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he Academy of International Ballet (AIB) pre-sents its 2010 Vaganova Summer Intensive pro-gram with an estab-lished tradition for providing serious stu-dents with an immer-sion experience in the Vaganova method, instruction under inter-national guest artists and a performance at Neumann University. The Vaganova method is the most common method of teaching ballet in Russia. The program offers Inter-mediate, Advanced and Pre-Professional students a unique learning experience under the supervision of Artistic Director Denis Gronostayskiy, and Ballet Mistress Anastasia Babayeva.The curriculum of the 2010 AIB Vaganova Ballet Summer Inten-sive includes both tech-nique classes and
lec-ture courses on subjects critical to the goals of the Vaganova method. AIB’s instructional approach and mission is to pre-pare the motivated dancer for personal growth, self real-ization and to focus on the goal of performing on the inter-national stage of ballet. Students experience a program that allows them to learn and appreciate the Vaganova method as a personal and individual experience. Class size is limit-ed. Each student must audition.
Qualified dancers in the Summer Intensive 2010 have the opportunity to participate in a final summer performance on Thursday, August 5 before an attentive and receptive regional audience in Meagher Theater at Neumann Univer-sity offering selections from IBC’s repertoire and new chore-ography developed during the program.
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South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union. And a man named Carver W. Reed first estab-lished a pawnshop at 1514 Market Street in Phila-delphia.
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1900s, the shop relocated to 10th and Sansom, where it remains today. Carver Reed has had only two locations and two owners in its 150 years. Although the
busi-ness was sold by the Reed family to Harry Gordon in 1949, the name was kept. Today, the shop is run by Tod Gordon, who joined his father Charles in the business in 1977. His daughter Rebecca, a recent Penn State graduate, has extended the streak to four generations by joining the fami-ly business. An Ancient Business Survives the Ages One of the oldest forms of banking, pawn-broking dates back to China, 2,000 to 3,000 years ago. The legal foundation for much of to-day’s statutory regulation of pawn shops was formulated by the Greeks and Romans. Pawn-broking became a recognized business in the United States in the 18th century, and
by World War I, it was the main source of consumer credit. There have been many changes in 150 years. Since 1976, the store has accept-ed only diamond and gold jewelry as col-lateral for loans. While the days of Main Line matrons using Carver Reed as cold storage for their furs and silver
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Anastasia Babayeva, Ballet Mistress, and her husband Denis Gronostayskiy, Artistic Director. Carver W. Reed Co. recently celebrated its 150th anniversary as a
family-owned business with a reception at its store at Tenth and Sansom Streets in Philadelphia. State Senator Larry Farnese of South Philadelphia (cen-ter) presented a letter of congratulations from Governor Ed Rendell, rec-ognizing the pawnbroker’s long history and accomplishments as the city’s fourth oldest business. Owner Tod Gordon (left) of Penn Valley was recently joined in the business by his daughter Rebecca Gordon (right) of Society Hill in Philadelphia. Rebecca represents the fourth generation of the family since Harry Gordon bought the business from Carver W. Reed’s family in 1949. Carver W. Reed Co. provides customers with short-term collateral loans on gold and silver jewelry, and also offers fine jewelry and watches at discount-ed prices.
Archival photo of Carver Reed’s shop from the early 20th century shows streets criss-crossed with trolley lines, a car parked outside, and a three-ball sign hanging from the edifice. Paint-ed on the wall is CARVER W. REED, Diamond Broker. Money loaned on diamonds, watches, jewel-ry, furs, clothing, etc. Next door is Hart’s Steak Restaurant (offer-ing a ham & cheese sandwich for 5 cents. Out front, a street sweeper cleans the trolley tracks with his broom, and around the side, giant pipes sit on the sidewalk-possi-bly evidence of early sewer system installation.
