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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 20h

This is awesome news! I headed up the mixed use conversion of this very building, 2501 Oakford, when I was at Stanev Potts Architects. The developers, including Ed, Chris, and Matt (mentioned in the article) had a great vision, and the filling of the commercial space is the final piece.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Fire escapes need to be rigorously maintained and inspected or else they become life safety hazards themselves. There's a reason the building code no longer allows them. Completely exposed to the elements, they are way too prone to corrosion and facade attachment failure.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Saw the aftermath of this Cybercab crash at Broad and Wharton today. No idea what happened, but the door panel was torn clean off.

Driver's side photo of Cybercab involved in crash on Philadelphia streets. Exterior door panel is torn away showing the internals of the door mechanism.

Photo showing other car involved in the cybercab crash near Broad and Wharton in Philadelphia.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I just witnessed a guy jump down onto the Broad street line tracks at City Hall to grab a cigarette butt seconds before a train rolled in. He hopped out, so no tragedy, but I was shocked. Platform doors, we need them yesterday.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Seems like a small detail but it's actually a huge improvement to have this stadium directly adjacent to the subway entrances. Currently the Phillies have crossing guards hold up hundreds of pedestrians from the subway to let a handful of drivers into the parking lots between the station and CBP.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

The new MetFresh market in the old Walgreens building could be a genuine game changer for Broad and Snyder and the neighborhoods around it.

Produce section at MetFresh market in Philadelphia pa

Checkout kiosks at MetFresh in Philadelphia pa

Deli counter at MetFresh in Philadelphia pa

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Vehicle design has gone well into negligent territory. If Americans really want to buy machines like this, strict liability insurance should be required for the life of the vehicle. So even if the car is stolen, the buyers and automakers can't escape liability. www.inquirer.com/news/philade...

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Police recover stolen Dodge Charger Hellcat used in fatal hit-and-run of 29-year-old woman

The unidentified driver who struck and killed Talyia Nesmith in a fatal hit-and-run Monday used a car stolen one hour before the crash.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

One of the core, beautiful ideas in the concept of America: You are free to tell anyone, no matter how powerful, no matter how sacred, to fuck off. What's more patriotic than a stadium full of my fellow Philadelphians carrying on that grand tradition by booing just about anyone and their grandmom?

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Looking at this map, NJT should study adding a stop at North Philadelphia to the Atlantic City Line. The connection with the Broad Street Line would shorten trips for quite a few Philadelphians.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Open streets is Philly at its peak.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

One of the few good examples of boiling frog theory: The massive bloat in vehicle size over the last 40 years. This 1986 Pontiac Grand Am (which were common cars growing up and I never thought of as a compact or small in any way) looked ridiculously tiny in the Acme parking lot today.

Black 1986 Pontiac Trans Am parked in a sunny Acme supermarket parking lot in Philadelphia, PA.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Incredible scoreless inning streak by Sanchez.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Got there late and didn’t take the best photo, but Open Streets last night on 13th was a great vibe. Happening every Tuesday evening in June!

Open streets evening event in Philadelphia PA on 13th street in Midtown Village.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

The new small-format grocery at Snyder and Broad getting tantalizingly close to opening. Hiring signs are now posted.

Now hiring sign posted on construction fence

Interior of new MetFresh grocery set to open at Broad and Snyder in Philadelphia, PA

Exterior of the new grocery store set to open at the northwest corner of Broad and Snyder in Philadelphia, PA.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Camden, NJ looking beautiful today.

Image of Camden, NJ’s Cooper Street on a spring day in April looking towards the Ben Franklin Bridge to Philadelphia.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Said by a guy who needs enterprise database software to track his custody battles.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Savannah is probably most famous for its 19th century #architecture, but this steeple on St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran church really caught my eye. Harold E. Wagoner architect, 1955.

Steeple of St. Paul’s evangelical Luther’s Church in Savannah, GA.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

On the tarmac at PHL Terminal F. Valentine’s trip to Savannah, GA.

American Eagle jet on the tarmac at Terminal F, Philadelphia International Airport.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Catherine O’Hara was a comedy giant. Lots of 70s and 80s comedy has aged terribly. But S.C.T.V. and especially her performances are still so good and so hilarious.

