The Leaning Pole of Philadelphia

Leaning Pole of Philadelphia

While visiting Philadelphia, Lori and I came across some creative street art in the form of a parking pole/post (bollard) on a sidewalk that was leaning at an angle and painted to look like Italy’s famous Leaning Tower of Pisa. It’s located in Society Hill at the corner of S 5th Street and Gaskill Street next to the chocolate shop Aurora Grace.

This wonderful street art has been around for a while. Here’s a photo by Streets Dept in 2013.

Scott Beale
Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.