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Exploring the past, present and future of Delco. Reminiscing what Delco once was, everything Delco is now and everything in between! 🚫 politics.
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The new white version of the alternate jerseys this year are 🔥🔥🔥🔥. So fresh and so clean looking
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Did you know Delco? For a short period of time the Wells Fargo Center, the Vet, the Spectrum, Citizens Bank Park, and the Linc all stood at the same time. Rare pic and really cool. Need proof, ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Throwback Thursday Delco Style - today we take you back to Glen Mills area for the one and only Pulsations Night Club. Opened in 1983 & closed in ‘95. Jon Taffer stated, “It was the greatest nightclub ever built….” Jon Taffer from Bar Rescue was the owner of Pulsations.
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Turning the clock back to the days were kids played every sport in their neighborhood streets and when a car came…everyone yelled, CAR 🚘 !!!! In this case, moving the hockey net out of the street. Nostalgia Delco childhood memories.
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Another Mare of Easttown - the Tony Delrasso’s restaurant was filmed in the Cascata Caffe on Sproul Rd in Springfield.
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On what was supposed to be opening day of the Phillies, we do a throwback of an event at the Phillies game back in the mid 90’s between the boys of Bonner & the Prep. This made all the local news channels & even some national. One of us was there! 😂. Just boys being boys!
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Who remembers the Blizzard of ‘96 on January 7th!? Did you know it set the record in Delco for the biggest one day snowfall amount with 27.6 inches. Key here is “one day”. Total was 27.6 inches in 1 day.
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Today we honor legend, Jason Kelce, current Delco resident in his retirement. He was the best on and off the field for the Eagles. In his honor, we post a pic of him arm wrestling in the Brick n Brew in Havertown along with some other pics. Post your best Kelce pic
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Aston, Delco checking in ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️😳😳😳😳😳😳
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Support Local Delco Business - The Hot Dog Stand just opened prior to Covid and struggled to stay afloat during the pandemic. The owner, from what we hear, poured every last penny into this business. Lets help her out and grab a dog!!! Milmont Park, Pa
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Delco Fact - Wawa is 60 years old today. Wawa is the oldest convenience store in the country!
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Keeping with the Mare of Easttown theme. Mare’s house in the picture below located in Wallingford.
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Kobe throwing it down in High School against the Springfield Cougars. One of Kobe’s rookie basketball cards. Anyone know the Springfield players?
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Delco Update - Bernie’s Pretzels is back! The original Bazaar pretzel is back in a big way! After a couple of years of things not being operated too well, they are back making great pretzels. Under new ownership as of November and operating smoothly!!! Aldan, Pa
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Famous Delconian - Rob Ellis on air voice for 94WIP. Rob has spent 23 years in the TV business and many years on Sports Radio. Pride of Monsignor Bonner Friars and the St Laurence Blue Devils. Rob is a 2 time Emmy Award winner.
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A shot of the 69th street Terminal in 1960. Check out the Wawa billboard. Upper Darby
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The Pflaumer’s Christmas House 1980’s - going 2 be hard to do this 1 justice w limited pics. This was a Christmas Time staple in DH. Ppl would come from all over, get out & walk around to enjoy impressive display of Christmas decorations, displays, and music Drexel Hill
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Happy Birthday Delco! The county was created September 26th, 1789 from part of Chester County and named for the Delaware River.
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🎉🎉🎉🍻🎂
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On this St. Patrick’s Day, we celebrate what was one of the best St. Paddy’s Day celebration in the whole area and best place to go on March 17th every year - Maggie O’Neills Irish Pub. Absolutely had the best Guinness!! Gone but not forgotten. Drexel Hill, Pa
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🇮🇪☘️
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Eagles just hired a coach that hails from Delco! Ronell Williams is a 2010 Chester High grad and Division 2 All-American linebacker for West Chester U. He comes over from the Bears to join the Eagles as a assistant for DB’s (Nickles coach). Congrats Coach! Chester, Pa
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Guess whose Birthday it is today? That’s right, it’s Delco’s 233rd birthday today. The county was born in 1789 parting from Chester County. It is named for the Delaware River.
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What a great season by Media! So much to be proud of. They made all of Delco proud and gave us all something positive to get behind and root for. Congrats on a amazing season! Delco strong!
#LLWS
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FINAL:
Rhode Island 7, Media 2
One of the greatest runs in the history of Delco Baseball comes to an end, but what an unbelievable journey these Media Little League boys gave us ❤️
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This one is very cool. An aerial view from Drexel Park area of Drexel Hill from mid 1920s. Lots of open land, no Bonner built yet, no Beverly Hills MS built yet, etc.
