Thanks, Alan!

There is abundant grit, grime, poverty and decay in Philadelphia.  I just don’t 
choose to shoot there.

Rick

> On Jul 25, 2023, at 7:21 AM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote:
> 
> Everything in Philly seems to be so posh & manicured, a pleasure to behold 
> and you have captured my sentiments very well. Sadly, Urban Decay is rapidly 
> reducing my part of the world to slum status,  apparently of no concern to 
> the current powers that be. However, it is not so all over Africa - Kigali in 
> Rwanda being a notable exception.
> 
> Alan C
> 
> On 24-Jul-23 10:41 PM, Rick Womer wrote:
>> Kelly Drive is a curving, pleasant road (except for a few would-be Formula-1 
>> race-car drivers) that follows the east bank of the Schuylkill River through 
>> Philadelphia. It has a nice foot/bicycle path, that we followed a couple of 
>> mornings ago.
>> 
>> Rowing and racing 8-person shells on the river is a Big Thing, and the 
>> boathouses in the first three pics house the clubs that constitute the 
>> “Schuylkill Navy.”  The shells are mostly on racks next to the buildings (as 
>> in the second photo), though some of the clubs have boathouses capable of 
>> storing the craft.
>> 
>> The last five pics are other things that caught my eye on the way.
>> 
>> https://rickwomer.smugmug.com/2023/July-2023/Kelly-Drive-7-22-23/    
>> 
>> Plaudits and brickbats equally welcome.
>> 
>> Rick
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