Which Is Your Fave? (Art On Wheels, Part Seventeen)

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Hello, one and all. The story now staring you in the face is part of a long-running, whimsical project I haven’t lost interest in at all, one I hope I’ll continue to pursue for as long as Yeah, Another Blogger remains an active enterprise. Yes, I barely can believe I’ve now published accounts of seventeen Art On Wheels expeditions. Just goes to show you what can happen when you’re having fun.

For the uninitiated, let me explain that Art On Wheels stories detail my outdoor searches for artistically adorned wheeled objects. I photograph the ones I spot. Trucks and vans comprise the vast majority of the specimens whose portraits I’ve taken. Food carts have made appearances on these pages too, as has a heavy-construction vehicle. In the early and middle eras of Art On Wheels I sought my prey in various suburbs of Philadelphia (I reside in those burbs). For a number of years now, though, I’ve dealt strictly with Philadelphia itself.

My previous AOW ventures in Philly took place in downtown and near-downtown areas of the city. For number seventeen, however, I decided to go far afield by paying a visit to Philadelphia’s Mayfair neighborhood, which is part of the absolutely huge city sub-section known as Northeast Philadelphia. I did the deed two Thursdays ago.

Mayfair is a working-class community located about nine miles from downtown Philly. There’s nothing fancy about Mayfair. And it’s congested as hell, loaded with rowhouses and small businesses of all kinds. From the looks of things, a fair number of those businesses are having a pretty hard time of it. In that respect, they have company all over the world.

I have a connection to Mayfair. My periodontist, whose services, other than occasional checkups, I haven’t needed in many years, has been in business there for decades. About 30 years ago he successfully performed extensive and intensive surgeries on my gums and teeth, so besieged was I by periodontal disease. What bloody messes those frigging procedures were. While doing my AOW thing, I was tempted to drop in on him. “Hi, doctor,” I’d have said. “How about slicing open, cleaning, and re-attaching my gums again, just for old time’s sake? I mean, I’m in the mood.” He would have responded, perhaps, by saying to me, “Great idea, Neil! I specialize in catering to masochists. Ease yourself into this chair and let’s get started.”

Okay, then. I walked for an hour and a half in Mayfair, mostly on Frankford Avenue, which is the main business drag. And I had good success. I wasn’t surprised about that, seeing that I noticed a gorgeous truck parked on Leon Street when I was in my car looking for a parking spot two minutes before my on-foot adventure began. The truck, belonging to FreshPoint, a produce distributor, was still there when I exited my car a block and a half away. The truck smiled innocently when I approached to take its picture.

Photos of what I deem to be the top five wheeled objects I encountered are on this page. Do you have a favorite, or favorites? As luscious as FreshPoint is, I like best the FritoLay chips truck. It pulled into a Wawa convenience store’s parking lot a few seconds after a Future Finish van was pulling out. I waited till the FritoLay driver/delivery guy wheeled his load of boxes of chips into the store. Then I photographed the vehicle. Its mural’s color choices — dreamy shades of gold and orange — startle me, but in a gentle way. And, intriguingly, the product names seem to be afloat, inviting us to loosen up and allow our minds to take wing. I’m down with that message. It is excellent advice.

Boys and girls, I believe that’s a wrap. I am all Mayfaired out. It’s time for this old boy to get his beauty rest. On second thought, screw that! I think I’ll have a beer instead. Adios till next time!

145 thoughts on “Which Is Your Fave? (Art On Wheels, Part Seventeen)”

  2. petespringer's avatar petespringer April 7, 2026 / 12:17 am

    Very eye-catching. I always look forward to your posts about finding art on the streets.

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  3. Diana L Forsberg's avatar Diana L Forsberg April 7, 2026 / 12:21 am

    My favorite is the food truck. The number of food choices alone makes it intriguing and makes me hungry! ☺️

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  4. gabychops's avatar gabychops April 7, 2026 / 1:03 am

    Thank you, Neil, for the art on wheels. The one I like most is the food truck because I like to eat well, and it is time for my breakfast!

