{"id":45921,"date":"2025-07-21T12:20:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T11:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=45921"},"modified":"2025-07-21T12:20:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T11:20:28","slug":"skyscrapers-railroad-stations-and-street-scenes-a-walk-around-philadelphia-in-32-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/skyscrapers-railroad-stations-and-street-scenes-a-walk-around-philadelphia-in-32-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes &#8211; a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-01.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We spent a couple of hours pacing around the streets of Philadelphia recently. Here&#8217;s some of the things we saw:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-02.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Arriving at the railroad station.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-05.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Built between 1929 and 1933, 30th Street Station is considered one of the last-remaining grand train stations in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-03.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-04.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-06.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-07.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-08.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The towering Comcast Innovation and Technology Center, built by Fosters + Partners. It&#8217;s the city\u2019s tallest building standing 1,121-foot tall.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-09.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-10.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-11.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-12.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-13.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-14.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-15.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-16.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-17.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-18.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-19.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-20.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-21.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-22.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-23.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-24.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-25.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-26.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-27.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-28.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-29.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Catching the eye with a huge paintbrush pointing to the sky, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts was completed in 1876.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-30.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Taking 30 years to build, Philadelphia City Hall is the largest city building in the USA, and was the tallest building in the world completed in 1901.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-31.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/pics\/philadelphia-photos-2025-32.jpg\" alt=\"Skyscrapers, railroad stations and street scenes - a walk around Philadelphia in 32 photos\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>More Philadelphia photos<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/photo-tour-a-walk-from-central-philadelphia-to-fishtown\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Photo tour \u2013 a walk from central Philadelphia to Fishtown<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/philadelphia-photos-street-signs-railroad-station-old-cars-and-cityscapes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Philadelphia photos \u2013 street signs, railroad station, old car and cityscapes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/kurt-vile-artwork-in-fishtown-philadelphia-gets-painted-over-in-bizarre-circumstances\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Kurt Vile artwork in Fishtown, Philadelphia gets painted over in bizarre circumstances<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/the-mystery-of-the-toynbee-tiles-in-philadelphia-and-planet-jupiter\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">The mystery of the Toynbee Tiles in Philadelphia \u2013 and Planet Jupiter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Archive Philadelphia photos 2006-8<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/philadelphia\/magic-garden.html\">Magic Garden.Murals and street art by Isaiah Zagar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/philadelphia\/philadelphia-01.html\">Philadelphia photos, Chinatown and street shots<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/philadelphia\/philadelphia-02.html\">Philadelphia photos 2, More snapshots from around Philly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/philadelphia\/philadelphia-photos.html\">Philadelphia photographs, December scenes from 2008<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/philadelphia\/south-street.html\">South Street, Take a trip along Philly&#8217;s famous street<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/philadelphia\/south-street-philadelphia.html\">South Street &#8211; more pics, More photographs from this popular tourist street<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/photos\/philadelphia\/space-1026-philadelphia.html\">Space 1026 gallery, Art space in central Philadelphia<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Join the forum discussion<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/pennsylvania-chat-and-photos-about-philadelphia-lancaster-lititz-and-other-places.125661\/\">Pennsylvania &#8211; chat and photos about\u00a0Philadelphia, Lancaster, Lititz and other places<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/poverty-drugs-and-desperately-f-cked-up-people-the-streets-of-philadelphia-kensington-avenue-videos.375800\/\">Poverty, drugs and desperately f*cked up people &#8211; the Streets of\u00a0Philadelphia, Kensington Avenue videos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/welsh-names-on-the-philadelphia-subway-map.323838\/\">Welsh names on the\u00a0Philadelphia\u00a0subway map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/louis-theroux-in-philadelphia.198941\/\">Louis Theroux in\u00a0<em class=\"textHighlight\">Philadelphia<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>More info<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/philly.curbed.com\/maps\/philadelphia-architecture-iconic-famous-buildings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philly\u2019s most iconic buildings, mapped<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitphilly.com\/articles\/philadelphia\/architecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Architecture in Philadelphia: 41 Can&#8217;t-Miss Landmarks, Historic Homes &amp; More<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We spent a couple of hours pacing around the streets of Philadelphia recently. 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