I'm not sure if this is true of the whole city or just the area of town I stayed in, but it seems to be a really artsy crafty place. We were staying at the Hyatt Bellevue in the middle of the Arts Institute campus and about a million other theatres and art spaces. It was in this neighborhood that I came across my new most favorite place: Blick Art Materials. It's like a crafty mecca. The store front is above ground but when you walk through the door, you take a whole flight of stairs down before hitting the basement store area. It was HUGE with aisles and aisles of every art supply known to man. I could have spent a fortune but I decided to be good. That just gives me a reason to go back. From there we grabbed dinner at the Good Dog Bar. After seeing it on TV, and then giving it a shot, I've come to attest that everything looks bigger on television. This space was TINY, but a really cool little place. And the food wasn't bad at all.
Unfortunately, because of the crappy weather, we didn't get to see much more of the city, or get a chance to try a Cheesesteak. So that means of course I will definitely be returning some time soon.
These shots are from the most amazingly beautiful Macy's you will ever see. I have no idea what the building used to be but in the center of the store was a 5 storey open atrium with a pipe-organ and pipes that took up 2 floors. Gorgeous!
City Hall
Market
William Penn
Good Dog Bar
Bruce at Phillies Field
