🇬🇧 Brits Explore Old City, Gayborhood, Betsy Ross & Elfreth's Alley in Philadelphia! 🇺🇸

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We had a very cultural day exploring Old City and Elfreth's Alley, as well as the Betsy Ross Museum!
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  • @ThoseTwoBrits1
    @ThoseTwoBrits12 жыл бұрын

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  • @mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072

    @mattybrunolucaszeneresalas9072

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awe man cringe. Not you 2 as people. 🫣 just this video. Don’t believe the hype. There’s nothing to see here. We ain’t a tourist spectacle 🫥

  • @billmason2785

    @billmason2785

    Жыл бұрын

    Love you two.. There's plenty of traditional British breakfast in America... Cheers 🥂 from San Francisco CA USA

  • @billmason2785

    @billmason2785

    Жыл бұрын

    You two are great..... giddy like my wife and I... traveling London... bath.... York....etc in Great Britain.....Glad you enjoyed America 🇬🇧🇺🇲💪

  • @billmason2785

    @billmason2785

    Жыл бұрын

    I loved the snow coming down and grabbing a bite 💪👍💪

  • @billmason2785

    @billmason2785

    Жыл бұрын

    America borrowed the architecture from Great Britain 🇺🇲🇬🇧🇺🇲👍

  • @tylineburgos8879
    @tylineburgos88792 жыл бұрын

    Theres actually alot of cobble stone in Philly. Also the Pennsylvania Dutch are actually German. They're called the Pennsylvania Dutch because German in German is Deutsch. Dutch Country isn't Dutch at all lol

  • @grahamparks1645

    @grahamparks1645

    2 жыл бұрын

    However the Dutch colonized NJ and New York and there were Swedes in Philly so actual Dutch inspired shutters would make sense

  • @shalbec3232

    @shalbec3232

    2 жыл бұрын

    They don't speak dutch in pennsylvania it not dutch but some type of language that has Germanic roots

  • @dugswank

    @dugswank

    2 жыл бұрын

    Those cobblestones are from England. They were balast that came to America and goods went back.

  • @michbenny1363

    @michbenny1363

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Sir. I am Pennsylvania German and I stopped correcting people years ago.

  • @dugswank

    @dugswank

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@shalbec3232 High Middle German, much like Tudor English

  • @ericsierra-franco7802
    @ericsierra-franco78022 жыл бұрын

    Old City is a beautiful part of Philadelphia. Old City and the adjacent Society Hill are two of the most historic neighborhoods in the nation. Elfreth's Alley is the oldest continuously inhabited street in the United States.

  • @charlieeckert4321
    @charlieeckert43212 жыл бұрын

    The historic district was almost lost in the '70's because the homes were run down. Then Kevin Bacon's dad came up with a scheme which allowed people purchasing the old homes a special discount. They could gut and remodel the inside but had to keep the outside walls just as they were.

  • @bkm2797

    @bkm2797

    2 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating, Thanks!

  • @annaburch3200

    @annaburch3200

    2 жыл бұрын

    This story is one degree away from Kevin Bacon! 🤣 But really, that's awesome he did that. It was such a cute street. I'm glad they preserved the history!

  • @TheHappyCooker68

    @TheHappyCooker68

    2 жыл бұрын

    Edmund Bacon was executive director of the Philadelphia Planning Commission from 1949 to 1970. He had six children, four girls and two boys.

  • @yvonneplant9434

    @yvonneplant9434

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm living in one of those saved/ rehabbed buildings right now in Old City.

  • @stevep.3577
    @stevep.35772 жыл бұрын

    I lived on Elfreth’s Alley in the mid 1990’s!

  • @jaytee777
    @jaytee7772 жыл бұрын

    The Bourse building was the first commodities exchange building in the country. Philadelphia is the home of many "firsts": first hospital, first library, first zoo, first museum. It's such a cool place to live!

  • @juniorjohnson9509

    @juniorjohnson9509

    2 жыл бұрын

    Except for the corruption and crime.......

  • @dorothypaul4642

    @dorothypaul4642

    2 жыл бұрын

    Janet Tedesco: I didn't know that. It's such a beautiful city! I live about an hour away in south Jersey and I really want to visit it more now after seeing Joel and Lia's video.