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Throwback Thursday to the parade thrown for Heismann Award Winner in 1973, John Cappelletti. The Pride of St. Laurence, Monsignor Bonner and Penn State!! Upper Darby, Pa
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Delco Now and Then - the Super Wawa across from Nifty Fifties on 420 & MacDade Blvd. Remember this row of houses that were so close to the street and the corner one that had advertising facing MacDade Blvd.
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Happy MLK day! Did you know Delco!? MLK was a resident of Delco for 3 years while he attended the Crozer Theological Seminary in Upland.
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Who remembers the Bortondale DMV center on Middletown road in Media? I failed my test here multiple times 🤣🤣. Didn’t they have state police officers at one time doing the test? Or imagining that?
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Famous Delconian - Ben Davis. Grew up in Aston and played his ⚾️ for Mavern Prep where he was a standout star. Ben broke into the big leagues in Fall of 1998 for the Padres. He is now can be found on Phillies broadcasts as a analyst. Aston
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101 Trolley traveling on State street in Media after all that rain recently. Pretty cool shot! Media, Pa
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Pic by: John Parambo
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Only in Delco!!! What the Grinch thinks of 2020! This can be found on 420 in Folsom. Lets share this, give it a lot of likes and retweets. This deserves attention! 🤣
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#Christmas2020
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Father Bill Atkinson - Msgr Bonner. Fr Atkinson was a grad of Bonner & former faculty membr. He was the 1st paraplegic priest ordained into priesthood. Just had his own documentary on PBS. Efforts r under way for his Canonization. Creator of J.U.G. Bonner boys understand
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Throwback Thursday Delco Edition to Christmas time at the Granite Run Mall back in the late 80’s/early 90’s. 🎄 Media, Pa.
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Next up, on the Road to the Superbowl Food Feature, we cant forget the iconic Imperial Pizza with the sandy bottom! Great for a Superbowl party since they still have great prices! Secane, Pa
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A Special Holiday Edition of Delco Throwback Thursday featuring Pflaumer’s Christmas Display in Drexel Hill. It was a must see every year and the biggest and best holiday light spectacle of its time in the area.
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🎄🎄
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Throwback Thursday to what the original Pica’s Pizza building looked when they first opened up on West Chester Pike in Upper Darby.
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Possibly a Giant player in the world of pizza entering Delco? Rumor has it, Santucci’s is opening a store in Media on Baltimore Pike right near the new super wawa. This would be huge if true. Anyone got info?
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Out with the old and in with the new!! Springfield school district opened their new high school yesterday. This place is beautiful! Let’s go Cougars! Springfield, PA
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Long time Phillies anncr, Harry Kalas, would have been 85 yrs old yesterday. A long time resident of Delco in Radnor and Wallingford. He could be found in Media, walking State st, having a beer at the Plumstead, or at the Townhouse. The voice of the Phillies. RIP HarryK
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On this St. Patrick’s Day, lets revisit & rmbr 1 of the best Irish Pubs in Delco to celebrate St. Paddy’s Day ☘️. Maggie O’Neil’s Irish Pub always had a great all day St. Patrick’s day celebration w lots of Guinness & live music. Closed its doors 4 yrs ago. Drexel Hill, Pa
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Today we celebrate and support our kids from Media Little League in the LLWS. Opening game tonight at 7pm on ESPN. Representin’ Delco on world stage. All of Delco is behind you. Good luck boys!
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Happy National Soft Pretzel Day - the Philly area is home to best soft pretzels in the world! 🥨
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A really cool pic of the 101 Media trolley on State street last week amongst the fog and the Christmas lights of the State st. buildings. Pic by gentleman in the bottom left. Media, Pa.
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This is how Delco kids used to get around in the snow back in the day. Who remembers doing this??
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Flyers Cup starts tonight for HS hockey and every year the Flyers have a cool tradition of wearing local HS jerseys. Here are some from Delco!!!
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Every December, we post the Pflaumer’s House, which was an epic Christmas Lights display in Drexel Hill in the 80’s. Brings back a lot of memories as a kid. Carols playing over the speakers, walking around the house looking at the display. Drexel Hill 🎅🏽
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Throwback pic of Springfield in 1926 well before Springfield was fully developed. This is Windsor Circle with the trolley tracks to the right as well as stores on Brookside rd on the right. Look how much land is open off Brookside. Springfield, Pa
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Throwback to how we used to cover our text books. Was this just a catholic school thing?
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Throwback Thursday - takes us back to the year of 1968 at the stretch of Baltimore Pike around Riddle Hospital. Hospital on your right, the clover leaf way in the distance, and no Granite Run Mall since it didn’t open until 1974. Check out that okd pay phone booth! 😳
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A lucky Delco resident hit for $3 million on a scratch off ticket at Davis’ Trading Post in Norwood on Chester Pike and Winona Ave. Thats a great early Christmas present 🎁! Norwood, PA
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Happy Birthday Delco!! On this day in 1789, Delco was established by splitting from Chester County. The original local govt was in Upland/Chester and then moved to Media in 1850 with the Delco courthouse built in 1889.
