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A work assignment brought me deep, deep down into South Philly this week – down to The Navy Yard. I’ve lived in Philly for a long time – but this is the first time I’ve been down to one of this city’s more historic locales. It’s not a functioning military installation anymore, but there are a lot of mothballed ships docked down there. It’s an interesting vision.<\/p>\n

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A work assignment brought me deep, deep down into South Philly this week – down to The Navy Yard. 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