  • @grahamparks1645

    @grahamparks1645

    2 жыл бұрын

    A bourse is a stock exchange there is also a movie theater at the Bourse called the Ritz at the bourse and it hosts film festival films

  • @ericsierra-franco7802

    @ericsierra-franco7802

    2 жыл бұрын

    First post office, first fire company.

  • @ericsierra-franco7802

    @ericsierra-franco7802

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@juniorjohnson9509 It's hardly the only city to have corruption and crime.

  • @charlieeckert4321
    @charlieeckert43212 жыл бұрын

    One correction, cobblestones are rounded like river rock. The square ones you were looking at were Belgian load stones, which were used as blast on the way to the Colonies and used as paving stones afterwards.

  • @mermaid1717

    @mermaid1717

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ballast... not blast.

  • @ridesharegold6659

    @ridesharegold6659

    2 жыл бұрын

    Belgian block is actually all over the older cities on the East Coast. There's a little bit of cobblestone in Philly but not that much, most of it is around 3rd and Walnut. But most of that stuff is made from local granite. An older Southern cities like Charleston where they didn't have easy access to granite they used brick sets instead.

  • @steveford8999
    @steveford89992 жыл бұрын

    OK OK OK...let me explain. A snowstorm in Philly is known as a "French Toast Panic." EVERYONE, with the first notification of a snowstorm, rushes out immediately and buys bread, eggs, and milk.

  • @philipbutler6608
    @philipbutler66082 жыл бұрын

    My second cousin 8 times removed was Richard Henry Lee who seconded the Resolution to Declare Independence from Great Britain. He also signed the Declaration of Independence.

  • @3DJapan
    @3DJapan2 жыл бұрын

    At the bridge when you mentioned Penn's Landing, you could have walked there in a few minutes from that spot. The casino isn't right there, it's further up, north of the bridge, so you wouldn't have even seen it.

  • @carmengoos408
    @carmengoos4082 жыл бұрын

    You know it’s a good day when the intro is straight smiles and laughs 😅😅😅 have fun in phili

  • @ThoseTwoBrits1

    @ThoseTwoBrits1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Cole!

  • @Brandi6666
    @Brandi66662 жыл бұрын

    Just across the delaware folks, in south jersey🤘glad you enjoyed philly. Independence hall is where the founding fathers declared independence from Britain. So much history in that town

  • @timriehl1500
    @timriehl15002 жыл бұрын

    I took a tour of the Betsy Ross House years ago-it is TINY; they didn't have all the crap we have today.

  • @LarryHatch
    @LarryHatch2 жыл бұрын

    This will sound very nerdy but squirrels actually have thicker skin and more blood vessels on their feet to keep them warmer than other animal's extremities. In other words, their feet come with thick "boots" of skin and a warming system (blood) other mammals can't imagine. Their fur helps of course too. Some studies suggest their nervous system sort of tunes out the pain of cold and frostbite because they just don't seem to mind it. The really cool thing is they are physiologically adapted to clean their blood of "ice nucleators" or particles that would lead to freezing in other mammals. Arctic squirrels (and likely their common cousins) can withstand cold blood that would cause frostbite and gangrene in humans. Scientists study squirrels and are trying to find ways to make us humans more winter tough.

  • @EndlessSummer486
    @EndlessSummer4862 жыл бұрын

    The Bourse has actually been open for years, the drop in tourism from COVID and all the offices in Old City closing and going work from home, killed a lot of the independent restaurants, bar and a distillery outpost that were in there.

  • @EbbnFlow_Design
    @EbbnFlow_Design2 жыл бұрын

    I've worked across from The Bourse for 3 years..it is not new lol Unfortunately COVID really hit that eatery hard. I used to order lunch from several of the places that used to be set up in there..sadly they closed due to COVID and have not returned. It's actually typically a very busy place where tourists pop in to eat while visiting the local sites. Im glad to see they've posted some 'coming soon's. Id love to have more lunch options lol

  • @peterwelby

    @peterwelby

    2 жыл бұрын

    They closed due to government restrictions and lockdowns

  • @adamclark9004

    @adamclark9004

    2 жыл бұрын

    Covid didn't close those places, politicians did

  • @neutrino78x

    @neutrino78x

    Жыл бұрын

    @@adamclark9004 well, Pennsylvania is a blue state, where people don't date their relatives, so yes, covid did.

