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Proper-Code7794 t1_ita5dk6 wrote

Reply to comment by Series_G in Found this old photo and I am floored by how different the whole area now looks! From closest to farthest: JFK Stadium, Spectrum and Veterans Stadium. by DrHerb98

Football but it was a general multipurpose stadium basically a coliseum for any event it hosted numerous concerts it was owned by the city directly

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Series_G t1_ita5pi8 wrote

Thx for this

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Proper-Code7794 t1_itagl6o wrote

Philly was wealthy until the 70's. You can see it in the municipal architecture. lots of Brutalism. MSB (across from City Hall) was the last big spends.

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