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Next up on our Delco Road to the Superbowl Food feature is Pagano’s Italian Specialties Deli - another Deli that is arguably the best in Delco. Stock up here for the big game and you will not be disappointed!! On Township line in Drexel Hill.
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Throwback picture to the days of the Bazaar! Check out those cars. 😳😳 Clifton Heights, Pa.
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8 years ago, the country was introduced to Pica’s Pizza on the Fallon show. Jimmy Fallon presented Upper Darby native, Tina Fey, a Pica’s Pizza live on the show and they both enjoyed a great slice of pizza 🍕. Upper Darby # Delco
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A few shots of the John Cappalletti parade in Upper Darby in 1974. John won the Heisman Trophy in 1973 as a running back at PSU. A native of Upper Darby, they gave him a hero’s welcome home with his own parade. The pride of Monsignor Bonner. Upper Darby, Pa.
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Delco Fact - we bet most of you didn’t know Jon Taffer owned Pulsations!!!
Throwback Thursday Delco Style - today we take you back to Glen Mills area for the one and only Pulsations Night Club. Opened in 1983 & closed in ‘95. Jon Taffer stated, “It was the greatest nightclub ever built….” Jon Taffer from Bar Rescue was the owner of Pulsations.
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Next up on our Road to the Superbowl Food feature is A Cut Above Deli. Arguably one of the best deli’s in Delco hands down. Everything they make is fresh and taste oh soo good! Our favs, italian hoagie and chicken cutlet sandwiches. Newtown Square.
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Lets get ready to support Media Little League - Game 3 in less than an hour. Coach Sirianni getting in on the support. Lets Go Delco!!
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Granite Run Mall!! And while we are on this subject, can Marple and Havertown please open up a Chic-Fil-A!!!! Springfield’s store looks like the Frank Farley Plaza toll on a Friday of a holiday weekend.
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If you’re looking for one of the Best Milk Shakes in the State, look no further than Charlie’s Hamburgers. Been around since 1935, moving a few times but per Charlie’s Milkshakes rank in the Top 10, not in Delco, but in Pa!!!
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Delco going crazy for the kids!!!! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Going to Williamsport!!! Media Little League punch ticket to the Little League World Series with a walk off home run. Watch party at State Street Pub was crazy! What a dream for these kids.
First game is Wednesday 8/14 7pm.
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Coming soon in Delco: welcome Crumbl Cookies and soon to be PJ Whelihan’s to the Lawrence Park Shopping Center. Crumbl cookies will not disappoint!!! Broomall, Marple Township, Pa
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The Hungry A celebrated 60 years in business over the weekend. It has been owned and operated the entire time within the same family. This place has great food and service. The best breakfast sandwiches around and that is speaking from experience. Springfield
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TBT Delco Edition - another cool shot of Baltimore Pike back in the 80’s. The Bazaar pole sign, McDonalds, Arby’s, Popeyes, and Silo. Clifton Heights, Pa
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In sad & disappointing Delco news, we have learned that after 15 years in business, Tratorria Giuseppe’s have closed their doors permanently. Direct cause of this pandemic and the state restrictions. They paid all 40+ employees through the shutdown. Newtown Square # Delco
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Only in Delco!! 🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️🤦🏼♂️. We have so many questions!!!!!
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*Pic is not ours. It was sent to us by a follower.
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Did u know Delco? There are caverns under the Marcus Hook refinery where at 1 time they held dinner parties. In 1950’s, 5 caverns were built from solid granite. They are 300-500 ft below ground. Result of the Cold War & to produce ways to store products safely. Marcus Hook
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A look back at Ferraro Cadillac during Christmas. They were always known to put out an elaborate display of Christmas decorations during the holidays. Was located on Baltimore Pike and Leamy Ave in Springfield.
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🎄🎄🎄🎅🏻☃️❄️❄️
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For all you that are familiar with Barstool Sports and Dave Portnoy who is well known for his pizza reviews, he was in Delco today. El Presidente visited Pica’s, Gaetanos, and the word is a few more. Be ready for pizza reviews!
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#DelcoPizza
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Prior to Drexel Hill being “built up” here is a news ad promoting Drexel Hill as the place to live with benefits of being close to the city and the El. “Remember money cannot buy a Finer location.” Unknown date. Drexel Hill, Pa.
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1st Up is the OG of Square Pizza in the Philly area, Pica’s Pizza! Established on West Chester Pike in Upper Darby in 1956 from the original location at 62nd & Race st that opened in 1941. Family oriented restaurant. Now a 2nd location in West Chester. Upper Darby
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In honor of Delco schools going being back in, who remembers doing this and students don’t still do this, do they? This brings back memories of our Catholic grade school days!
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#BackToSchool
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