12 at Boathouse Row

12 at Boathouse Row: Nice Weather Ties Us Together

Lately, Philadelphia has been experiencing some pretty brutal weather; ice, snow, sleet, rain, and of course, extremely cold temperatures. So, when February in Philly is blessed with a day of "warm", sunny weather, not many people stay inside. This is especially true at Boathouse Row. Plenty of people were out and about and everyone I spoke to said just about the same thing as to why they were out: It's too nice to stay inside, I had to take a walk...

Regina Wecco, 22, Valet
Regina is from New Jersey but currently lives in Strawberry Mansion. She attends the Art Institute and works at Loews as a valet. She didn't have class for a little while so she decided to take advantage of the nice weather, "I just had to get a walk in".

Nick Delorenzo, 21, Full-time student
Nick is originally from Bensalem and currently lives in Fairmount. He studies News Journalism at Temple University. He decided since he had the afternoon off, "It would be a perfect day for a bike ride".

Alanna Bozman, 35, Gardener

Alanna, along with several of her friends, figured today was too nice to just stay inside. Originally from North Philadelphia, Alanna currently lives in West Philadelphia.

Corrie McDonald, 24, Baker

Corrie works as a baker at Four Worlds Bakery. She hails from Virginia Beach and decided to move to Philadelphia because of friends. When I approached Corrie to take a photo, she was more than abliged to strike her best pose for the camera after exclaiming, "It's just too damn nice out!".

Billy Girand, 22, Mason Assistant

Billy attempted to out pose his friend Corrie who was definitely a hard act to follow. He is from Vermont and also moved to Philadelphia to be closer to friends. After seeing how much fun he had posing for me with his friends, its no suprise that friends would be a reason for traveling.

Karen Meidlinger, 36, At-Home Mom (currently on maternity leave) & Vivian Mella, 51, Friend to Karen
Karen arrived in Philadelphia as an exchange student years ago and decided to stay when she met an American, fell in love and got married. She is originally from Swaziland and enjoyed showing off her children. Vivian is from the Phillipenes and moved to Philadelphia in 2007 to be with her husband who came here for work reasons.

Ginny Hayes, 68, Retired 1st Grade Teacher
Ginny grew up in the East Falls part of Philadelphia and enjoys coming to Boathouse Row when the weather is nice. She was enjoying listening to a public radio talk show that was currently discussing the recent birth of octuplets. "I like to hear what other people have to say about what's going on".

Roger Stronach, 19, Full-time Student

Roger is from Smithfield, VA and moved to Philadelphia in order to study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. "This is the first day it has been...not freezing, so here I am- running".

Alex Gershon, 19, Full-time student

Alex moved to Philly in order to study International Relations and history. He is from Ashville, NC and said that he is out, "just running".

Ernie Simon, 58, Flower Vendor
Ernie has many passions and desires and obviously loved to talk. He is often at Boathouse Row, sometimes selling flowers, but today he was just washing his car. He spoke of his life when he lived up the mountains and explained how different the people can be. "People are down to earth up there, but they are always in your business". He moved up there for economic reasons and thinks that one day he may go back but said, "I'll go to a different town...you have to look around, it's like ring around the rosie up there!".

Omar Gonzalez, 23, Grad Student
Omar is from Puerto Rico and also came to Philadelphia in order to go to the University of Pennsylvania because he knew it was a good school. Omar enjoyed the weather and his walk because as a full-time grad student, there isn't much time for anything but school. When asked if he had a job he laughed and said, "No...I said I'm a grad student".

Roger Hammond, 63, Retired Construction Worker
Roger is from South Philadelphia and has lived there all of his life. He seemed flattered to be a part of the project and had no problem helping out. Now that he is retired, one thing in his life is very important, "exercise!".