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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

Curbside Circuit, Spruce Street — Spruce Hill

Urban street furniture, traffic signal infrastructure, winter snow cover

Streets Department, est. 2026

88 days on view


Photographic documentation of the work as submitted to the city's 311 record.
As submitted to the city’s 311 record.

Curatorial note

Seen in the photograph, the white spiral around the traffic signal pole anchors the intersection as a formal intervention within the street. Since its acquisition in February 2026, the work has occupied this corner, translating routine infrastructure into a legible presence in the urban tempo. The piece invites attention to the ordinary apparatus that coordinates pedestrian and vehicle movement, making the corner itself a long-term sculpture of duration in Spruce Hill.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19509823
Location
///wedge.congratulations.blocks
Address
4300 SPRUCE ST
Region
Spruce Hill
Acquired
February 2026
Status
On permanent display

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