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Secret Philadelphia

A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure

Author: Mary Dixon Lebeau
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Reedy Press (2018)
Avg. Rating: [ Unrated ]
ISBN: 1681061341
In Print? Yes

The Stoogeum is featured on the front cover, and receives a 2-page write-up in the chapter Nyuk, Nyuk, Nyuk... Wise Guy, Eh?

From the back cover...

History and hermits. Museums and murals. Graveyards and churches and plenty of cheesesteak. These are the secrets of Philadelphia. They reveal a city of curious contradiction, one with a rich history dating back to 1682 but also with an eye on the future.  Come for the Liberty Bell­—millions do—but stay for the secrets uncovered in Secret Philadelphia: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful and Obscure. Journey to the places you’ve never heard of and back to those old haunts you thought you knew, but never like this.  From the festive fantasy of the Mummers to the disturbing reality of the Mütter, Philadelphia is a city with stories to tell. Uncover your own favorites in the pages of Secret Philadelphia.


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