    Joanna

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  5. Paddy Tobin's avatar Paddy Tobin April 7, 2026 / 3:39 am

    This series comes regularly to mind as we drive around town here. We have lots of street murals and I often think I must photograph those and put them up in the manner Neil shows the trucks and I’m sure I might do that one day. As for your selection today, Freshpoint is my favourite by a long shot – pleasant, colourful pictures of fruit, bright and cheerful! Stay away from the periodontist though! Not good colours!

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  6. swabby429's avatar swabby429 April 7, 2026 / 3:39 am

    I like the Frito-Lay truck for the warm colors and the connection to snacks. The food trailer comes in a close second.

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    • Yeah, Another Blogger's avatar Yeah, Another Blogger April 7, 2026 / 5:30 pm

      I love chips. But I don’t eat them regularly, because my glucose level is a bit higher than I would like. When I was younger, though, I ate chips like crazy.

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      • swabby429's avatar swabby429 April 7, 2026 / 5:46 pm

        I can relate. It’s probably best that I don’t consume corn chips as often as I used to.

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  7. Emma's avatar Emma April 7, 2026 / 4:57 am

    Nice to have colour to brighten up the day! I like the food truck the best.

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  8. richardbist's avatar richardbist April 7, 2026 / 7:00 am

    I’m impressed with how they utilized the outside of the food truck. Not only does it serve as the menu, but it’s also eye-catching with all the food items. And colorful, to boot!

    Love this project, my friend. I look forward to your next outing.

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  9. Bitchy After 60's avatar Bitchy After 60 April 7, 2026 / 7:02 am

    The Freshpoint is a great image and certainly makes the point, but it is hard to resist the playfulness the Frito art.

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  10. The Introverted Bookworm's avatar The Introverted Bookworm April 7, 2026 / 7:03 am

    Oh, I love your post of top-five wheelers. This post made me smile! I like the Frito-Lay truck best, but only because I’m a snack addict myself! 😊

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  11. Amanda Surowitz's avatar Amanda Surowitz April 7, 2026 / 7:21 am

    The food truck is very attractive , but I agree that the FritoLay truck is the best. The colors are warm and inviting, and the airy look of the other logos gives it the visual equivalent of smelling a freshly opened bag of chips.

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  12. Deb's avatar Deb April 7, 2026 / 8:18 am

    I like the little food wagon! I enjoy seeing what my food is supposed to look like so picture menus make me happy 🙂

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    • Yeah, Another Blogger's avatar Yeah, Another Blogger April 7, 2026 / 5:37 pm

      Hey there, Deb. It wasn’t open. It looked very lonely. I hope it’s not out of business.

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  13. Klausbernd's avatar Klausbernd April 7, 2026 / 8:52 am

    We have here an art on wheels truck on the beach every summer. It’s a local artist showing his pictures there. We doubt if it pays.
    The Fab Four of Cley
    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  14. Anabel @ The Glasgow Gallivanter's avatar Anabel @ The Glasgow Gallivanter April 7, 2026 / 8:56 am

    I think I will stick with Freshpoint. The fruit and vegetables looks so luscious and remind me of one of our supermarket chains which employs similar imagery. Giant tomatoes are the best!

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  15. Joyce Hamilton's avatar Joyce Hamilton April 7, 2026 / 9:28 am

    love your art on wheels. My favorite first fruit truck then food truck. Keep on truckin!!!!!You know how the song goes….keep on trucking MF…😅😂😅

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    • Yeah, Another Blogger's avatar Yeah, Another Blogger April 7, 2026 / 5:42 pm

      Hi, Joyce. Maybe I’ll go to another section of Northeast Philadelphia for the next installment. Port Richmond, for instance.

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  17. J P's avatar J P April 7, 2026 / 10:30 am

    Who doesn’t like chips better than vegetables? Even if they don’t want to admit it.

    On closer look, I loved the graphics on the OilMatic truck. Catching the golden oil in mid-splash is fabulous.

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  18. Audrey Driscoll's avatar Audrey Driscoll April 7, 2026 / 10:39 am

    My top 3 (I’m indecisive): Freshpoint, FritoLay, and the Future Finish van (which has a nice design). Note they all start with the same letter!

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  19. Alyson's avatar Alyson April 7, 2026 / 10:52 am

    Yes it’s the FritoLay truck for me too and it’s 100% electric, with zero emissions!

