Tag: Philadelphia

  • walking in Philadelphia: 2

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    (William Birch, Views of Philadelphia, 1800). This is an account of a walk covering eight miles over one day in Philadelphia. Warning! This post is long, and chock-full of personal nostalgia and eighteenth-century references! I started by strolling up Broad Street, past City Hall, and turned East on Arch, where I stopped at the Fabric…

  • Walking in Philadelphia: 1

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    Philadelphia is a city best appreciated on foot. With the exception of Edinburgh, in fact, it is the city in which I most love to walk. Its street life is vibrant, varied, and cosmopolitan, and it is obvious that Philadelphians appreciate the pedestrian-friendly nature of their city. It is a place which, with its many…

  • more on mauds

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    (photo from J.G. Martindale, The Scottish Woollen Industry, (1954)) You may remember that a while ago I got all excited about the maud — the traditional shepherd’s plaid that’s woven and worn in the Scottish Borders. You can see one above being used for its original function — protecting the shepherd and his lambs from…