  • @clemdane
    @clemdane2 жыл бұрын

    Oh no, we love cobbles! People love historical areas in the States because there aren't as many. Those houses sell for a premium. I lived on a cobbled street in Lower Manhattan for several years near South Street Seaport. I loved it!

  • @LurkerSmurf
    @LurkerSmurf2 жыл бұрын

    That was the Benjamin Franklin Bridge to New Jersey. I'm definitely going to have to check out The Bourse on my next visit!

  • @AGirlandaGermanShepherd
    @AGirlandaGermanShepherd2 жыл бұрын

    So glad you got to see some cool Philly things when it was freezing. Come back! I am Pennsylvania Dutch (German) as well.You would also love Lancaster County PA. Love your vlog!

  • @dorothypaul4642

    @dorothypaul4642

    2 жыл бұрын

    Karen Pennsylvania: Lancaster is so beautiful! I'm from south Jersey and every year my husband, daughter, and I go to the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire in Manheim.

  • @lioninwinter9316
    @lioninwinter93162 жыл бұрын

    Lyman Hall from Georgia would have been an "Uncle". When he fled the British he stayed "with family in Connecticut". Those were my direct ancestors.

  • @patriciaodoherty5202
    @patriciaodoherty52022 жыл бұрын

    I think you would love to visit Annapolis,Maryland!Preferably during the off season!Love,love this vlog!

  • @fernkitty
    @fernkitty2 жыл бұрын

    I LOVE the way you both say "squirrels". ♥ Philly retail, like NYC, got decimated by covid. Glad you got to see Old City, it really is charming. The big bridge is the Ben Franklin, that takes you through New Jersey to New York.

  • @peterwelby

    @peterwelby

    2 жыл бұрын

    Decimated by government restrictions and lockdowns.

  • @robertcuminale1212

    @robertcuminale1212

    2 жыл бұрын

    The Ben Franklin Bridge takes you New Jersey not through it. You can take the New Jersey Turnpike New Jersey to the Holland or Lincoln Tunnels to New York City.

  • @fernkitty

    @fernkitty

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@robertcuminale1212 Oh ffs. Yeah, it takes you across the river into Jersey, then you drive/take the bus to NYC. International tourists are not going to care too much about what's in between, unless they're going to the shore.

  • @mil2k11
    @mil2k112 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad somebody talked you both into going to Dalessandro's instead of Pat's or whatever. If you made it there, I'm sure you enjoyed the food. It's not a fancy place, but the quality and quantity are both high. Also, the Bourse is in its final stages of a new food hall. Food halls started out a few years ago and are gaining steam. Consider them higher-end food courts (that were in most malls) with better food. Great vid of center city (at least that what Philly people call it). Unfortunately, South Street is a shell of what it used to be 30 years ago. What was once a 9-10 experience on a ten-scale, is now a 3-4 at best. South Street was bumper-to-bumper cars, walking was faster. And all the shops were iconic. My friends and I would take the 40 minute trip once a month to go down there - it was worth the time (back then).

  • @can_O_beans
    @can_O_beans2 жыл бұрын

    I lived in the Gayborhood and I live in Old City currently and it's so crazy to see you guys walk around and be fascinated by the streets that I've grown super familiar with. Especially Washington West since I went to the arts school over there, all the buildings you passed by were actually some of the student apartments and dorms lol.

  • @3DJapan
    @3DJapan2 жыл бұрын

    Ah Washington Square. I used to work in a building on one side of it, with the big arched windows on top. A film studio that has sadly been run down by a bad CEO.

  • @patty-cf7jj
    @patty-cf7jj2 жыл бұрын

    I used to live in Philly with friends and we had a new roommate from Texas and she said exactly what Joel mentioned. She once asked “why haven’t these cobblestone streets been replaced?” She was horrified by them and I was horrified anyone would think that was a good idea.

  • @3DJapan
    @3DJapan2 жыл бұрын

    Where I grew up in Chestnut Hill, in north-western Philly, there's a street called Germantown Avenue that goes almost all the way to Center City that is all cobblestones inside the city. Outside the city is been paved.

  • @Wiley_Coyote
    @Wiley_Coyote2 жыл бұрын

    Cobbled streets also in a few limited parts of downtown NYC and Brooklyn. Definitely a bunch in Boston. I think a few limited areas in the South, like Charleston or Charlotte. Obviously it's low/slow traffic or pedestrian streets only. That "British and American flag" you saw was what was called the "Grand Union Flag". It was actually almost indistinguishable from the British East India Company flag. It was only briefly used.

