this house on tatnall street in north wilmington was the home of bob marley back in the late 60's and early 70's. bob marley worked at the chrysler plant on south college avenue in newark, and also worked at one of the dupont factories while he lived in wilmington with his aging mother and several other relavtives. bob marley's extended family still lives in this area, although i am not sure if they still live in this house.
some houses on 16th street between park drive and washington street, in the neighborhood of washington heights.
hercules plaza in the early evening.
h fletcher brown park. the chase manhattan center and hercules plaza are in the background.
looking towards little italy and pennsylvania avenue from the 9th street railroad overpass. st. anthony of padua roman catholic church is on the right.
the construction site for the river tower at christina landing on the banks of the christina river. the residences at christina landing is on the left.
some houses on woodlawn avenue near kentmere parkway, in the neighborhood of the highlands.
christina park from the 4th street bridge, with an old warehouse in the background, and the residences at christina landing in the far background.
the skyline from the 4th street bridge.
these are the rocks that the swedes landed at in the christina river when they first came to north america in 1638. delaware is the only place that was a swedish colony in the new world.
st. patrick's roman catholic church on king street near the brandywine river. this is one of the only churches, if not the only church, in the diocese of wilmington that still does latin masses.
the condos on superfine lane, with views of the brandywine river.
old factories on the south shore of the brandywine river, near the market street bridge.
if you look closely at the historic marker, you can see a woman sitting near the lower right on a rock with a parasol over her shoulder. that very same rock that she is sitting on is in the picture. the little "seat" area is at the bottom of the big rock, halfway between the lamppost and the tree.
a nighttime shot of one of the mbna buildings, with the chase manhattan center in the background.
an irish flag flies at some houses on shallcross avenue in the neighborhood of forty acres. forty acres is the irish neighborhood of wilmington, and it's centered around st. anne's roman catholic church on lincoln street.
some law offices on king street during the evening.
some reverse psychology in little italy.
looking west towards st. peter's cathedral, the seat of the diocese of wilmington.
willingtown square on market street, with old town hall in the background.
the back side of the ships tavern mews in the ships tavern neighborhood.
there's still some snow left over from an early december snowfall in this riverfront photo.
the juniper bank building is coming along well.
st. joseph's catholic church on french street. st. joseph's was and still is the central parish for black catholics in wilmington. some black catholics have now moved into the suburbs, but many still live in the city. the diocese of wilmington has a proportionally large black catholic population.
some houses in trinity vicinity.
the new "barclays" signage is up on the juniper bank building at the riverfront.
looking west from a parking garage at st. francis hospital and the neighborhood of hilltop.
the shipyard shops, with the chimney from an old factory on the right.
a picture of the skyline from the south end of the walkway on the riverfront.
the residences at christina landing.
looking south, down the christina river, with the shipyard shops at the right.
the residences at christina landing, finished and beginning to become inhabited.
looking west down the christina river from the market street bridge.
lower downtown's skyline from the riverfront.
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