See Intensive Ballet Program in Progress on page 10
See Carver W. Reed at 150 on page 9
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ower Merion Community Watch, in partnership with the National Association of Town Watch, will host a “National Night Out” Community Festival on the Ruby’s lot in Suburban Square in Ardmore on Tuesday, August 3, 6 to 9 p.m. The lot is located at the intersection of Mont-gomery and Anderson Avenues in Ardmore.The National Night Out event will feature live music, food, rides, roving entertainment, local and state officials, carni-val games, giant slide, police, fire and EMS exhibits. Admis-sion is free. The food buffet is $4, rides are $2 and games are $1.
The event is in conjunction with the “27th Annual Nation-al Night Out” which will involve over 15,000 communities across the country from all 50 states, U.S. territories, Cana-dian cities, and military bases worldwide.
National Night Out is the brainchild of Matt Peskin of Wynnewood who created the event for NATW back in 1984. Culminating on the first Tuesday each August, National Night Out now involves over 37 million people. Peskin said, “It’s a great night to promote neighborhood camaraderie and police-community partnerships.”
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The Watermark at Logan Square will host a Lunch & Learn seminar on July 22 at 11:30 a.m. The sem-inar, “Roth IRA Conversion Oppor-tunities… Is It Right for You?” will be presented by Henry Bennett of New York Life. The free program is open to the public and will show seniors how to stay comfortable in their retirement years. The seminar will address the positive features of the Roth IRA as well as the draw-backs of converting from a Tradi-tional IRA account. To attend, RSVP by calling The Watermark at 215-240-8915. The Watermark at Logan Square is located at Two Franklin Town Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Betsy Ross House
The Betsy Ross House Kids’ Kitchen opening celebration will be held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday & Sun-day, July 24 and 25. The Betsy Ross House, 239 Arch Street, cele-brates the opening of its new inter-active Kids’ Kitchen exhibit with fun activities for the smallest visi-tors. Kids can try their hand at colonial cookery in the new exhib-it. Then, join in a scavenger hunt throughout the House to collect all the ingredients for an 18th centu-ry turkey potpie. Completed recipe cards can be redeemed for an apron to decorate and take home. Kids’ Kitchen is sponsored by City Tavern. For info, call 215-686-1252 or visit betsyrosshouse.org.“14th Annual
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The Philadelphia Chapter of the Centurions, a Police organized motorcycle club, will ride in the “14th Annual Christmas in July Motorcycle Toy Run” for the bene-fit of patients at Shriners Hospitals for Children on Sunday, July 25, 2010. The run leaves the Police Academy, 8500 State Road, at 11:00 a.m and the group anticipates arriving at Shriners Hospitals for Children between 11:30 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Shriners Hospitals for Children is located at 3551 N. Broad Street at Venango. More than 400 motorcycles are expected to greet the patients bearing gifts lead by none other than Santa Claus him-self. Several bike clubs participate and all bike enthusiasts are encour-aged to ride and participate. Sign-ups are at the Police Academy from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m., $20 per person or $30 per couple. If you parti-cipate in the ride, please bring a new, unwrapped toy. Sorry, no stuff-ed animals. Breakfast will be siz-zling with omelets, home fries, coffee, and danishes. After the runjoin us for a barbeque (all you can eat and live entertainment) at the Ukrainian Club, 847 North Frank-lin Street. For info, call Frank C (267-228-0804) or visit www.centurion-smc.org.
Zhu-niverse Tour
The hottest hamsters in America are coming to Philadelphia on The Zhu-niverse Tour! The Zhu-niverse Tour is making a stop on the 20-city mobile tour with your favorite Zhu Zhu Pets and new Kung Zhu characters at Please Touch Museum. There will be an exciting variety of games, obstacle courses, dancing and more for a fun, interactive ex-perience. Event times are Friday, July 30 and Saturday, July 31, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, August 1, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. There is no fee for The Zhu-niverse Tour once inside the museum. For info call 312-396-9754.Hoops of Hope
All-Stars
The Hoops of Hope All-Stars event, taking place from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 31 at the King of Prussia Mall, will be the World’s Largest Free Throw Festival. Much like a walk-a-thon, only with bas-ketball free throws, the event will bring together over 1,200 shooters, attempting over 600,000 free throws. The goal is to raise over $200,000 to benefit AIDS orphans and their communities in Africa. This fami-ly-friendly event will offer 40 bas-ketball courts, clinics, music stages featuring local musicians, a Kid’s Zone with inflatable games, and an All-Star concert for the cause. For information and event registration visit www.hoopsofhopeallstars.com.
