This is a memorial for the cop who, as the plaque reads, was "murdered by Mumia Abu-Jamal". It's on the side of a cheese steak restaurant. The brick path leading up to it has the names and dates of firefighters and police officers who have died in the line of duty. This restaurant is in Italian Market the old Italian section of the city. Until recent years it was classified as blighted by the city. Since then an influx of Vietnamese and Mexican immigrants have revitalized the area.

We're still shaken by the death of Jason Alexander but tomorrow we'll be leaving Philly from Kelly's Truck Terminal to head west on I-76. A change of scenery will distract us from this tragedy. RIP Jason Alexander.