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A (Christmas) Weekend in Philadelphia

Winter markets, great food, and holiday lights in the home of Rocky and the Constitution

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Laine Doss
Dec 22, 2023
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Miracle on 13th Street Photo by Laine Doss

I’m a native New Yorker who grew up with the Rockefeller Christmas tree, the Macy’s Day Parade, and waiting to visit the “real” Santa at the Daily News Building. I grew up in Brooklyn, where the local Guarino Funeral Home (yes — a funeral home), would put up a stunning animated Christmas display, long before Cla…

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