Eye's Gallery is a long-standing South Street destination known for its collection of Latin American folk art and handmade treasures. You can identify the shop by its colorful storefront at three hundred twenty-seven South Street, which…
South Street Counterculture Walk
This walk takes you down South Philly's bohemian corridor to see Isaiah Zagar's glittering mosaic murals, legendary punk music venues, and radical bookstores. It's the ultimate introduction to the neighborhood's rebellious 1970s artistic soul.
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1. Eye's Gallery
2. Theatre of The Living Arts
The Theatre of the Living Arts, known to locals as the TLA, is recognizable by the traditional marquee stretching over the sidewalk on South Street. Since opening in nineteen oh eight, the building has cycled through many identities,…
3. Repo Records
Repo Records sits at five hundred six South Street, marked by a storefront that has anchored this block of the city for decades. Dan Matherson opened the original shop in nineteen eighty-six in the suburb of Wayne, eventually moving the…
4. Philly AIDS Thrift
Philly AIDS Thrift occupies a three-story building at seven hundred ten South Fifth Street, distinguished by an eclectic, crowded storefront that spills onto the sidewalk with donated goods. Founded in two thousand five by four HIV and…
5. Wooden Shoe Books
Wooden Shoe Books is an anarchist bookstore and infoshop located at seven hundred four South Street. Founded in nineteen seventy-six, the shop takes its name from the Luddite practice of placing wooden shoes, or sabots, into the cogs of…
6. Alley of Murals (Isaiah Zagar)
You are approaching a cluster of Philadelphia alleyways and streets defined by walls completely encrusted in glass bottles, bicycle wheels, handmade ceramic tiles, and thousands of mirror fragments. These vibrant, swirling mosaics were…
7. Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens is a sprawling, immersive art environment covered in mosaics made from bicycle spokes, ceramic shards, glass bottles, and mirror fragments. Spanning half a city block, the site features a bi-level outdoor…