THE PLACE PORTRAIT

PHILADELPHIA - MARK GALLINI AND BOB RUSSO





Place
Philadelphia


Location
Corner of Bodine St. and Cambridge St.


Local time of recording
06.00 a.m.


Camera person
Bob Russo


Other participating people
Mark Gallini


Description of the recording place
An old, formerly industrial section of Philadelphia, north of the center


Description of the location
"Northern Liberties" is a neighborhood of mixed ethnic groups that started to become colonized by artists a decade ago


What is special to the choosen location
It shows how the industry has left the city, and that the land has begun to open up again. there are horses where a factory used to be - and a lot less people than 50 yrs ago


What does the recording show
The street revealing itself - changing from menacing a urban to a kind of peaceful village-like place. Before recording, the street had 2-3 horses on it


What can be heard
Busses, birds, cars, dogs


What happend at your location on the 9th of September
Less than I thought