Posted Nov 28, 2020, 5:44 PM
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Location: Philadelphia
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Philadelphia has some good ones, including some that have already been mentioned:
-Philly
-Illadelph
-City of Brotherly Love
-The Birthplace of America
-The Cradle of Liberty
-The Quaker City
-The City That Loves You Back
-The Athens of America - So called as early as 1733 by the directors of the Library Company of Philadelphia. Gilbert Stuart referred to the city using this phrase, referring to Philadelphia's reputation for science, industry, art, and intellectual life
-Green Country Towne - for history lovers, William Penn wanted Philly to be a green country town full of 3 story buildings and parks. In a lot of sections of the city, his wish is still true to this day, with height limits of 3 or 4 stories, and a lot of "parks" or "squares" throughout the city.
Some less than flattering ones:
-Filthadelphia
-Killadelphia - because of Philly's high homicide rate
-The City That Bombed Itself - In 1985, Philadelphia police bombed a rowhouse occupied by MOVE, a radical black-power group. The bombing killed 11 people, destroyed 61 homes, left 250 people homeless, and earned the city this title
-The Sixth Borough - a reference due to Philadelphia's close proximity to New York City and the movement of New York residents to Philadelphia for various reasons, including lower rent prices and generally lower cost of living
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