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Old 07-20-2018, 10:48 AM
 
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The problem is that ONE party politics makes it extremely unlikely for competition to be realistic. And I don't like Republicans any more than Democrats. The machine and its control is very real.
Of course Katz was a Democrat originally. I don't remember all of the machinations that convinced him of the viability regarding switching parties to challenge John Street. But he did do that and he almost pulled off a defeat of Street. Katz, not surprisingly, became a Dem again later on.
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Old 07-20-2018, 11:18 AM
 
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Leaving New York to Find the American Dream in Philadelphia

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/20/n...mmigrants.html





Good stuff here.
Fabulous article!
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Old 07-20-2018, 11:28 AM
 
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"Tammany Hall" politics at its best.
Listen to this in case you don't know it already. Philadelphia was controlled by the Republican Party for decades. Then Dems won on a "reform" agenda in 1952 and have been in charge ever since. There was enough of a functioning Rep Party to win city wide occasionally for District Attorney(Arlen Spector and Ron Castille).
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Old 07-20-2018, 11:33 AM
 
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Listen to this in case you don't know it already. Philadelphia was controlled by the Republican Party for decades. Then Dems won on a "reform" agenda in 1952 and have been in charge ever since. There was enough of a functioning Rep Party to win city wide occasionally for District Attorney(Arlen Spector and Ron Castille).
No idea what the point of that was. My comment was a benign reference to historical politics. Period. I have never ever missed voting in an election, including mid terms. It's still politics. Way to overreact.
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Old 07-20-2018, 11:33 AM
 
Location: New York City
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Not sure I'd say this article is so flattering to our city. I know the story focus is on immigrants leaving NYC for greener pastures, but the pictures and narrative imply to me that Philadelphia is a "cheap" and slightly "run down" city that is a haven for ethnic groups who run basic mom and pops, are small time landlords, or otherwise involved in non-profit type businesses. There is no mention of immigrants coming here and starting tech businesses (many have and do) or opening high-end restaurants in center city, or opening a successful law firm, etc... I'm actually a little disappointed in what I would call lazy journalism. Looks like the journalist spent an evening at the Bok bar, took some pics from there, and then interviewed a handful of people who were probably provided to her...
I don't think that was the journalists intent when writing the article.

I can't find the link at the moment, but the NYT put out an article showcasing the culinary scene in Philadelphia, and it had all the glitz and glam you were looking for.

I don't think this article was intended to be a glitz and glam article, but more of a real life view into the "forgotten" class (working class, which makes up a majority of the nation and Philadelphia).


My only irritation was the mention of Rocky, when will that ever die
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Old 07-20-2018, 11:48 AM
 
Location: The place where the road & the sky collide
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My only irritation was the mention of Rocky, when will that ever die
Why should it die? It's brought generations of tourists. It also brought the concept of using the city as a set to Hollywood.
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Old 07-20-2018, 11:50 AM
 
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I don't think that was the journalists intent when writing the article.

I can't find the link at the moment, but the NYT put out an article showcasing the culinary scene in Philadelphia, and it had all the glitz and glam you were looking for.

I don't think this article was intended to be a glitz and glam article, but more of a real life view into the "forgotten" class (working class, which makes up a majority of the nation and Philadelphia).


My only irritation was the mention of Rocky, when will that ever die
The Rocky refs are not going to die! Lol. The PMA is so okay with it now that they have Rocky t-shirts in their gift shops. The t-shirts are actually very nice. It's a tourist draw. It's hilarious to me nowadays.
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Old 07-20-2018, 11:50 AM
 
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I don't think that was the journalists intent when writing the article.

I can't find the link at the moment, but the NYT put out an article showcasing the culinary scene in Philadelphia, and it had all the glitz and glam you were looking for.

I don't think this article was intended to be a glitz and glam article, but more of a real life view into the "forgotten" class (working class, which makes up a majority of the nation and Philadelphia).


My only irritation was the mention of Rocky, when will that ever die
This might be the link you're looking for. Includes a link to the article they did on the Dem National Convention that includes a restaurant guide.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/07/t...ion-guide.html
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Old 07-20-2018, 01:00 PM
 
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Why should it die? It's brought generations of tourists. It also brought the concept of using the city as a set to Hollywood.
I joke about "Rocky" sometimes but, in my view, people seem to have forgotten that " Rocky" was part of a bunch of terrific films created in the late 60's/1970s that are now considered classics. Short list includes: Easy Rider, They Shoot Horses Don't They, Taxi Driver, Dog Day Afternoon and One Flew Over The Coocoo's Nest. Rocky was an " underdog" film and it deserved to win the Best Picture Oscar for 1976.

Well, no, using a real city as a real location for exteriors happened years before Rocky. Film Noir great, The Naked City, probably holds that honor. However the steady cam, I think, was first used in Rocky.
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Old 07-20-2018, 01:17 PM
 
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I joke about "Rocky" sometimes but, in my view, people seem to have forgotten that " Rocky" was part of a bunch of terrific films created in the late 60's/1970s that are now considered classics. Short list includes: Easy Rider, They Shoot Horses Don't They, Taxi Driver, Dog Day Afternoon and One Flew Over The Coocoo's Nest. Rocky was an " underdog" film and it deserved to win the Best Picture Oscar for 1976.

Well, no, using a real city as a real location for exteriors happened years before Rocky. Film Noir great, The Naked City, probably holds that honor. However the steady cam, I think, was first used in Rocky.
Taxi Driver and Dog Day Afternoon were both filmed in NYC. But this is a good list for Philadelphia:

https://www.pennlive.com/entertainme...locations.html
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