  • @Cardoo46
    @Cardoo462 жыл бұрын

    The house on Elfeth’s Alley was up for sale and I saw the interior and it was super cute but really small. The Borse has been around for many many years/decades. They probably have vendors come and go. Glad you had a nice day in the snow!

  • @lindamadden3492

    @lindamadden3492

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m familiar with downtown Philly. Covid is still a factor for downtown businesses. I expect vendors will return in time for summer tourism! The Old City district is fabulous place to visit especially during the summer time. Try a horse drawn carriage ride!

  • @deannaeakle8680
    @deannaeakle86802 жыл бұрын

    I’ve never been to Philly so I’m traveling vicariously through you guys lol. It’s a beautiful city. Thank you for sharing

  • @christinaFaith84
    @christinaFaith842 жыл бұрын

    I've been all over the nation and my favorite parts are the historic sights. My late husband an I had so much fun in this city. We made some great memories. Every city we went to, we always looked at the old historic buildings. Enjoy your journey!! And if a drunk chick walks up to you saying "we fought you Brits", just walk away...I'm drunk.

  • @lisaburnette6850
    @lisaburnette68502 жыл бұрын

    That was fun! Lia said “wow” looking at the 1776 US flag... so much history in that oldish city.

  • @Under_Ceej911
    @Under_Ceej9112 жыл бұрын

    I live in Delaware and we have 2 cobblestone streets in the city where i live. We’re also the first state!

  • @tomevans7567
    @tomevans75672 жыл бұрын

    I'm from Alaska and what you call a snow storm we would barely even call snow. 😃😃

  • @jackmessick2869
    @jackmessick28692 жыл бұрын

    With Philadelphia being the largest city during colonial times and the birthplace of the nation, that part of Philadelphia is seen as sacred, which is why the cobblestone paths are still around, to keep it preserved.

  • @dpelpal

    @dpelpal

    Ай бұрын

    Wonder what they'd think of the place now.🤭

  • @michellewilliams8188
    @michellewilliams81882 жыл бұрын

    The two of you need to visit Savannah, Georgia/Historical District. It’s absolutely beautiful. My husband and I stayed at a beautiful VRBO on East Jones Street; hence, the phrase “ keeping up was the Jones” in the States. We took our dog and walked everywhere, as it is so pet friendly in many restaurants. The Colonial Cemetery is full of history from the late 1700’s.

  • @jp9094
    @jp90942 жыл бұрын

    A "Bourse" is a stock exchange. From the Latin Bursa meaning purse. The Paris stock exchange is called "La Bourse".

  • @joemalick4151
    @joemalick41512 жыл бұрын

    Awh, it was so pretty watching you guys walk around Olde City in the snow. It is a beautiful part of town, I love every bit of it. Just glad it stayed as a “pretty” snow, and not a “scary” snow for your return trip home. 🙂 ❤️❤️❤️

  • @matthewhall1062
    @matthewhall10622 жыл бұрын

    City center buildings aren't necessarily vacant. They are just partially used or used in limited ways. They aren't abandoned.

  • @edwardmiessner6502
    @edwardmiessner65022 жыл бұрын

    My partner and I went to the Betsy Ross house like 20 years ago. When we got there it was CLOSED! But we had a nice walk around Olde City and Society Hill. Society Hill was an historic 18th Century neighborhood and dockside district that was slated to be torn down and replaced with low income housing projects but the planners decided on preservation instead and incentivised people to buy and renovate properties. The city turned the vacant lots into mini-parks. Someone else in the comments said the city did the same thing for Olde Town in the 70s.

  • @Elizabeth-foolishmortal
    @Elizabeth-foolishmortal2 жыл бұрын

    The Bourse use to be very busy but since Covid a lot of stores closed.

  • @lukemiller1385
    @lukemiller13852 жыл бұрын

    You two are the cutest Brit travel couple ever!!!!!

  • @gabbyglover8220
    @gabbyglover82202 жыл бұрын

    Loved this! I’m from NJ and it was cool to see you all in an area that I’m familiar with or have been

  • @jande9969
    @jande99692 жыл бұрын

    The cackling makes me laugh. And, ah - that is STILL not a blizzard 😄. I'm really enjoying your explorations of my country!