Catherine O’Hara’s S.C.T.V. character “Violet McKay”

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

I know Philly Streets Department has been going viral for the wrong reasons since the snow. But they plowed my narrow South Philly street at 1:30am while temps were in single digits. I really appreciate the workers out there in these brutal conditions.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Some winter storm pics from South Philly this morning.

Looking west on Tree street from 11th Street in Philadelphia during the January 25, 2026 snowstorm. Man shoveling snow.

Epiphany of Our Lord Catholic Church at 11th and Jackson street in Philadelphia, PA during January 25, 2026 snowstorm. Woman crosses street with blue umbrella.

Buildings at Broad and Snyder streets in Philadelphia, PA during snowstorm. Cars have been moved for emergency snow route.

South Philly high school gymnasium from the parking lot, covered in snow.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Christmas week flurries in East Falls, Philadelphia, PA.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

18 degrees on my way into work today. But the heated seats of the broad street line are keeping me toasty.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween morning from #SEPTA Regional Rail.

Sunrise from the train tracks at Temple university station in North Philadelphia.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

In jersey today for family stuff. Quick Riverline appreciation post

Riverline train at Pennsauken Transit Center

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Retail has been in freefall at Broad and Snyder over the last three years. Hoping this signals a turnaround. South Philly food coop is fantastic, but a larger format grocery like this has been a huge missing piece for the neighborhood's walkability. Awesome to see this coverage in the inquirer.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

I’m suddenly understanding NIMBYs.

Cheap 3d print of a wedding and event venue proposed as an addition to the White House.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Snagged the railfan seat on my ride home on #SEPTA. The Norristown line is such a beautiful commute.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Once again, the three most important things about urban housing: acoustics, acoustic, acoustics.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I thought I wouldn't enjoy Veritasium's story of the Citicorp Tower in NYC *almost* falling over. It's a story they teach in architecture school, and I heard it the first time in the 2000s in undergrad. But it's really worth watching - tons of detail I never knew. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q56P...

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How a Student's Question Saved This NYC Skyscraper

YouTube video by Veritasium

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Industrial windows go so well with monotone ornament.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Mayor of Paris: "Our streets are gradually being reintroduced to residents, new trees are being planted, and walks are being made easier and safer."

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Civic Grit @civicgrit.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Harry Fenton, himself an advocate for bike safety in Philadelphia, was killed by a speeding hit & run driver while biking through Fairmount Park: www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia... Fairmount Park is tragically decades overdue for safety improvements for people biking and walking.

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Bicyclist killed after being hit by car in West Philadelphia; suspect sought

Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who killed a bicyclist in West Philly on Tuesday morning.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Not a repost. HR 48 for Schwarber!

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

2nd Schwarber home run of the game!

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Some fun lakefront tourism architecture in Gyeongju, South Korea.

Hotel and restaurant using neo-traditional architectural motifs.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Philly’s little strip of lawlessness known as the Broad Street median.

Car illegally parked in the center of Broad Street in South Philadelphia. The wheels of the car have been stolen.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

A perk to living where I do in deep south Philly: anytime the Phillies do something great, you can faintly hear the stadium roar if the windows are open.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Stavros Halkias said something similar on his podcast recently that's been bouncing around my head ever since: People generally undervalue the importance of just having a good time.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Massive northbound delays on SEPTA B1. Overheard someone saying he’s been waiting since 6:55, over half an hour ago. No explanations on the platform or the website.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Just putting it out there: I’m guessing official recession by July.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

E.A.Wright Bank Note Building, seen from the tracks of SEPTA’s North Broad station. Built 1914 by William Steele & Sons.

The rear of the vacant former Wright Bank Note Building in Philadelphia, PA, seen from the commmuter rail tracks.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Here at Wanamakers for the end of the Macy’s chapter.

Vertical panorama of the Wanamaker’s building main court taken from the second floor in Philadelphia, PA.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Yesterday my B1 train home (BSL, but I’m trying to be good about the new naming) was stopped for about 15 minutes because someone had dropped a basketball on the tracks.

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Ryan Lohbauer @ryanlohbauer.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

I love SEPTA’s new signs. But’s it’s going to take me a while to stop calling it the BSL.

Signage indicating the new naming convention for SEPTA Metro. Taken at Ellsworth-Federal station on the B1 line.

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