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Old Posted Dec 22, 2009, 2:01 AM
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PHILADELPHIA | A Blizzard of Snow Pics!

So, this big-ass storm socks the Easter Seaboard from the Carolinas to New England and dumps a whole winter's worth of snow in many areas. Here in the city of Philadelphia, we got an official dumping of 23.2 inches of the white stuff. Yes, it was second only to the monumental blizzard of '96 (30.7'). All-in-all, I'd say the city came out of it pretty good. The roads, except for the small side streets, of which there are many here, are mostly clear. The folks in South Philly and the Northeast can bitch all they want about not getting their money's worth in city services, but task of clearing all of the streets is truly epic in scope. And now, enough blather, on to the photos!

South Philly, the day after.
These were taken the morning after the big storm around the Girard Estate section of South Philly. Normally this neighborhood is picturesque on an average day, but after a snowfall the cottage-like twin homes have a special charm.























I think my car is under there somewhere.


















Colorado Street looking more like the state of Colorado.




































Irony?


Rittenhouse Square
The first workday after the storm has Philadelphia's most posh square appropriately attired for the holiday season.



























Fitler Square
Rittenhouse Square smaller cousin is all decked out in white for the holidays!



























Do some people seriously not know what year it is?
















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Old Posted Dec 22, 2009, 2:10 AM
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LOL at getting the year incorrect.

Thanks for getting out & snapping photos of the storm aftermath!
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Old Posted Dec 22, 2009, 2:15 AM
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Nice pictures. It's nice to see Christmas decorations with snow all around, like you see in movies but never in real life around here.
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I'd hate to be living on any of the narrow streets in South Philly that never get the snow plowed.
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Old Posted Dec 22, 2009, 2:37 AM
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Nice photos, but they make me appreciate the suburban road crews that had everything 100% clear and cleaned up by Sunday morning.
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Old Posted Dec 22, 2009, 2:50 AM
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Squirtastic as usual. Some of those pics really remind me of my own neighborhood.
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Old Posted Dec 22, 2009, 4:38 AM
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Nothing like a good blizzard to get you in the holiday spirit!
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Old Posted Dec 22, 2009, 11:35 AM
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Now that's a lot of snow. And I see a lot of it.
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sweet!
I was hoping someone would post pictures of the blizzard. We have little/to no snow in the Toronto area...wish we could have gotten some!
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I live in south philly and have to drive to work in bucks every day. Although fitzwater infront of my apt. was fine today some of fitzwater is still packed. but queen st. didn't even look like it got plowed at all! I was sliding all over the place! Had to move down to christian, which was perfectly cleared, which makes sense, I'm just annoyed with how selective the streets are that got plowed.
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Ho hum, just another day in Ottawa

Great pics though, Philly looks awesome in the snow.
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What fun! Alot of snow...

For some reason I really like the turtle sculptures shot.
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I'd hate to be living on any of the narrow streets in South Philly that never get the snow plowed.
we used to get a collection up with the block and pay a private truck to plow
so much for the public option
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I wonder if the 8 was originally an 9 but someone modified it?

We have a couple of centimeters of snow right now in England and its causing chaos!

Great Fun!
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Well it looks like a winter wonderland there.
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Great shots.

I don't mind a winter wonderland at all as long as I don't have to get in the car...
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