Your Bi-Weekly Blog of Fascinating Facts & Interesting Oddities
Wawa Welcome America Concerts Moved a Block North This Year
I thought the new site was great.
Ben Franklin Makes A Point
“He snatched lightning from the sky and the scepter from tyrants”
Correcting History:
Philly’s Carpenters’ Hall not 1st to use Robert Smiths’ plans; it was the 2nd!
And The Hits Just Keep On Coming
Philadelphia public art seems to be everywhere in the city
Worldwide Impact
The bar code was developed by two Drexel University engineers in West Philadelphia.
Point Counterpoint
William Penn and Tamanend face off in friendship on Philly’s Market Street.
How Green Tree insurance came to be
It split off from Ben Franklin’s original insurance company in Philadelphia
Hidden Homage
A small, dark plaque pinpoints Ben Franklin's first print shop on Philadelphia's Market Street