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The Betsy Ross house has been at its current location for a couple of hundred years. Over the years it has gone through so many tranformations that its sometimes hard to believe it is still there.

Betsy Ross House as it looked when Betsy was there.

It went from this single home to being squished by 2 factories, the front changed into a storefront. It is hard to believe they were able to restore it as nice as they did.

Betsy Ross House in the 1930's

These are a couple photos from the 1930′s when The Betsy Ross House only had 1 free side and a large building or factory on the right side.

Betsy Ross House 1936

After this period, another building was built on the left side of it. A rather large building, probably a factory on top and store front on the ground floor. The Betsy Ross House is literally being squashed by these 2 buildings. I am glad they saved her though, as she could have been easily bulldozed under to make way for the factories.

Betsy Ross House 1940's/50's

As you can see in this picture, the Betsy Ross House is literally squashed between the 2 buildings on eithewr side of her. The front is a mess, having been changed to a storefront years ago, and neglected obviously.

Betsy Ross House February 2011

As you can see, today The Betsy Ross House has been fully restored to its former glory, having outlasted the buildings built way after her. They truly did a fabulous job restoring it. You cant even tell that is was once a mess.

So if you’re in Philly or planning to come here, make sure you put the Betsy Ross House on your itinerary.

A new exhibit at Phila Airport spotlights the city’s contribution to American music.

Philly Pops conductor Peter Nero, legendary area DJ Jerry Blavat, producer Joe Tarsia, and Nathan Morris from “Boys II Men” joined Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and other dignitaries on Tuesday to unveil the new exhibit in Terminal A-East of the airport.

The exhibit, “Philadelphia’s Music Legends,” features black-and-white photos of 44 honorees on the city’s Walk of Fame along South Broad Street (the “Avenue of the Arts”) in center city.
Other famous Philadelphians honored for their musical contributions include Hall and Oates, Chubby Checker, Bill Haley, the Delfonics, Will Smith, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and Patti LaBelle.

The portraits are located right at the crossroads between the international part of the airport and the domestic part, so there’ll be a lot of traffic crossing through here. A lot of international travelers will see the exhibit.

The exhibit will be at the Phila Airport through mid-September.