Love : a Philadelphia affair / Beth Kephart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kephart, Beth, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kephart, Beth.

Place attachment.

Memory--Social aspects.

Memory.

Travel.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Description and travel.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Kephart, Beth--Travel--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Memory--Social aspects--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Place attachment--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social life and customs.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Pictorial works.

Philadelphia Region (Pa.)--Description and travel.

Philadelphia Region (Pa.).

Manners and customs.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Region.

Pennsylvania.

Genre:

Pictorial works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

xi, 159 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2015.

Summary:

"Philadelphia has been at the heart of many books by award-winning author Beth Kephart, but none more so than the affectionate collection Love. This volume of personal essays and photographs celebrates the intersection of memory and place. Kephart writes lovingly, reflectively about what Philadelphia means to her. She muses about meandering on SEPTA trains, spending hours among the armor in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and taking shelter at Independence Mall during a downpour. In Love, Kephart shares her love of Reading Terminal Market at Thanksgiving: 'This abundant, bristling market is, in November, the most unlonesome place around.' She waxes poetic about the shoulder-to-shoulder crowds, the mustard in a Salumeria sandwich, and the 'coins slipped between the lips of Philbert the pig.' Kephart also extends her journeys to the suburbs, Glenside and Ardmore--and beyond, to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Stone Harbor, New Jersey; and Wilmington, Delaware. What emerges is a valentine to the City of Brotherly Love and its environs. In Love, Philadelphia is 'more than its icons, bigger than its tagline.'"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

I Meanderings

Treasure Hunt: Guyer Avenue, Southwest Philadelphia 3

Time In, Time Out: Riding the SEPTA Rails 7

The Ghosts of Bush Hill: Fairmount 11

Them, Then; Us, Now: Woodlands Cemetery 15

Into the Woods: Wissahickon Creek 19

Art Central: Old City 23

River Redemption: Schuylkill River 27

Where Gossip Begins: Memorial Hall 29

Psychylustro: The Northeast Corridor 33

City Sidewalks 37

Room for a View: City Hall Tower 41

The Students Stay Young; the Teacher Grows Old: Locust Walk, University of Pennsylvania 45

Wrecking Ball: South Philadelphia Sports Complex 49

In Between: Street by Street 53

II Interior Spaces

Body Language: North Broad Street, Louise Reed Center for Dance 59

So Many Doors, So Many Windows: Wayne Art Center 63

Of Feathers and Fur: The Martha Street Hatchatory, East Kensington 67

Where Literature Lives: Free Library of Philadelphia, Central Branch 71

The Artist and the Foundrymen: Port Richmond All in the House: Reading Terminal Market at Thanksgiving 75

Things Are Disappearing Here: Fairmount Water Works 83

Essential Dualities: Philadelphia Museum of Art 87

Past, Present, Future: 30th Street Station 91

III Fringe Work

Double Dipping: Stone Harbor, New Jersey 97

Family for the Day: Lancaster County 101

Lost and Found: Glenside 105

River Road: New Hope and the Delaware River 109

Garden Retreat in the High Heat of Summer: Chanticleer Garden 113

On a Wing and a Prayer: Hawk Mountain 117

Heart on the Horses: The Devon Horse Show and Country Fair 121

I Thought I Could Dance: Ardmore 125

Accidental Tourists: Wilmington, Delaware 129

Skytop Lodge: The Poconos 133

After the Storm: Beach Haven, New Jersey, Pre-season 137

Earthly Ambitions: Bryn Maior Farmers' Market 141

Notes on Her Memory: Washington Memorial Chapel at Valley Forge National Historical Park 145

The Lights Fantastic: Montgomery and Delaware Counties, Tredyffrin and Willistoum Townships 149

Home 153.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781439913154

1439913153

OCLC:

903675015