste!
#photography #history #ghosts #Victorian
rarehistoricalphotos.com/stereoscopic...
#photography #history #ghosts #Victorian
rarehistoricalphotos.com/stereoscopic...
March 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Here's a nice article on Victorian ghost photographs. These used the same double exposure techniques as the same age's spirit photographs, but for purposes of narrative/melodrama. A lot more fun, at least to my taste!
#photography #history #ghosts #Victorian
rarehistoricalphotos.com/stereoscopic...
#photography #history #ghosts #Victorian
rarehistoricalphotos.com/stereoscopic...
March 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Here is a close relative of the Philadelphia porch lion (see yesterday's post) - the South Philly stoop cat. Green eyes and a 1,000-yard stare!
#Philadelphia #Urban #Cats
#Philadelphia #Urban #Cats
March 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Here is a close relative of the Philadelphia porch lion (see yesterday's post) - the South Philly stoop cat. Green eyes and a 1,000-yard stare!
#Philadelphia #Urban #Cats
#Philadelphia #Urban #Cats
March 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Looks like it was a peaceful morning on the Delaware back in 1918. Photo from the Philly archives, Pier 8 North, Cherry Street side. Much more here: phillyhistory.org
#Philadelphia #history #photography #blackandwhite #urban
#Philadelphia #history #photography #blackandwhite #urban
March 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Looks like it was a peaceful morning on the Delaware back in 1918. Photo from the Philly archives, Pier 8 North, Cherry Street side. Much more here: phillyhistory.org
#Philadelphia #history #photography #blackandwhite #urban
#Philadelphia #history #photography #blackandwhite #urban
St. Martin and the Beggar, French stained glass, 1245-1248. Recently saw this at the Baltimore Museum of Art. #art #stainedglass #Baltimore #museumsky
March 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
St. Martin and the Beggar, French stained glass, 1245-1248. Recently saw this at the Baltimore Museum of Art. #art #stainedglass #Baltimore #museumsky
View from roof of Divine Lorraine Hotel (pre-renovation), Philadelphia.
#photography #cityscape #urbanphotography #Philadelphia
#photography #cityscape #urbanphotography #Philadelphia
February 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
View from roof of Divine Lorraine Hotel (pre-renovation), Philadelphia.
#photography #cityscape #urbanphotography #Philadelphia
#photography #cityscape #urbanphotography #Philadelphia
Judith Schaechter makes amazing contemporary stained glass art that is deeply informed by medieval practices. Can't wait to see this immersive piece when it opens at the Michener in April. #art #stainedglass #Schaechter #Michener
michenerartmuseum.org/exhibition/j...
michenerartmuseum.org/exhibition/j...
Judith Schaechter: Super/Natural - Michener Art Museum
The first public exhibition of glass artist Judith Schaechter’s newest, monumental work: an immersive stainedglass dome, titled Super/Natural, that explores the idea of biophilia, the human tendency ...
michenerartmuseum.org
February 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Judith Schaechter makes amazing contemporary stained glass art that is deeply informed by medieval practices. Can't wait to see this immersive piece when it opens at the Michener in April. #art #stainedglass #Schaechter #Michener
michenerartmuseum.org/exhibition/j...
michenerartmuseum.org/exhibition/j...
1906 photo of the Carrol School Farm Garden. All the other photos of school gardens from this period show docile children tending to vegetables.
These Philly kids, on the other hand, seem to have taken over the garden, trashed it, and started a bonfire... At least they look happy! #Philadelphia
These Philly kids, on the other hand, seem to have taken over the garden, trashed it, and started a bonfire... At least they look happy! #Philadelphia
February 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
1906 photo of the Carrol School Farm Garden. All the other photos of school gardens from this period show docile children tending to vegetables.
These Philly kids, on the other hand, seem to have taken over the garden, trashed it, and started a bonfire... At least they look happy! #Philadelphia
These Philly kids, on the other hand, seem to have taken over the garden, trashed it, and started a bonfire... At least they look happy! #Philadelphia
The school garden movement of the progressive era took public school children outside to tend gardens – good for their characters and hey, free labor!
The photo in the linked post is from Phillyhistory.org
More on school gardens here: www.nal.usda.gov/collections/...
The photo in the linked post is from Phillyhistory.org
More on school gardens here: www.nal.usda.gov/collections/...
February 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The school garden movement of the progressive era took public school children outside to tend gardens – good for their characters and hey, free labor!
The photo in the linked post is from Phillyhistory.org
More on school gardens here: www.nal.usda.gov/collections/...
The photo in the linked post is from Phillyhistory.org
More on school gardens here: www.nal.usda.gov/collections/...
This!
February 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This!