  • @leeolcott5329
    @leeolcott53292 жыл бұрын

    Have you guys made it out to “Amish Country” about an hour or so out west of Philly? I think I saw in one of your previous videos you’ve hit Reading Street Terminal (you’ve got to try an apple dumpling from the Amish Eating Place.) If you enjoy American breakfast you might enjoy the Shady Maple Smorgasbord (it’s the source of all bacon.) Just the gift shop is a trip (though the smell of all the scented candles can give you a headache.) It’d be fun to see your reaction to our gluttony. ps. Marrakesh, kinda off of South St. is really good! 7 courses. Cash only. Their eggplant (aubergine?) salad during the first course is a favorite of my girls (actually the whole family.) If you go, definitely go hungry.

  • @michaelmullard4292
    @michaelmullard42922 жыл бұрын

    What a fun video! Love the old cobblestone streets!

  • @willrobinson4976
    @willrobinson49762 жыл бұрын

    If you like the old building in Philly, you will love Boston as well, lots of old building there.

  • @pcariola1
    @pcariola12 жыл бұрын

    Is a shame you came during winter and Covid. The city can be so vibrant and feel Like you missed some of the feel

  • @chrisbrown8748
    @chrisbrown87482 жыл бұрын

    11:32 YES!!!!! My favorite cheesesteak spot in the city👍🏽👍🏽

  • @tejida815
    @tejida8152 жыл бұрын

    Great video. We have a big problem with that highway separating the city from the waterfront. You would have loved the Victorians in West Philadelphia. During school trips, we would take classes to the Bourse for lunch.

  • @JohnDrummondPhoto
    @JohnDrummondPhoto2 жыл бұрын

    I'm old enough to remember cobblestones and trolley tracks revealed in my Queens, NYC neighborhoods where the asphalt laid over them had worn away. Sadly, since then those streets have been totally redone and there's no trace of those old roads or trolley tracks anymore. True, in 2014 I visited Paris for a week in midsummer and didn't see a single squirrel. Lots of collared doves, though, which are cool.

  • @dianepennington7935
    @dianepennington79352 жыл бұрын

    The Betsy Ross House is my favorite historical site in Philadelphia. Betsy is the only woman in the Revolutionary War History Books who is famous for being someone other than someone's wife.

  • @patrickandrews5166

    @patrickandrews5166

    2 жыл бұрын

    That is a great fact.

  • @grahamparks1645

    @grahamparks1645

    2 жыл бұрын

    Molly Pitcher

  • @patrickandrews5166

    @patrickandrews5166

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@grahamparks1645 That's right. Way to throw some knowledge at us! You'd think I'd know that since I was once in a wedding at the Molly Pitcher Inn. LOL

  • @elaineturcotte1043

    @elaineturcotte1043

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow!! Only one or two famous women from the revolution? Isn't that ridiculous? LOL 🤣 It shows how skewed history is by the values of the historians. Fame only comes from remembering and retelling what a person did. And our knowledge of the nature and importance of a spouse, or any individual actively involved at the time, is limited by the awareness, judgement and recognition of whoever recorded the events. One only has to consider the importance of all the people around us; and how we would not be who and where we are without their contributions. We should put that an asterisk ✳️ after every famous person's name as a reminder of that 😄

  • @gemoftheocean

    @gemoftheocean

    2 жыл бұрын

    You missed Molly Pitchure

  • @patrickandrews5166
    @patrickandrews51662 жыл бұрын

    Lia's laugh is infectious. We love it! I like how the video started with her cracking up over something. I'd love to know what she was laughing over. Maybe it was another 69ers comment from Joel. LOL

  • @loveisall5520
    @loveisall55202 жыл бұрын

    You've outdone yourselves on this tour guide. The light snow makes the cozy mood. As always, as an American, I'm astounded at your walking ability!

  • @LotsofWhatever
    @LotsofWhatever2 жыл бұрын

    Isn't Bourse a word for stock exchange? I know that Philadelphia had one. Did you see Ben Franklin's grave? The cemetery he is buried in is nearby.

  • @hystoryan
    @hystoryan4 ай бұрын

    "American's like new things, I'm surprised they didn't tear up the cobble streets" Its so true and so sad. So much beautiful colonial buildings and forts have been lost. As a history lover it really makes me sad that America was not keen on preserving more of our heritage. Love the Colonial brick houses left in Philadelphia, its been nearly 17 years since I've last been.

