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Philadelphia Still Life Museum

From the Permanent Collection

The Burnt Vehicle, Tacony Street — Tacony

Automotive, burnt exterior, snow-covered street, front-end exposure

Police Department, est. 2026

96 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 along the Tacony Street curb, the charred sedan occupies the winter street as a stubborn sentinel. Its front-end exposure, with the grille missing and exposed metal, foregrounds a history of heat and decay in the snow. Since its acquisition in January 2026, it has remained on view for 96 days, anchoring the Tacony Street corridor as a longitudinal presence within the collection.

Catalogue metadata

Accession no.
19481282
Location
///gold.adding.misty
Address
4300 TACONY ST
Region
Frankford
Acquired
January 2026
Status
On permanent display

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