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  21. Sam Gridley's avatar Sam Gridley April 7, 2026 / 10:58 am

    Excellent pics!

    My impressions:

    Fresh Point: too healthy

    Oilmatic: kind of oozy

    Future Finish Innovative Interiors: not really innovative enough for this competition

    FritoLay: happy blend of orange and gold; this is my favorite, too

    Food truck: I resist the trend to show pictures of food; nothing ever looks appetizing to me

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  23. Monkey's Tale's avatar Monkey's Tale April 7, 2026 / 11:38 am

    I was so drawn to the swirls of colour on the Frito Lay truck atat I didn’t notice that it was listing their brands of chips. Maggie

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  25. Robert Parker's avatar Robert Parker April 7, 2026 / 1:04 pm

    Hi Neil, good eye, these are nice trucks. And nice to see the Frito one is electric! I’ll go with the FreshPoint the fruits & veggies look great.
    BTW, one of my grandmothers grew up on Frankford, her parents had a pharmacy and they lived upstairs. And my mom loved visiting because they’d let the grandkids make sundaes at the soda counter.

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    • Yeah, Another Blogger's avatar Yeah, Another Blogger April 7, 2026 / 5:57 pm

      You know, I worked in Frankford for the first half of the 1990s. The building I worked in probably was pretty close to where that pharmacy was.

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      • Robert Parker's avatar Robert Parker April 7, 2026 / 7:52 pm

        Oh that’s cool – it would’ve closed before the ‘90’s but you may have seen still painted on the side of the building “Gever’s Pharmacy.”

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  27. talebender's avatar talebender April 7, 2026 / 2:39 pm

    I like the blue foodtruck, but my favourite is the final picture, with its array of colourful drinks! Didn’t notice beers on display, though!

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    • Yeah, Another Blogger's avatar Yeah, Another Blogger April 7, 2026 / 6:02 pm

      Hi. It’s almost my dinnertime. And I’ll be having a beer with the meal. Probably a bottle of Red Seal Ale, from North Coast Brewing Company.

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  28. Paula B's avatar Paula B April 7, 2026 / 4:49 pm

    I’m going to go with the Frito truck, too. I love the way it uses color gradations. And there’s nothing more fun than the Tostitos typeface!

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    • Yeah, Another Blogger's avatar Yeah, Another Blogger April 7, 2026 / 6:04 pm

      Hi. That company has a lot of popular chips varieties. But you don’t see Fritos themselves too much anymore. That chip was very popular when I was young.

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  29. Laurie Graves's avatar Laurie Graves April 7, 2026 / 5:00 pm

    That Frito truck would have been the winner if the FreshPoint photo hadn’t been included. But since it was… Really enjoy this series.

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  30. tylerus's avatar tylerus April 7, 2026 / 5:36 pm

    I have to go with the Frito’s truck – though I’ve not eaten them in years, as a kid, I loved those corn chips (‘specially the barbecue ones). Nummmmm.

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  31. Suzanne's avatar Suzanne April 7, 2026 / 5:49 pm

    Neil, you’re a breath of fresh air. I enjoy your sense of humour. Not sure I have a favourite, and I won’t be taking up truck photography anytime soon.

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  32. Unknown's avatar Anonymous April 7, 2026 / 6:00 pm

    looking forward to your next Art on Wheels!

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  35. unionhomestead's avatar unionhomestead April 7, 2026 / 6:53 pm

    I think they’re all pretty cool in their own ways; the thing I’m voting for is being startled but in a gentle way. That rocks!

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  36. eden baylee's avatar eden baylee April 7, 2026 / 7:12 pm

    The food truck is great. We had one where I used to work – it was Chinese food and had a lot of choices. The funniest thing was all the misspellings on the menu. It made reading it a lot of fun!

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    • Yeah, Another Blogger's avatar Yeah, Another Blogger April 8, 2026 / 8:49 am

      Hi, Eden. Food trucks amaze me — How do they have enough room to store food and prepare food?And, where do they wash plates, pots, etc.?

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  37. Unknown's avatar Anonymous April 7, 2026 / 8:37 pm

    The Frito-Lay truck caught my eye too, and the food truck was definitely inviting. It could be I’m hungry!