  • @michelebowman7124
    @michelebowman71242 жыл бұрын

    That is not a blizzard. 😂

  • @chrisbrown8748
    @chrisbrown87482 жыл бұрын

    It’s sooooo cool watching all these videos of you two touring my city🥰

  • @danettecadzow9837
    @danettecadzow98372 жыл бұрын

    Wow the Bourse shocked me. I remember going there in the 80's when it was renovated to be an upscale food and retail place. To be fair I haven't been in that area of Philly in yrs. I need to visit back home more often!

  • @letitiajeavons6333

    @letitiajeavons6333

    2 жыл бұрын

    It was Okay until COVID hit.

  • @danettecadzow9837

    @danettecadzow9837

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@letitiajeavons6333 annoyingly like the rest if the world 😔. Hope it bounces back- always liked that area. Just realize how much I miss popping over to Philly from the burbs.

  • @yugioht42
    @yugioht422 жыл бұрын

    The stripes are the 13 original colonies that started the United States and the stars are each individual state. Every time a new state comes a new star is added with Alaska and Hawaii being the last two added. Now the 13 colonies were technically territories before becoming official states remember that. As the states listed were here since maybe the 1680s or a bit later as Jamestown was first found as a gold digging operation before becoming finally profitable as a tobacco growing paradise. The gold never panned out as what was left of the survivors resorted to cannibalism to survive, yeah it was really bad until John Rolfe turned the whole thing around by learning planting and fertilizing methods used by the natives marrying the native princess Pocahontas who was renamed Rebecca when she went to England. Plymouth was next as that was a puritan area for people trying to escape the Church of England. They had nothing but the first winter they there they could make houses fast enough and people just kept getting sick. The spring of the next year the survivors made peace with the natives in exchange the two groups would take out a rival tribe permanently as food was a problem. The attack was swift and devastating as both found a common goal to survive by any means. The rivals were destroyed and the first thanksgiving feast was created as a peaceful gathering between people giving thanks for the friendship and a bountiful harvest. A quarter of Americans living today can trace their own dna to a person at Plymouth all that time ago. You never know who you are connected to in some way.

  • @mkphilly
    @mkphilly2 жыл бұрын

    You walked by the LGBTQ Community Center on your left in the beginning where I volunteered for years, and across from my Condo in the high rise on your right. If only I'd bumped into you I'd have taken you to a fun bfst lunch place 4 blocks away!!! Cheers!

  • @karlajourney2540
    @karlajourney25402 жыл бұрын

    Wow...How Fun!! Good for you!!

  • @pbtraveler694
    @pbtraveler6942 жыл бұрын

    I love Elfreth's Alley in Philadelphia too, visited some years ago.

  • @mikeciboroski3849
    @mikeciboroski38492 жыл бұрын

    I live in northern Illinois and the most snow we've ever got was the blizzard of 1976 where the snow was up to 7ft deep

  • @matthewhall1062
    @matthewhall10622 жыл бұрын

    There are cobbles and blocks below the paved city streets in older parts of many American cities. They were never removed in many cases.

  • @melanie98d
    @melanie98d2 жыл бұрын

    Fun! I really like the walking around vlogs and the snow was nice💚

  • @michaeldoherty5423
    @michaeldoherty54232 жыл бұрын

    I am absolutely chuffed that you two legends were in Olde City. I work in a building across from Franklin Square which has a Carousel and is only 0.5 mi. North of Washington Square. The bridge you referred to is the Ben Franklin bridge. I have some beautiful photos of the bridge from the ninth floor of the building.

  • @billbrasky1288
    @billbrasky12882 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for giving me a tour of Philadelphia. I have been to Philadelphia but never saw those old houses and buildings. Very cool. I did the tourist thing, walking up and down South Street as well as going to the Art Museum where Rocky ran up the steps. I’m from Louisiana.

  • @cam4894
    @cam48942 жыл бұрын

    I love the cobble stone streets in the old city! There's also a nice cobble stone street area in Baltimore called Fells Point.

  • @lisalrobertson586
    @lisalrobertson5862 жыл бұрын

    Love this want to visit it now.

