What are these?! Columbia and Girard

[loveisnoise]

Just noticed these today. They seem like simple glass statues on the NE and SW side of girard and Columbia, but if you look inside there's mechanical equipment and some type of camera or sensor up top that is pointing in the direction of traffic.

[Bobbie3Sheets]

They are light columns that were installed to be indicators that this street (Columbia Ave) is supposed to be a "gateway" to the Delaware river (because residents of Fishtown don't know there's a river down the street).

[loveisnoise]

They are light columns that were installed to be indicators that this street (Columbia Ave) is supposed to be a "gateway" to the Delaware river (because residents of Fishtown don't know there's a river down the street).

Oh-they light up at night? I'll have to go down and take a look.

And that's about the dumbest damn idea I've heard in some time. I'd love to know what genius came up with that one. Is this where all the casino special service district money is going?

[darthsinatra]

John Longacre said he wants a pair of these outside the South Philly Tap Room because people don't know what a Newbold is.

[loveisnoise]

john longacre said he wants a pair of these outside the south philly tap room because people don't know what a newbold is.

score!!!! Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

[Bobbie3Sheets]

It's also a surveillance system so the PPD & FNA can spy on the halfway house on the corner, but keep that on the DL.

[loveisnoise]

It's also a surveillance system so the PPD & FNA can spy on the halfway house on the corner, but keep that on the DL.

Wow! Speaking of the halfway house.... man o' man that place stunk today when I walked past! It was a special kind of funk for sure. I held my breath when coming back from sketch burger.

[washsq]

Light Towers Coming to Girard and Columbia | Hidden City Philadelphia

[loveisnoise]

Light Towers Coming to Girard and Columbia | Hidden City Philadelphia

Thanks for the link.

All in all, this project is ridiculous. You can't even read what the hell the graphics say. They just look like two tubes sitting there. Maybe during at night they look a little better, but they don't actually give any information whatsoever. It just looks like two tubes mistakenly placed on girard.

[Malloy]

Wow! Speaking of the halfway house.... man o' man that place stunk today when I walked past! It was a special kind of funk for sure. I held my breath when coming back from sketch burger.

I smelled that tonight as well. I also heard 1 60 yo who was shadow boxing in front of his boys say "if a nigga wanna fight me, imma fight him till he stop breathing". My gf was impressed.

[seanmhair]

They look pretty cool at night, but as far as I could tell it might as well be the solar system.
I couldn't tell it was a map.

[seanmhair]

(because residents of Fishtown don't know there's a river down the street).

Sure we do, its where we take our laundry to beat it against the rocks. DUH!

[jettore]

Can they be stapled into? They'll make nice billboards.

[loveisnoise]

Can they be stapled into? They'll make nice billboards.

ohhhhhhhhh man. I didn't even think of that. Soon enough someone will wheat paste johnny brenda flyers onto them.