February 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
January 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Given the "flood the zone" approach of the new administration, this photo seemed appropriate for today.
Philadelphia archive photo: Ace Dump, Delaware and Oregon Avenues, Philadelphia, 1953. More here: phillyhistory.org
#political #toxic #waste #history #Philadelphia #photography
Philadelphia archive photo: Ace Dump, Delaware and Oregon Avenues, Philadelphia, 1953. More here: phillyhistory.org
#political #toxic #waste #history #Philadelphia #photography
January 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Given the "flood the zone" approach of the new administration, this photo seemed appropriate for today.
Philadelphia archive photo: Ace Dump, Delaware and Oregon Avenues, Philadelphia, 1953. More here: phillyhistory.org
#political #toxic #waste #history #Philadelphia #photography
Philadelphia archive photo: Ace Dump, Delaware and Oregon Avenues, Philadelphia, 1953. More here: phillyhistory.org
#political #toxic #waste #history #Philadelphia #photography
Philadelphia, corner of 12rg and Federal Streets, January 2025.
#photography #digital #art #urbanphotography #Philadelphia #winter
#photography #digital #art #urbanphotography #Philadelphia #winter
January 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Philadelphia, corner of 12rg and Federal Streets, January 2025.
#photography #digital #art #urbanphotography #Philadelphia #winter
#photography #digital #art #urbanphotography #Philadelphia #winter
Guastavino tile ceiling at the long vaulted walkway of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This space was recently reopened to the public by the recent renovation/expansion designed by Frank Gehry. More on the Guastavinos here: savingplaces.org/stories/7-ma...
#Philadelphia #art #museum #Guastavino
#Philadelphia #art #museum #Guastavino
January 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Guastavino tile ceiling at the long vaulted walkway of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This space was recently reopened to the public by the recent renovation/expansion designed by Frank Gehry. More on the Guastavinos here: savingplaces.org/stories/7-ma...
#Philadelphia #art #museum #Guastavino
#Philadelphia #art #museum #Guastavino
Quaker Comet news - "The Return of Benjamin Lay" is opening in Pittsburgh this Friday, scheduled to come to the Quintessence Theatre Group in Philly in May. Looking forward to this!
#Pittsburgh #Philadelphia #Theatre #Theater
#Pittsburgh #Philadelphia #Theatre #Theater
January 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Quaker Comet news - "The Return of Benjamin Lay" is opening in Pittsburgh this Friday, scheduled to come to the Quintessence Theatre Group in Philly in May. Looking forward to this!
#Pittsburgh #Philadelphia #Theatre #Theater
#Pittsburgh #Philadelphia #Theatre #Theater
"What makes the King?", William Makepeace Thackeray, The Paris Sketchbook, 1840
January 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
"What makes the King?", William Makepeace Thackeray, The Paris Sketchbook, 1840
January 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
January 25th is Moose Day! This particularly noble moose lives at Philadelphia's Washington Monument, right across from the Philadelphia Art Museum.
#Photography #Philadelphia #moose #alcesalces
#Photography #Philadelphia #moose #alcesalces
January 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
January 25th is Moose Day! This particularly noble moose lives at Philadelphia's Washington Monument, right across from the Philadelphia Art Museum.
#Photography #Philadelphia #moose #alcesalces
#Photography #Philadelphia #moose #alcesalces
Feels like we've been here before. In 1980, Aliens and Apocalypse Now each received multiple Oscar nominations and at least one award. However The Shining didn’t even get a nomination (Kubrick!).
Of course, 1980 was also when the true horror, Kramer vs Kramer, won Best Picture…
#horror #movies
Of course, 1980 was also when the true horror, Kramer vs Kramer, won Best Picture…
#horror #movies
Good morning. I wrote a guest essay about horror movies for the New York Times. I argue that horror is the defining genre for our age of anxiety and it's time for the Academy to take horror as seriously as it takes mediocre biopics:
Opinion | Why Are the Oscars Scared of Horror Films?
Horror features many of today’s most exciting filmmakers and exemplifies our anxious moment. Yet the Academy continues to shut it out.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Can't wait to hear what the tunnels contain!
#History #Archaeology #Inca #Peru
www.iflscience.com/huge-ancient...
#History #Archaeology #Inca #Peru
www.iflscience.com/huge-ancient...
Huge Ancient Inca Underground Labyrinth Discovered Beneath Cusco, Starting At Sun Temple
It's more than a mile long!
www.iflscience.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Can't wait to hear what the tunnels contain!
#History #Archaeology #Inca #Peru
www.iflscience.com/huge-ancient...
#History #Archaeology #Inca #Peru
www.iflscience.com/huge-ancient...