South Philadelphia
Mummers, Memories, and the Melrose Diner
by Murray Dubin
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appears in About Philadelphia.
From mayors and mummers to tap dancers and gamblers, South Philly has it all. This quintessential Philadelphia neighborhood boasts a complicated history of ethnic strife alongside community solidarity and, for good measure, some of the best bakeries in town. Among its many famous people, South Philadelphia claims Marian Anderson, Frankie Avalon, Ma...
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