Submitted by 9thPlaceWorf t3_z8vjqn in philadelphia
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AutisticOcelot t1_iydlzu9 wrote
Between the 3rd and 4th house in, it looks like one of the original cornices remain.
9thPlaceWorf OP t1_iydmht2 wrote
I noticed that too—the fourth house is pretty well-preserved!
Birdgang_naj t1_iydz04q wrote
Damn these row homes we live in are old as shit
9thPlaceWorf OP t1_iye4h5g wrote
Old—but well-built. I can't imagine the new construction box houses looking as good 115 years from now.
dingosongo t1_iydru5t wrote
Damn photos like this make me so thankful for birth control and family planning. Can't imagine my life as a woman even 70 years ago.
9thPlaceWorf OP t1_iye49re wrote
Did you notice that a lot of those kids are barefoot, with their feet in the gutter?
They still look pretty happy (look for the one sticking out his tongue!) but it's sobering to think of the lack of birth control, and the impending World War coming less than 10 years later.
It does make you wonder what happened to them in their lives.
muffpatty t1_iye5row wrote
The crazy thing is that is all the siblings from only one family. Wow.
Madmike215 t1_iyek6tm wrote
Looks better without all the cars
RoverTheMonster t1_iye6be0 wrote
Are those tin roofs? Pretty cool
9thPlaceWorf OP t1_iydhc3u wrote
The same view today, via Google Maps.
The first house on the row is now gone, but the rest are still there. Note the porch rooflines match up (three points in a row, then a long flat stretch, then another point), and the rowhouses further down that extend out more—all still visible present-day.