AltWeeklies Wire » Culture » History

Why Philly Needs to Appropriate the Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe

By Edward Pettit
Philadelphia City Paper | January 13, 2009
Goodbye Ben Franklin, goodbye Rocky. It's time for a new figure to represent everything good and bad about our city. One in whom we can see both our dreams and nightmares. It's time for Philly to embrace its inner-Gothic self and celebrate Edgar Allan Poe.
View Full Story at Philadelphia City Paper
Tags: Philadelphia, Baltimore, Books, history, Edgar Allan Poe

Philadelphia City Paper

City Paper, Philadelphia's original alternative newsweekly, has the largest readership* of any newsweekly in the region. City Paper is available on nearly every street corner in Center City, in select retail and entertainment locations as well as in select neighborhoods,...
More »
Contact for Reprint Rights
  • Market Served: Metropolitan Area
  • Address: 30 S. 15th St., 14th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102
  • Phone: (215) 735-8444
www.citypaper.net