It’s the season of gratitude, spreading love, and giving thanks and we wanted the city of Philadelphia to feel the love too! We asked our Instagram followers to list something they are grateful for about the city. From the food, to the culture, and people and everything in between, the city of brotherly love is indeed worth loving. Here are 50 reasons Philadelphians love Philly. What can we say, it’s a Philly thing!
Part I:
1. Tyrese Maxey & Jalen Hurts
2. The incredible people who live/work/play here are what this city special!!!
3. The history
4. My Philly Pride!
5. I appreciate the transportation access—bus, subway, regional rail, Amtrak, airport and connection with NJ transit metro access.
6. That you can casually be vulgar mid conversation and not be judged for it.
7. The museums and my kids
8. Cultural venues, Academic Giants, beautiful architectural diversity, Historic richness and endless cuisines venues❤️❤️
9. Yesterday and today I was shopping in CenterCity and Olde City area. Everyone was incredible: polite, helpful , exchanging comments and compliments!!! Tis The Season 💕🎄💕🥂💕🎄
10. Citywide Special 🥃 🍺
11. The folks, the food, and all the fun. Love our city:)
12.Valley Green 🌲 🌳
13. The fact that I’ve been here for 30 years and am still discovering Philly-centric treasures to share with my kids who are proudly born and raised here. And we lived on two street for 1/2 of their childhood!! 👏👏
14. The diversity of its citizens and the amazing diverse restaurants.
15. The mutual hatred all citizens have for each other.
16. @internationalsalonphila the absolute best around!
17. Bartram’s Garden
18. The culture, acceptance of all people, West Philly (back in the day), artists who started there and rose to the top and Center city—so much to do!
19. Valley Green 🌳and soft pretzels 🥨
20. Philadelphia is America’s Garden Capital with 38 public gardens, arboreta, and historic landscapes within 30 miles of Philadelphia!
21. Chinatown
22. Everything
23. Rich history and the intensity of its sports fans.
24. It’s flare!! My favorite city to photograph ❤️🔥
25. The @philly_marathon
Part II
26. A city with more murals per capita than any other.
28. Drexel U, Powelton village and all the great times I had there back in the early 80’s
29. The realness of the people.
30. The Gayborhood
31. EAGLES 🦅
32. Lore’s Candy
33. The fact that I was born and raised there, and Philly Music Lessons in Fishtown and South Philly.
34. Grateful for my regional rail engineers and conductors❤️ I love my commute to work
35. Public Art.
37. architecture……it’s not a given in other cities! ♥️
38. Museums, culture, good restaurants, summer night life. All more doable than NYC.
39. The skyline💕💕
40. Chestnut Hill
41. The passion!
42. Thankful for all the memories and good meals at East Oak Lane Diner.
43. Crown chicken
44. The PPA
45. Cheesesteaks
46. I am grateful for @theblockgivesback
47. Poppy stores
48. Phillies ❤️
49. FDR park
50. Most people know that the movie Rocky is one of Philly’s staples and to grow up and be a part of that Era is memorable. I would frequent the pet shop that Adriane worked in and it was nice to meet Sylvester Stallone AKA Rocky.
Ah, the love on this jawn after all, it’s a Philly thing!