https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/themes/philadelphia-the-place-that-loves-you-back/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=philadelphia-the-place-that-loves-you-back Connecting the Past with the Present, Building Community, Creating a Legacy Tue, 01 Feb 2022 20:18:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/themes/philadelphia-the-place-that-loves-you-back/comment-page-1/#comment-583881 Fri, 19 Sep 2014 18:40:10 +0000 https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/?p=2658#comment-583881 […] of Brotherly Love’ is a charming, rhythmic yet ultimately nonsensical anachronism. 1997’s ‘The Place That Loves You Back’ was the last big idea brand message put forth for the city and it hasn’t materially altered the […]

]]> https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/themes/philadelphia-the-place-that-loves-you-back/comment-page-1/#comment-59667 Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:32:22 +0000 https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/?p=2658#comment-59667 […] “These Philadelphians are a strange set of people…They have the least feeling of real genuine politeness of any people with whom I am acquainted,” Abigail Adams, 1798 […]

]]> https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/themes/philadelphia-the-place-that-loves-you-back/comment-page-1/#comment-39180 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:35:07 +0000 https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/?p=2658#comment-39180 […] the latest from The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, Richardson Dilworth delineates the genesis of another Philly moniker: “the city that loves you back,” a tourism gimmick that is thought to have brought over 1 million visitors to the city. Dilworth […]

]]> https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/themes/philadelphia-the-place-that-loves-you-back/comment-page-1/#comment-39138 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:23:05 +0000 https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/?p=2658#comment-39138 Dilworth’s essay really resonated with me as a Southerner who moved to Philadelphia three years ago. I love the city. It is a wonderful place. But I find myself wondering where’s the playfulness, humor, warmth, eccentricity. For this “outsider,” Dilworth provided some satisfying (and intriguing) answers. Still, my guess is Philadelphia has an entire subset of “resident tourists” like me.

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