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If you’ve lived in Philadelphia long enough, you’ve probably witnessed the strange sight of cowboys trotting coolly and deliberately up a blighted North Philly Street. Or maybe not. But they do exist and it is a strange thing to see. As with just about everything in Philadelphia, there’s even a mural dedicated to them:

There used to be an elderly cowboy who would ride up 22nd street from regions south, all the way to the stables in Strawberry Mansion. I used to see him all the time, but haven’t spotted him in years. All in all, I’m glad that these random horsemen are around. It breaks up the monotony of the normal cityscape. There’s also something about a 75 year old man in a black cowboy hat, chaps and spurs riding a horse through the intersection of 22nd and Market that’s just great.

All this is just an explanation into this google streetview scene at 17th and Cambria. Philadelphia, you’re one weird city:

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