  • @trippyerinsd
    @trippyerinsd2 жыл бұрын

    On my way to sign up at Joel & Lia’s Philly Airbnb! That neighborhood is so cute and cool! 😂 I bet the barber would’ve thought it was super cool if you’d stopped in to say hi. 💈

  • @elaineturcotte1043

    @elaineturcotte1043

    2 жыл бұрын

    Even if it was not the same guy that called the Preston & Steve show, he would have heard and thought it was cool you stopped in! (It did look very empty though!! 👀)

  • @Walkinjoy
    @Walkinjoy2 жыл бұрын

    You should really come to Boston, we have many historic streets like that including one of the most photographed streets in America, Acorn St🥰❤️ Basically all of downtown Boston is one big historic district, obviously mixed with the modern😂 best time to come is late spring, to peak fall. Summer here is beautiful🦋🌸🌼🌷🌻

  • @ljre3397
    @ljre33972 жыл бұрын

    I can’t believe these two taking pictures of some snow on the sidewalk. Stick around guys it gets much better.

  • @johndecumo4663
    @johndecumo46632 жыл бұрын

    fun fact Squirrels were imported into Philadelphia just like in London because Philadelphia city planners through squirrels would help improve the image of the city. Also, Betsy Ross while originally being credited to creating the American Flag was actually not true as her children started that fact but there no facts backing that up and even seems to blantly discredit that though. The Betsy Ross House you saw was actually a reconstruction as nothing was original. The land was bulldozed and they built that house there. The building with the flags all over is was Humphrys Flag Company. One of the oldest flag manufactures in US. They've been around Philadelphia since 1860s and before then in NYC. The reason for house widths on Elfreth's alley is because the British Crown taxed houses by the width of the house but not the height. There a lot of open buildings in old city as they're being "warehoused", back in the early 90s the area was in worst shape. Many people bought buildings on the cheap waiting to sell them for tons of money. The one building you passed with the black gates near the pillow store. A guy wanted to rent the building for a shop but the owner wanted a ton of money a few years ago. Most of the empty buildings you will see isn't due to covid but because of warehousing. Now for the Bourse that was heavily affected by Covid as a few years ago they re-did it. By the time covid hit they only had a few shops in there. They were trying to find their footing but without the tourists that placed floundered.

  • @lelandpeck4585
    @lelandpeck4585 Жыл бұрын

    Really enjoyed this walk around Philadelphia, guys. You also need to visit Boston some time.

  • @dougroman45
    @dougroman452 жыл бұрын

    You were on my old street!! I owned a house on that cobblestone street. Washington Square !!!!!

  • @markmorris5880
    @markmorris5880 Жыл бұрын

    A few years ago some friends of mine from England came over to Philadelphia they are married couple and they stayed in Philadelphia and they went out at night one night and found themselves in the middle of a street festival which they said was absolutely fantastic the food was great they had a Philly cheese steak they really enjoyed themselves and just got to hang out and party with all the local Philadelphians and really had a good time!!

  • @joanedavies7124
    @joanedavies712411 ай бұрын

    I lived there from 1967 to1971 Loved it

  • @johnwaluskiewicz5940
    @johnwaluskiewicz59402 жыл бұрын

    You need to visit Charleston, SC and Savannah, GA if you want to see some nice historic neighborhoods :)

  • @jimmythetout109
    @jimmythetout1092 жыл бұрын

    A visit to Olde Christ Church in Olde City , especially the adjoining cemetary , wwher several of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence are buried , along with John Barry , considered the Father of the American Navy ...

  • @GoUMBuckeyeater
    @GoUMBuckeyeater2 жыл бұрын

    This makes me want to plan a trip to Philly with my wife.

  • @kevinhayes1656
    @kevinhayes16562 жыл бұрын

    That’s not a blizzard, that’s just now flurries

  • @katiel.3417
    @katiel.34172 жыл бұрын

    Your clip of The Bourse made me a bit sad… it was busy and filled with vendors pre-COVID and unfortunately the places couldn’t recover from COVID’s hit on eatery’s ☹️ hopefully those new vendors with the coming soon signs will be open soon and do well!

  • @tinagarcia3571
    @tinagarcia35712 жыл бұрын

    Every Middle school in American has trips offered to the kids to go to Philly and D.C. if they can afford it 18 yrs ago we paid 1,300 for our son's trip.