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Every Tuesday in August, the Dela-ware Museum of Natural History is partnering with Artisans’ Bank to lower admission prices to just $1 per person during August Dollar Tuesdays. Visitors are invited to explore the wonders of the natural world at the Museum for just $1 on August 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31, courtesy of Artisans’ Bank. Open Tuesdays 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Dela-ware Museum of Natural History is located at 4840 Kennett Pike, Wilm-ington, DE, 19807. Call 302-658-9111 or visit www.delmnh.org for info.
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The Greater Philadelphia District of the Zionist Organization of Ameri-ca’s next Quarterly Meeting will take place on Thursday, August 5, at 7:30 p.m., at Beth Sholom Con-gregation, 8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park, in the President’s Lounge. Guest speaker will be David Ibsen, coalitions director and associate director of policy for the New York-based United Against Nuclear Iran. Ibsen will discuss the dangers of Iran becoming a nuclear power, economic sanctions against Iran recently passed by the U.S. Congress and the latest round of sanctions from the United Nations Security Council. The meeting is free and open to the public For information, call Steve at 215-338-9188.
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Enjoy a summer night out with family and friends at First Friday Main Line on August 6, 2010Dessert & Dancing is the theme. Various dance organizations will be dancing on the Avenue. Local Main Line chefs will share dessert creations from their restaurants at $10 per person. There will be a wine tasting partnered with the desserts for those 21 and above. The tempt-ing dessert sampler is a mini event within the free community event. For information, visit www.firstfri-daymainline.com.
First Friday Flick
The First Friday Flick will be held at the Haverford Township Free Library at 7 p.m. on August 6 in the air-conditioned Community Room located on the lower level. The film selection is “Up in the Air” starring George Clooney. With a job that has him traveling around the country firing people, Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) leads an empty life living out of a suitcase until his company does the unexpected and grounds him. This is a free event and guests are welcome to bring refreshments to enjoy during the film. The library is located at 1601 Darby Road. For info, call 610-446-3082, or visit www.haverfordlibrary.org.Public Art Opportunity
Philadelphia Office of Arts, Culture & the Creative Economy’s Public Art Program announces a competi-tion to commission artwork for an exterior site at a new park to be located in the Hawthorne neigh-borhood of South Philadelphia. This competition is open to artists and artist teams who reside in the fol-lowing states: Pennsylvania, Dela-ware, New Jersey and Maryland. The budget is $25,000. The appli-cation deadline is August 6, 2010. This is a “fast track” project. To apply visit: www.phila.gov/pub-licart/textPages_beta/CallsToArtist s.html. This is a “call for qualifica-tions.” Artists should include: 6 images (previous work), a resume and a statement. There is a design stipend for selected semi-finalists.No Kidding Event
No Kidding, an all-volunteer, non-profit social network for adults who have never had children, invites new participants to attend its events. On Saturday, August 14, join for a unique look at “Icons of Costume: Hollywood’s Golden Era and Beyond” at Michener Museum in Doylestown, PA, followed by lunch nearby. For details, or to sign up to receive the Evite for this event, online visit www.chesco.nokidding.net/events.E
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Graeme Park will be hosting an outdoor presentation of William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy, “Much Ado About Nothing.” The actors from Theatre Horizon will be presenting the play on the lawn of Graeme Park on July 25 at 4:30 p.m. The cost is $10 per per-son, and $5 for kids 12 and under. This “Shakespeare in the Park” event is a very enjoyable way to spend an amusing and cultural evening; the lovely lawns of Graeme Park are idyllic and surrounded by beautiful scenery. Experience the Bard’s tale live in the twi-light of a warm midsummer’s evening at Horsham’s famous heritage site. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Also, please bring lawn chairs to ensure you have comfortable seating. Theater Horizon is a non-profit organization based in Norristown. The com-pany has played many stage performances, including musicals, as well as outdoor shows. For info, visit www.theatrehorizon.org. Graeme Park is located at 859 County Line Rd., just off of Rt. 611 in Horsham. Call 215-343-0965 for details. Directions are available at www.ushistory.org/graeme.Junior League of Philadelphia
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The Junior League of Philadelphia, Inc. (JLP) is Phila-delphia’s leading service and training organization for women. The JLP will be hosting a series of free Open House events throughout the Philadelphia met-ropolitan area to kick off its new member recruitment season. The next Open House will be held on Thurs-day, July 29 at 7 p.m. at Kildare’s Pub House, 826 West Dekalb Pike, King of Prussia, PA. Women who are interested in learning more about the JLP’s educa-tional and charitable mission should visit www.jlphila-delphia.org and RSVP to attend an Open House.
