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Footage of the last baseball game played at Connie Mack Stadium between the Phils and the Montreal Expos. Featuring an irate Larry Bowa, the Phillies and Expos had the two worst records in the NL East. #philly #gophils #conniemack #1970s #nostalgia #vintagephilly Funny clips of “The Great Sports Debate” a TV show on PRISM in the 1990s where Curt Schilling and Bernie Parent take on some of the most popular sports talk radio hosts in Philly. #bestofphilly #philly #1990s #flyers #phillies #1990style The Budd M-3 “Almond Joys” were a popular model of railcar used by SEPTAs Frankford El/RR service for decades. They retired all Budd models in 2012 after almost 50 years of service! #bestofphilly #philadelphia #1990s #septa #philly #nostalgia Top: Boyd Theater in 1991, operating as a Sam Eric Theater (part of United Artists theater chain). NEHS Class of 1990 homecoming dance. NEHS is one of the oldest high schools in Philadelphia, founded in 1890! #bestofphilly #1990s #1990sfashion #homecoming #northeastphilly #NEHS #philly A 1951 report on new fireproof suits being tested by volunteer firefighters in Philadelphia’s Navy Yard. These suits contained 5 layers of asbestos fabric, which were eventually replaced with aluminized material due to major health risks. #bestofphilly #philly #philadelphia #firefighter #fireproof #1950s Flyers vs the Red Army was a famous international hockey game where CSKA Moscow walked off the ice in the first period in protest after the referees did not call a penalty on Flyers Ed Van Impe for his hit on Valeri Kharlamov. Eventually the Russians were persuaded to come back on the ice, and they lost to the Flyers 4-1. #philadelphia #flyers #bestofphilly #1970sstyle #philly A 1938 report on the garbageman union strike that led to a group of 500 temp hires tasked with cleaning up the city #bestofphilly #philly #1930s #unionstrike #throwback A 1979 doc on the intense competition of Philadelphia’s Big 5 college basketball rivalry. Included is footage of a rally for the Penn Quakers team who made the final four in the same year. Narrated by Harry Kalas #bestofphilly #philly #phillybasketball #big5 #pennquakers
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