Listen as Terry Gross sends out her own tribute to the Phillies.

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Photo by WHYY intern Masashi Hanada

Welcome to Unobstructed View’s collection of World Series memories.  Here you’ll find video, audio and photos commemorating the night the Phillies ended the city’s 25-year championship drought.

WHYY 91FM Audio

Reporters from WHYY scoured the city and collected the reactions of several fans shortly after the last out was recorded.

Eight-year-old Fishtown resident Lola Bradbury came out with her father and brother:

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University City resident Michelle Dixon says she’s a lifelong Philadelphia resident who has been cheering for the team since she was young. She has been a fan through the bad times and good times and is happy to celebrate:

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Fishtown resident J.T. Ramsay had huge smile and was dressed in full Phillies gear.  He said he’s been a fan forever and that the win was a big day for him:

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David Faris was in West Philly at Abbraccio watching the game and was especially happy about how the championship dought ended:

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Rona Rosenberg and Mary Zubca commented about the unusual circumstances surrounding Game 5:

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Liz Supple is a waitress who works in Center City.  She said their was only one place for her to be:

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Brian Moody and Shawn Bennis never thought the Phillies would be the ones to end the drought:

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In Fishtown, police officer Asher Brenner tells WHYY that he and his brothers in blue are on the job.  For them celebrating comes later:

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West Philadelphia resident Tara Miller hugged the Millcreek Tavern bouncer Dee Rosenderry as the Phillies clinched the World Series title. The two of them share their thoughts:

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Roseberry says the “Curse of Billy Penn” is lifted.  The little statue of Penn on top of the Comcast Tower is dancing with the rest of the city:

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Jack Gillespie, owner of Millcreek Tavern, says he was at Veteran’s Stadium in 1980 when the Phillies last won the World Series.  This one, he says, is different:

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27-year-old West Philadelphian Michael Cook was not even born the last time the Phillies won the World Series in 1980.  He says that this win means a lot to him and his beloved city:

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WHYY News Reports

Celebrations across the city erupted when the Phillies won the World Series on Wednesday night.  WHYY’s Tom MacDonald reports from the party at the Ballpark.

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Phillies fans took to the street right after the final out to celebrate the Phillies victory.  WHYY’s Tom MacDonald found some revelers who were more than happy to share their stories.

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WHYY Video

WHYY’s Dan Pohlig jumped on his trusty Schwinn with a pocket-sized video camera to capture the atmosphere up Broad Street from Dickinson to South Philadelphia.  Here’s what he saw:

WHYY Photos

You can view slide shows of our collections of World Series celebration photos at WHYY’s Flickr site.

Celebration photos from Citizen’s Bank Park and Center City by Dan Pohlig, Tom MacDonald and Masashi Hanada.

Additional celebration photos by Erica Green.

Photos of the aftermath of the celebration near Broad and Walnut by Dan Pohlig and Tom MacDonald.

WHYY Unobstructed View Bloggers

Click here to read posts written by the Unobstructed View bloggers as they give their own personal thoughts and reactions to the Phillies win.