“Siegfried” Opera Film
Bryn Mawr Film Institute features an HD screening of Richard Wagner’s opera “Siegfried” on Sunday, August 1 at 1:00 p.m. This enchanting fantasy, the third installment in the Ring Cycle, is conducted by Zubin Mehta at the Palau de les Arts “Reina Sofia” in Valencia, Spain. Individual tickets to “Siegfried” and any of Bryn Mawr Film Institute’s operas in HD may be pur-chased at the Box Office and online at www.Bryn-MawrFilm.org. General admission is $25; Bryn Mawr Film Institute members pay only $22.50.Philly Coaches Take the Coaches
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The first couples of Philadelphia Division I college basketball: Ree and Fran Dunphy (Temple sity); Judy and Phil Martelli (Saint Joseph’s Univer-sity); Aida and Jerome Allen (University of Pennsyl-vania); Rene and Bruiser Flint (Drexel University); Donna and John Giannini (La Salle University); and Patty and Jay Wright (Villanova University) will host a crowd of 100 expected guests to raise much needed funds and awareness to support the American Cancer Society. Neil Hartman of Comcast SportsNet will emcee the event. The 2nd annual Coaches vs. Cancer Beach Ball will be held Saturday, August 7, 2010, from 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. at the Stone Harbor Golf Club, 905 Route 9 North, Cape May Court House, NJ, (www.stone-harborgolf.com). Join Philadelphia’s Division One Basketball Coaches and their wives for a fun evening of cocktails, hors’dourves, dinner and dancing down the shore! You’ll have a BALL at the beach, all while supporting the American Cancer Society’s mission of creating a world with more birthdays by helping peo-ple stay well, helping peopeo-ple get well, by finding cures and by fighting back against cancer. All proceeds will benefit the AstraZeneca Hope Lodge of the American Cancer Society in Philadelphia. Tickets are available for $125. Dress is casual cocktail attire. For info, con-tact Event Manager Marjorie Madresh at 215-985-5347 or email [email protected] or visit www.phillycoachesvscancer.org.By Rose Marie Riley
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shine, Saturdays at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. and Wednesdays at 6 p.m. from May through Octo-ber. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students with ID. Children 10 and under are free if accompanied by an adult. Reservations are not required. For information visit www.preservationalliance.com.
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Live musical entertainment will feature local talent Danielle Muse and Kellye Hatcher at 1 p.m., Jordan Hobson-Smith at 1:30 p.m. and Jordan Howard at 2 p.m. “The Hustle” band will begin at 3 p.m.
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• World Cafe Live, 330 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, pre-sents the Vagabond Opera!, Tuesday, July 27, 8 p.m. This sextet sings in 15 languages, with top hats and gypsy-tinged burlesque. For tickets ($15), call 215-222-1400 or online at www.worldcafelive.com. View sample video online at: http://vagabondopera.com/music-videos-and-video-clips/. • Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 52nd and Park-side Avenue in Fairmount Park, presents:
July 26 – Tchaikovsky Spectacular performed by the Philadelphia Orche-stra with Fireworks, 8 p.m. Tickets are $50, $40, $30, Lawn tickets $10.
