November 16th, 2009
The Archives
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11.16.09
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11.16.09Can you dig it?Tower Fall Down Go Boom Originally uploaded by Contrabass The Drexel Shaft was blown to smithereens yesterday morning.
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11.16.092% came to Philadelphia to breathe the same air as Don PolecVisitPhilly tweets: "Most visitors to Greater Philadelphia are here to have fun. 80% of domestic visitors in 2008 came for leisure." (Tourism Economics) The breakdown of the other 20%: 6% came for work 4% came to reinact Boy Meets World 3% came to say youse in a comfortable environment 7% came as members of the Gosselin family
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11.16.09Monday 11/16: Links to PonderSomething Old: The 1914 Clean Up Parade up Broad Street, followed shortly after by the 1915 Looting of Robinson's Luggage Something New: Barnes Breaks Ground for New Museum on Parkway. 20 people show up to protest. That's 18 more people than the organized SEPTA protest a week ago, if you're keeping track. Something Borrowed: Phillies win Best Medical Staff in Baseball. Ticker-tape parade to follow? (via D-Mac) Something Blue: Photograph from cjelli on Flickr