#corner cafe

Oil on canvas , 35 x 25 in.

Abandoned luncheonette in Philadelphia, detail from full building shot on Shorpy. "North and east elevations, George Gordon Building, 300 Arch Street (southwest corner of Third and Arch). Present owner- Religious Society of Friends. Building vacant, awaiting demolition." Photographed June 1959 by Cervin Robinson for the Historic American Buildings Survey.

Time to stop by the Coca-Cola Refreshment Corner in 1973 and marvel at the "Red X" trash can parked outside. The companion "Yellow X" style was popular in Disneyland’s Frontierland and New Orleans Square areas in the 1970s. // Disneyland Resort, Disneyland, Main Street U.S.A., Coca-Cola Refreshment Corner, 1973 [Source: Gorillas Don't Blog. Used by Permission.]

20200916: Lego City is finally finished! Though, it didn’t all fit on one block so I’ll need to get a bigger table or separate the city into sections.

July 31, 2019

lobragg - Paris