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The Bomb Bomb Bar-B-Q-Grill\u00a0has a glorious sign. Last night I happened to be traveling through the neighborhood, saw it illuminated, and took this shot.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The history of the restaurant from The Philadelphia Inquirer:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Upon opening a small corner taproom in 1936, Vincent Margarite drew the ire of local racketeers and business rivals, creating a competing neighborhood barroom in the tight-knit, largely Italian community. This dissatisfaction with the new business resulted in a loud BOOM on the morning of Sunday February 16.\u00a0A bomb was placed on the newly-opened tap room\u2019s front stoop, shattering windows up and down the street for blocks. Not to be intimidated, Margarite re-opened his bar a day later. A little more than a month later, on April 4th, 1936, a second bomb exploded at the taproom, this one big and loud enough to throw neighbors from their beds, including Margarite and his family, who lived on the second floor of the establishment.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
Vincent was forced to cave to local pressures following the circulation of a petition demanding the shuttering of the taproom for the safety of the community. Margarite sold his bar to Jimmy Cataldi. Jimmy\u2019s Tavern operated for years peacefully, although never shaking the reputation, as\u00a0 locals and regulars referred to Jimmy\u2019s as Bomb Bomb.\u00a0In 1951 Frank Barbato, Sr. purchased Jimmy\u2019s Tavern from Cataldi. Celebrating the infamous history and reputation of the bar, Frank Sr. re-named the tavern \u201cBomb Bomb\u201d and the name has stuck ever since.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
A magnificent sign AND a colorful history, only in South Philly!<\/p>\n
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