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  38. shoreacres's avatar shoreacres April 7, 2026 / 9:00 pm

    The Fresh Point truck is far and away my favorite. I never eat chips of any sort, so that probably made that truck less interesting, despite the great color and design. The food truck gets points for good design, too. There’s a lot of information on the side of that thing: a creative way of putting up the menu!

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    • Yeah, Another Blogger's avatar Yeah, Another Blogger April 8, 2026 / 9:04 am

      Hi. I was there mid-day, and nobody was manning the food truck. Maybe it’s no longer in business. If Mayfair were closer to where I live, I’d go back and check out the situation.

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  39. kegarland's avatar kegarland April 7, 2026 / 10:47 pm

    Time flies when you’re doing what you love ❤

    Glad you’re still capturing these, Neil!

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  40. viviennelingard's avatar viviennelingard April 8, 2026 / 1:10 am

    I quite like the food truck, as it reminds me of the book stall my dad ran at a railways yard many moons ago. He had a couple of jobs on the go, rather like the guys who run for trucks I imagine.

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      • viviennelingard's avatar viviennelingard April 10, 2026 / 12:54 am

        He sure was an interesting guy. He was put in an orphanage at 2 years old, and by 14was managing a fish and chip shop. He taught himself so much. Like sign writing, how to play a banjo mandolin, to sing, paint as a hobby and so much more. He was fun, and loving dad.

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  41. Yvonne Beumkes's avatar Yvonne Beumkes April 8, 2026 / 5:55 am

    ‘Art on Wheels’ is tradition. Keep going!. I always love your trucks. My favourite, this time, is the Fresh Point. Colourful , friendly and I adore pineapple. Good choice to leave the beauty sleep. How was the beer?

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  43. JT Twissel's avatar JT Twissel April 8, 2026 / 5:43 pm

    The last time saw my dentist, he first remark was “How are you other than falling apart?” (I’d cracked an old filling and it shattered the whole tooth.) I like the Fritos truck but am wondering if eating Fritos gives you zero emissions.

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  46. Michele Anderson's avatar Michele Anderson April 9, 2026 / 9:28 pm

    Hard decision here, Neil. I think I’ll vote for the Freshpoint one because I like the blue–it’s calming, and I’m really into fresh veggies and fruit.

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  47. Unknown's avatar Anonymous April 9, 2026 / 9:59 pm

    I have to go with the over-the-top decorated food truck which cleverly managed to park below the “Work Here, Be Covered” sign. Enjoyed this, & being back on WordPress. My WordPress site died of old age (this keeps happening all around me though I remain upright.) It is under reconstruction, but I miss my teeny WP community. At least was able to Substack-copy the letter I had in this month’s Atlantic, along with news that Exec Editor then asked me to do an expanded essay that’ll be in the June issue. 😊 Clearly am obnoxiously proud of self. Write on!

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  48. Fran Johns's avatar Fran Johns April 9, 2026 / 10:09 pm

    Well, I left a comment though it may not have appeared. I just loved the fact that over-the-top decorated food truck managed to park below the “Work Here, Be Covered” sign.

    My WP site died of old age; nice high-tech web guy working to resurrect it. Meanwhile, in comment that may have vanished, I slipped in word of letter in this month’s Atlantic & fact of coming essay in June issue — not excited about that or anything. Thanks for keeping me linked to WP!

    Fran

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  49. debscarey's avatar debscarey April 10, 2026 / 5:00 am

    Yup, the Fritos one for me too. When I do a vision board, I make a collage of words rather than images, so that one caught my eye immediately. The Freshpoint one came a close second, and is very like one of the grocery company liveries here in the UK.

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      • debscarey's avatar debscarey April 10, 2026 / 8:21 am

        I believe they’re branded as just Lays in Europe (including Ireland) but on the UK mainland, they’re sold under the Walkers brand.

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  50. WanderingCanadians's avatar WanderingCanadians April 10, 2026 / 6:22 am

    I love how your AOW series has inspired you to go a bit further afield. It certainly looks like you had good success with your stroll down the main business street. I’m now craving some Fritos!

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    • Yeah, Another Blogger's avatar Yeah, Another Blogger April 10, 2026 / 7:44 am

      Hi. You know, there are other non-central sections of Philadelphia that I might go to for future AOW excursions. We shall see!

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