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\"Meglio<\/a>My son and I have a Thanksgiving tradition where we wander aimlessly around the streets of Philadelphia. Yesterday was bitterly cold, but beautifully sunny so we bundled up; grabbed the DSLR and headed out the door. We went South on Broad Street and I snapped off a few shots of one of my favorite signs. The business is long gone, but the remains of this once glorious neon sign still hangs near Broad and Wharton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My son and I have a Thanksgiving tradition where we wander aimlessly around the streets of Philadelphia. Yesterday was bitterly cold, but beautifully sunny so we bundled up; grabbed the DSLR and headed out the door. 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