  • @eyepicyou
    @eyepicyou2 жыл бұрын

    The only way to really find things in Philadelphia is by walking around. There are so many historic places right under your nose! You need to look for history signs on all kinds of buildings. You should come back and visit the Ben Frankling grave site. That's right off of 5th Street at Arch St. There is also the historic area of his house. It is mostly an outline of what it looked like, but they have a nice gift shop there. Also, there is the house where Thomas Jefferson stayed while living in Phiiladelphia while writing the Constitution. Going by foot in warmer weather is the best way. Hopefully, next time you will explore other areas around the tri-state region as well.

  • @catherineavakian5833
    @catherineavakian58332 жыл бұрын

    Loved this blog it was so fun! Thanks!

  • @j.andrewk.327
    @j.andrewk.327 Жыл бұрын

    I was attacked by 2 squirrels in Washington Square. My mistake was snacking on peanuts on a bench during their peak gathering season, fall. They were very aggressive -- I had to run, screaming from the park to avoid bites/scratches.

  • @purpleplanet9000
    @purpleplanet90002 жыл бұрын

    love it there. We have similar alley houses like that in Baltimore

  • @patrickandrews5166

    @patrickandrews5166

    2 жыл бұрын

    Baltimore and Philly are very similar.

  • @elaineturcotte1043
    @elaineturcotte10432 жыл бұрын

    Love your new guidelines! Hopefully everyone sees them (or was I flagged?!?👉😳) Cheeky Legends! 🙈🙉🙊 This was a really cool glimpse of Philadelphia A part I don't remember seeing. I'll have to go back when things open up more.👍

  • @karateman302
    @karateman3022 жыл бұрын

    Just fyi, The Bourse isn't new. They're just making it a bit more upscale. Would go there a good amount in high school (early to mid 2010s) and it was pretty standard food court food. Haven't been recently though

  • @lauraweiss7875
    @lauraweiss78752 жыл бұрын

    Quote of the Week: “Betsy Ross was a Legend.”

  • @rileyreed2230
    @rileyreed22302 жыл бұрын

    Love it, everything looks prettier in the snow. I love cobblestone too, I wish there was more of it where I am though. That’s one of the reasons I am excited to go to Europe, my dad and brother said that when they were in Germany there was a lot of Kabul stone streets. I love old historic buildings and neighborhoods like that, there is an old part of Sacramento two and there’s a ghost Tour you can go on there. I haven’t been on the ghost tour yet because I was too young at the time when we went, but my parents did it and they said it was cool; the old part of Sacramento that I saw was interesting too though. I’m so excited and looking forward to the video of Independence Hall! 🌟👏☺️❇️❤️

  • @nancygoo3405
    @nancygoo34052 жыл бұрын

    You guys are too funny, I love you both!

  • @MediasMediaSteevia
    @MediasMediaSteevia2 жыл бұрын

    So glad you enjoyed your trip to Philly! Would have totally loved running into you! Old City is a great area for the historical vibe you think of when seeing Philly, and for eating and shopping (like that Philadelphia Independents shop you visited, great local artists' work)! Elfreth's Alley is a gem! Yes so many store fronts are empty bc the pandemic has really done a number to businesses. Glad you got to see a little bit of snow! ❄️

  • @marizensoul8410
    @marizensoul84102 жыл бұрын

    the stripes represent the first 13 colonies, the stars represent the 50 states, red represents the hardiness and valor, white represents purity and innocence hahaha, and blue represents vigilance, and justice.

  • @beverlyshane8433
    @beverlyshane84332 жыл бұрын

    The Alley was like a slum back in the early 1900’s. Now a house is a million dollars or more.

  • @mikew4348
    @mikew43482 жыл бұрын

    You guys ought to visit the Carolina’s. Direct flight from London to Charlotte. After visiting Charlotte, short (2 hour drive) to Asheville (mountains) then 3 hours the other way to Charleston and the beach. I think you’ll love it.

  • @mwhite5986
    @mwhite59862 жыл бұрын

    You guys should of went to reading terminal..... You were so close to it and you would of loved all the food there!!

  • @jeremyc.4801
    @jeremyc.48012 жыл бұрын

    When y’all were talking about sledding Lai said oh my goodness in a prefect southern accent and didn’t even notice.

  • @jcortese3300
    @jcortese33002 жыл бұрын

    I had no clue you guys were out this way! Hope you enjoyed it!

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