A Tree Falls In Philly

What has to happen for me to do some original reporting? A giant tree has to fall outside my place.

Earlier today, I walked out of my apartment building to find, of course, a tree sitting 15 or so feet outside my door. The tree hadn’t been that close to my building last night, and it certainly wasn’t lying across the street before.

Later in the day, there was more information, conveniently nailed to the tree sprawled across the Clinton Street. It read:

10 a.m. To neighbors: Police are aware, Park Commission is aware, hospital is aware, Councilman DiCicco is aware. We wait for city to react.

Hey, it’s a smart bunch here on Clinton Street. We already know the city’s going to take forever to clean it up.

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PWD Editor Cheats Death Yet Again

I live in Center City on a beautiful tree-lined street. It’s called Clinton Street; as you might have guessed, it’s named after Parliament Funkadelic’s own George Clinton. Or possibly it’s named after Bill Clinton. Or, rather, after someone who was actually born when the street got it’s name. Either way, it’s a cute two-block street with apartments, rich people and trees.

Unfortunately, that last one was a bit of a problem last night. See the circled tree above? It’s about 15 feet from my apartment. And now, it’s a little closer to it (click to enlarge).

More photos after the jump.

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