Noontime Nuggetz: Find Philadelphia… In 1977
From The Travel Film Archive. We defy the folks at GPTMC to splice some 30-second spots out of this and put it on the air nationwide.
From The Travel Film Archive. We defy the folks at GPTMC to splice some 30-second spots out of this and put it on the air nationwide.
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November 18th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
This 1977 Promo for Philly is classic viewing! Ironic just how much of ‘then’ is still here today … but this is really worth the view just to check out …
*NewMarket (the current hole at 2/Lombard)
*the FIRST 3-stadium sports complex in S Philly
*the smoke/mirrors the city used trying to sell Penn’s Landing (even back then!)
*the Living History Center (now WHYY)
*back when you could actually walk up and TOUCH the Liberty Bell!
*when we actually had a worthy Easter Parade (of course, now we have a worthy Easter Zombie Crawl… jus’ sayin!)
*and finally – before the era of corporate sponsors when our 4th of July weeklong celebration was simply called Freedom Week;
classic Philadelphia – on video. LOVE IT!
November 18th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
GPTMC will absolutely take this under consideration :)
November 18th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
this is way cool. anyone know where what skyscraper the tourists are looking out from at 5:44?
November 18th, 2009 at 3:59 pm
damn, those are some serious lightning rods on William Penn’s head.
November 18th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
The skyscraper with observatory is the Penn Mutual building at 6th and Walnut. Great view of Independence Hall as you went up the glass elevator.
November 18th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
thanks aetchells. i didn’t realize that building had an observatory, or even slanted windows. i assume its closed to the public now?