Round Museum

There are many things to expect filling your red Solo cup, but a frog probably does not top the list. That said, when frogging down at Joel's Creek it is good to have a cup handy. Just finish your beer first.

08.18.16

The grapefruit is nowhere near the size of a grape, of course, but got its name because of how the fruit grows in clusters on the tree. It is actually a hybrid between a Jamaican sweet orange and a green citrus fruit called a pomelo.

08.17.16

Did the word “roll” exist first as a verb or a noun? This cylindrical canvas roll was just a strap until it was rolled. Whether you’re rolling, salting, muttering, gifting, or googling something, you’re participating in verbification: turning non-verbs into verbs.

08.16.16

You’re never too old to play. But even if you’re young at heart, you may be too tall to see the framed invitations to climb, slide, or wiggle through fun-shaped playground equipment. It may be a good thing you missed the invitation, because, let’s be honest, you would probably get stuck.

08.15.16

A majority of time at a beach is spent chasing something: the perfect wave, scuttling crabs, a missed ball that hits the sand and rolls away. For once, we don’t mind being the one to retrieve it. Everything at the beach is in motion, and it just seems natural that we join in the activity.

08.14.16

Take me out to the ballgame. Take me out to the tarp.

08.13.16

This Art Deco styled facade at the entry of Pier 5 in Philadelphia is a reflection of its beginnings in 1922. Now converted to modern condominiums, this large industrial steel super-structure was first built to attract large ocean-going cargo ships in an effort to boost the port business. Initially, with local river steamers and coastal vessels using the pier, the city had difficulty attracting the cargo business. Finally in 1923, the first big ship docked at the pier and unloaded its cargo.... 80,000 cases of Hawaiian pineapple.

08.12.16

News doesn’t take a day off. This weathered Round hinge probably creaks and groans every morning when this newsstand’s door slides open for business on a busy Philadelphia street.

08.11.16

Barnstars originally represented the mark of a builder in Pennsylvanian German-American farming communities. This is a modern take on a traditional barnstar, which rose in popularity for their aesthetic appeal after the Civil War.

08.10.16