Philadelphia, March-September 2010

Posted: September 27th, 2010 | Filed under: Out Of Town

Six visits to Philadelphia, one Big Map Blog entry . . .

March 19-21, 2010

Dinner at Amis and Silk City Diner.

April 2-4, 2010

The City 6 5K Charity Run along Kelly Drive in Fairmount Park:

Saint Joseph's University Hawk Mascot and Drexel Dragon Mascot, City 6 5K Charity Run Registration, Lloyd Hall, Kelly Drive, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 3, 2010

Girard Avenue Bridge and Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge, Schuylkill River, City 6 5K Charity Run, Kelly Drive, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 3, 2010

City 6 5K Charity Run, Kelly Drive, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 3, 2010

The Phillies vs. Pirates exhibition game, which is different than the 17 other games we were at in that we got really cool tickets down at the field level:

J.A. Happ, Philadelphia Phillies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, View From Section 132, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 3, 2010

Yes, they actually make wine in New Jersey!

May 7-9, 2010
Phillies vs. Braves and Cochon BYOB.

May 13-16, 2010
The Ranstead Room in Center City.
The Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Fishtown, Philadelphia:

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 1020 North Front Street, Fishtown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 1020 North Front Street, Fishtown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Sheraton Society Hill.

June 18-20, 2010
Phillies vs. Twins and The Pub Restaurant in Pennsauken, New Jersey:

The Pub Restaurant and Bar, 7600 Kaighn Avenue/Route 130 South at Airport Circle, Pennsauken, New Jersey

September 24-26, 2010
Adsum Restaurant. The new SugarHouse Casino in Fishtown (whether people in Fishtown wanted it or not . . .). A Phillies-Mets game on Fan Appreciation Day. I’ve been watching the progress of the ivy on the batter’s eye at Citizens Bank Park for a while and now it has its own page. It took about five and a half years for the ivy to reach the top:

Batter's Eye, View From Section 305, Philadelphia Phillies vs. Montreal Expos, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 19, 2004

Batter's Eye, View From Section 310, Philadelphia Phillies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2008

Batter's Eye, View From Section 331, Philadelphia Phillies vs. Florida Marlins, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 4, 2009

Batter's Eye, Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets, View From Section 417, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 26, 2010

Batter's Eye, Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 26, 2010

Oh, and the Bennigan’s on Cottman Avenue became a TD Bank.