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July 29 – Planet Earth Live high-defi-nition images from BBC documentary series, Planet Earth, along with Emmy award-winning score. The Philadelphia Orchestra’s summer finale, 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $55, $45, $35, Lawn tickets $10.
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• Chef Jose Garces, the owner of six of Philadelphia restau-rants, announces the debut of his line of small-batch, arti-san-roasted coffee beans under his Garces Trading Company (GTC) label. Offered in four varieties, including the signa-ture GTC Reserva, Formula 1111 Espresso, Decaffeinated Sumatra and a rotating Seasonal Selection, the beans are brewed fresh daily at each of his Philadelphia restaurants and sold exclusively through his Web site at www.grg-mgmt.com and in his new gourmet market and cafe, Garces Trading Company, at 1111 Locust Street. Garces Trading Company is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. For info, call 215-574-1099 or visit www.garcestradingcompany.com.
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restroom facilities, and park information. The Cedars House is also a fitness café, offering training for runners, yoga, mas-sage, and children’s activities. Find info online at www.the-cedarshouse.com.
• The Trolley Car Café at the Bathey House in East Falls, 3269 South Ferry Road (intersection of Ferry and Kelly), is a full service café with on premises bike rentals provided through Valley Forge Bike Rentals. For info, call 267-385-6703.
• Floret, 175 King of Prussia Road in Radnor (the former Pond and Passerelle), is under the ownership of restaurateurs Scott and Jen Morrison. Their European-Style Bistro menus offer small or large plate entrees. The B12 bar menu has all items priced at $12 or less. Pastry Chef Jenni-fer Kondratowski’s B12 baked desserts are $3 each. Set against a garden com-plete with white swans, Floret offers Alfresco Pond Side Happy Hours cock-tail menu focusing on martinis, pros-ecco cocktails, and hurricanes offer-ed half price outdoors Monday-Friday from 3 – 6 p.m. and Friday and Satur-day Nights after 9 p.m. For reserva-tions or info, call 610-293-9411 or visit www.FloretRestaurant.com.
• Pub & Kitchen, 1946 Lombard Street in Philadelphia, offers Ribs and Grits Dinner Barbecue for $17 per per-son, featuring a half-rack of ribs braised for more than seven hours accompanied with a side of South Carolina’s Anson Mills sweet corn grits and house-made coleslaw. An optional pint of Tröegs Sunshine Pils summer beer is included. For info, call 215-545-0350 or visit www.the-pubandkitchen.com.
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eltic Woman, a smash hit around the globe, returns to The Mann Center for the Performing Arts with an all new show for 2010 Saturday, July 31.Celtic Woman continues to delight live audiences with what critics are calling an “uplifting” and “beyond captivating” concert experience. “Songs From the Heart,” (Manhattan Records) the group’s fifth CD and DVD, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s World Music Chart and #9 on Billboard’s Top 200. In addition, the companion live concert DVD hit #1 on both the U.S. and Canadian Billboard Top Music DVD Charts. Musi-cal Director David Downes beautifully captures the pure es-sence of Celtic Woman showcasing the celestial sounds of vocalists Lisa Kelly, Chloë Agnew and Lynn Hilary along with the dynamic inventiveness of Celtic violinist Máiréad Nesbitt.
During the 2010 tour, fans have the opportunity to expe-rience Celtic Woman’s most dazzling production yet, moving seamlessly between Irish classics, contemporary covers and original compositions featuring renditions of Jimmy Webb’s “The Moon’s a Harsh Mistress,” Billy Joel’s
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Summer Nights Under the Stars concerts take place every Friday from 6:30 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. Performers range from rock ’n’ roll bands to classic soul acts and jazz artists. Guests are invited to bring a picnic supper and purchase a bottle of wine on-site.
