1955 Philly Not All That Different

Philebrity posted The Miracle on the Delaware (1955) this afternoon; what makes this short doc/ad/PSA/whatever from WPTZ so incredible is how it spends the entire intro about how incredible the places around Philadelphia are: “Trenton is proud of its past, but even prouder of its future. Wilmington, Delaware. A half-hour ride from Philadelphia, but closer than that in kinship and spirit…. And it’s the dream of every little boy to shop at Allentown’s Hess Brothers, where a single toy can cost five thousand dollars.”

What this sort of reminds me of is how the TV news will focus on the weather of an area when they may not even have more than one reporter there. It’s a way to say, “Hey, we cover you, suburbs and exurbs!” without actually having to do any reporting. I mean, the rest of this movie is about the Mummers, football, baseball… other than steel, what much is different? Oh, yeah, the part about church. (Also noted: What’s with all the beer ads at the end?)

Okay, I’m off to Hess Brothers.

Noontime Nuggetz: The Miracle On The Delaware [Philebrity]