What was Philadelphia like during America’s Bicentennial in 1976, and what does the nation’s 250th Anniversary mean today? For many Philadelphians, the Bicentennial was more than a national celebration. It was a time of neighborhood pride, strong community ties, championship sports teams, and family traditions that stretched from South Philadelphia to the Jersey Shore. As […]
Broad Street South Philly has changed dramatically over the past several decades. Often called the spine of South Philadelphia, Broad Street remains one of the city’s most important transportation, commercial, medical, and neighborhood corridors. Local South Philly view: I grew up one block off Broad Street in South Philly at 15th & Shunk Street. These
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A South Philly Memory What do longtime South Philadelphians remember about soft pretzels and the pretzel man?For generations of South Philly kids, Saturday mornings meant the pretzel man pushing his cart down narrow rowhouse streets, selling classic Philly-style soft pretzels — the traditional twisted, braided-loop shape Philadelphians grew up with, not pretzel sticks or knots.
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