New this year is the Summer Concert Saver, a discount-ed admission package perfect for those who plan to enjoy more than one Friday night concert over the course of the season. For $50 per person, guests can reserve admission to three dates, a savings of $16 over purchasing admission to each night individually.
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Chaddsford wines are available directly from the winery, located on Route 1 in Chadds Ford, also at their Bucks County Tasting Room in Peddler’s Village, Lahaska and on their website at www.chaddsford.com. For information on upcoming events or the wines of Chaddsford, call 610-388-6221.
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Born in Trinidad, Nicole moved to the United States when she was eight and half years old. Always active, Nicole’s zest for adventure didn’t end with her vision loss. Under the guid-ance of ASB’s staff and support of her peers, Nicole has flour-ished.
When Nicole first came to ASB, she was reserved and un-sure of herself and her abilities and really wanted to enhance her independent living skills. The classes, lessons, and support groups Nicole attended helped her establish herself in a world filled with obstacles. She graduated from the Life Skills 1 and 2 classes after learning organizational, function-al lessons for adapting to the world. The Low Vision support group paired her with individuals facing similar challenges, and the group for Young Adults addressed issues specific to her age.
“ASB gave me help with everything I needed,” said Nicole. “They helped me accept my vision loss and gave me advice and support and explained how I could organize my life to best suit me. I can’t imagine my life had I not came here.”
It was at ASB that Nicole heard about The PA Center for Adaptive Sports, a center dedicated to promoting active life-styles, healthy living, and personal growth for people with disabilities. Through this program, Nicole was reintroduced to numerous sports including swimming, biking, and her personal favorite—rock climbing.
She started in a beginner’s group with about 10-15 other participants. The once-a-month lesson she takes at Elite Climbing in Maple Shade, N.J., has her and her group prac-tice their skills at climbing and belaying for each other.
Nicole’s taken to the sport so well she’s earned the nick-name ‘Spiderwoman’ for her love of climbing, she’s com-pleted an outdoor climb, and is even considering competi-tion entry.
“Many people would never imagine a blind or visually impaired person being a climber,” said ASB President and CEO Patricia C. Johnson. “Nicole shows the world that not only is it possible, but that it’s done right here in our com-munity. She’s a wonderful inspiration.”
Upon meeting Nicole it’s easy to notice her vivacious per-sonality. Her laugh is contagious, her enthusiasm for life is immense, and her passion for trying new activities is inspiring.
These days, Nicole said she tries “anything I can put my hands on!” She sculpts figures in ASB’s Arts & Crafts group, attends art classes at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and also participates in the Pa. Lions Club Beacon Lodge Camp.
“ASB gave me feedback about being blind,” said Nicole, “I learned organiza-tion from them.” The lessons she took helped her to struc-ture her personal life. Nicole moved into her first apart-ment in January of this year —a major step towards inde-pendence. She aspires to next start a career, possibly in massage therapy.
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are over, the shop continues to attract the carriage trade. “We are the most trusted name in money lending in Phila-delphia,” said Tod Gordon, a past President of The Pennsyl-vania State Pawnbroker’s Association. “Now that banks are scarcely lending money anymore, our customers know they can get fair, quick loans on their collateral, without credit checks.”
“Pawnshops proliferated in Philadelphia and elsewhere during the Depression, when, like today, banks were not in-terested in lending money,” Tod said. An article in the Phila-delphia Inquirer from 1983 noted that while as many as 200 pawnshops dotted the state in the 1950s, there were only 80 by the 1980s. An exception to the rule, Carver W. Reed Co. has endured, not only surviving but also thriving. A reputation for fair, confidential treatment is key to its success.
Carver W. Reed has a sterling history. Customers used to arrive by horse-drawn carriage. Later, chauffeurs idled outside in limousines while their employers were inside, obtaining private loans on necklaces and brooches. Sports stars and celebrities are among the shop’s current customers —and yes, a few have pawned Super Bowl rings there. In 1976, Philadelphia Magazine called the shop “The Blooming-dales of pawnshops. It’s where the swells go.”
