Strange tales of Philadelphia mayors past
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This photograph shows a view of the Philadelphia skyline framing the Benjamin Franklin Parkway from perspective of the Art Museum.(Philadelphia Evening Bulletin, 1962/Temple University Urban Archives)
Interesting tid bits related to past Philadelphia mayors — Click the links above, to listen!
Everyone knows the names of Philadelphia’s most famous mayors of the second half of the 20th Century: Frank Rizzo, Ed Rendell, and Richardson Dilworth. But Philadelphia is an old city with a long history of leadership, so I thought there were bound to be some interesting anecdotes from the past. I hit the books and came up with three interesting tid bits related to past Philadelphia mayors. Click the links above, and enjoy!
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