Sarita Broadnax and Alberto Serrano at the corner of a green space they now call the Tot Lot, at the corner of 1800 block N. 4th Street and N. Cadwallader St.
Broadnax and Serrano, 1800 N. 4th Street.Ask Alberto Serrano about being a block captain and he immediately begins to praise his newest neighbor, Sarita Broadnax. Sarita moved to the block four months ago after a fire destroyed her…
Them That Do
Them That Do is an ongoing portrait and multimedia project by Lori Waselchuk about Philadelphia's block captains. Visit us at themthatdo.org
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Sarita Broadnax and Alberto Serrano
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Carol Dubie surprised the #windowishes artists with homemade banners for the Walkabout this afternoon. Join us on 40th St, between Chestnut and Ludlow, between 4-5:30. Meet the artists. Be inspired. Meet you neighbors! #blockcaptains #westphillylove #westphillylocal #westphilly #40thstairspace #themthatdo #therotunda #artinunusualplaces #artist_sharing #artistsofinstagram
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Elizabeth Waring
Eilzabeth Waring has planted hundreds of trees in West Philadelphia.
Elizabeth Waring – 4000 Powelton AvenueElizabeth has been known to hug the trees she’s planted. And, as a volunteer for UC Green, she has planted hundreds of trees. She is also a member of the UC Green Pruning Club. “That’s my therapy,” she says. “If I had a stressful day, I get to be underneath a tree, talking and relaxing.”
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Meet the artists who created the Windowishes displays on S. 40th St. You will be inspired! Friday, October 30th 4pm - 5:30pm 36 - 46 S. 40th Street (Between Chestnut and Ludlow Streets) Viva Street Art!
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Renée McBride-Williams
Renée McBride-Williams outside the WPEB community radio station on S. 52nd Street.
Renée McBride-Williams – 5100 Webster St.I met Renée at the WPEBstudio, with it’s windows facing 52nd Street. She remembers 52nd Street in it’s glory days, when it was it was called the Golden Strip. She remembers being drawn to the excitement around famous theaters like the Locust, the Nixon, the State, the…
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Pat Jamison
Pat Jamison’s favorite tool for block cooperation is her bullhorn.
Pat Jamison – 1600 Rowan WalkwayAt 8:30 A.M. on a Saturday morning last September, Pat Jamison carried her speakers outside and serenaded her neighbors with the warm tones of Teddy Pendergrass to wake them for the fall clean up. ” It kind of gets the adrenaline going, you know?” says Jamison, referring to the sexy R&B.
But her neighbors were slow to respond. She went back inside to fetch her…
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Free Portraits of Junior Block Captains
Free Portraits of Junior Block Captains at upcoming Forum #boyslatinofphiladelphia @westphillylocal
Them That Do (Lori Waselchuk) is a sponsor of the 2015 West/Southwest Philadelphia Block Captains Forum.I will set up a portrait booth to make portraits of junior block captains. Sorry, senior block captains, this is my effort to encourage young people to attend the event.
I will also introduce upcoming creative projects, like the street exhibition Windowishes, that need creative block captain…
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Windowishes Street Exhibition
40th St. Storefront window displays will be the site for Windowishes exhibition
Calling creative West Philadelphia block captains!I am looking for six block captains who would like to work with me to create storefront installations for Windowishes, a street exhibition designed for the seven storefront display windows on the west side of S. 40th Street, between Chestnut and Ludlow Streets in…
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Them That Do video: Joshua Miller makes armor to protect his community.
I met Joshua Miller at a block party on 54th St. in Philadelphia PA. Joshua was shy - turning me away when I asked to take his photograph and periodically tried to talk with him.
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The most noisy, dusty, sweaty location #photostudio that I have ever created! Doing a favor for Joshua Miller, a creative guy who makes armor out of #recycle d materials. We set up for photos on his small front porch on S Millick St in #philly. The street however was destroyed by #philadelphiastreets as they repair the sewage lines in the neighborhood. Joshua, who is disabled, will sell his armor eBay. I will post a video about Joshua later today on Themthatdo.org. #selftaught #folkartist #knights #costumes #chainmail #Renaissance #homemade #themthatdo