Everyday people are also among the clientele, ranging from eccentrics who keep their assets in jewels and coins, to small business owners needing short-term cash to make payroll in a slow month, to the athletes who pawn their cere-monial hardware. A $10,000 loan is available at $300 interest.
A strict code of confidentiality protects the privacy of all customers. As Tod told the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1983, “A wife can come in and ask about a ticket she found in her husband’s pocket, and I will release no information without the customer’s approval.”
Why do wealthy individuals pawn their jewelry instead of obtaining bank loans? In the words of Tod’s father Charles – as true now as when he spoke them half a century ago – “We lend money almost immediately, with proper identifi-cation and collateral, and without a credit check. A loan here is very private. And convenient.”
Starting out as a summer employee, Tod swept floors and cleaned jewelry, later earning a degree in psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. His interest in human behav-ior is rewarded every day at work. “I can size up a person in 30 seconds – sort out the dishonest, the desperate, the genuine,” he told the Philadelphia Tribune in 1986.
He sees people living on fixed incomes – wealthy trust fund matrons as well as blue collar workers on unemployment – who need a cash infusion to tide them over. As he told the
Philadelphia Inquirer in 1983, “There’s a real misconception that only desperate people come to a pawnshop. Our clients have found it is cheaper to take out a loan here for a month than it is to take the money out of their certificates of de-posit and lose the interest.” A quick short-term cash loan, made on the spot, without a credit check, has broad appeal. The single largest loan ever made by the establishment was $100,000, to a jewelry store owner who put up almost his entire inventory as collateral. “On any given day, you’ll see as many suits and ties come in here as blue jeans and T-shirts,” Tod told the New York Times in 1991.
One of the strangest loan requests (denied) came from a man who inquired if Tod would accept his tractor-trailer in pawn. “What am I going to do with it?” Tod said. “Put it on the second floor?”
Unlike banks, pawnbrokers remain eager to lend money during economic downturns. “It’s to my advantage to lend as much as possible; the more I lend, the more interest I get,” said Tod to PITT Magazine in 1991. “There’s nowhere else in the world that will give a short-term loan of $10,000 for $300 a month. There’s nowhere else you can go with a bad credit history and get a loan. But if you have collateral and proof of ownership, there’s no such thing as a bad credit history here.”
About 95% of all items are redeemed by their owners, who pay off their loans and take their gold or diamonds home again. When a client fails to redeem an item (i.e. does not pay back the loan in the time specified), the owner’s claim of ownership is forfeited. Carver W. Reed can then sell the item, or refashion the setting for more modern tastes. The store typically offers items for sale at 50 to 75 percent of their value, and a scrapbook full of “thank you” letters from delighted jewelry buyers attests to the thrill of buying gold and diamonds at below-market prices.
The shop occupies a long, narrow space at Tenth and San-som Streets, just west of Philadelphia’s Jeweler’s Row. Movie-makers scouting a Victorian bank setting would delight in Carver Reed’s building, with its barred banking windows and a backdrop of giant, century-old safes. Each safe con-tains dozens of compartments with catalogued treasures.
Many of Carver W. Reed’s clients are loyal repeat customers. The rapport between Carver Reed and its clientele is cru-cial. Clients are exchanging gold and diamonds for swift, confidential loans at low interest rates. Trust is an essen-tial part of the equation, on both sides. Take the case of the woman who started using Carver Reed in lieu of a safe de-posit box after her home was burglarized. “She brought in $25,000 to $30,000 worth of jewels 10 years ago, and they’re still here,” Tod told the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1991. The woman borrowed $1,000 and has been paying $240 a year in interest ever since. For info visit www.carverwreed.com.
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From left – Mildred Altus, Annette Pelberg, Bea Leventhal, Phyllis Kurtz, Edith and Julius Victor – all residents of The Watermark at Logan Square.
