Elijah Carter, or “The Watermelon Man” as locals know him, presents a memorable display around an old van loaded with whole melons ready for sale on the corner of 84th Street and Lindbergh Boulevard.

Passing through you would likely notice the scene. Carter sometimes dons a large sombrero to escape the summer sun and his bright, red, quartered slices of watermelon seemly tantalize passing drivers.

Across Southwest Philadelphia vendors cash in on commuter traffic passing through onto I-95 …