Philly Cheesesteak Beats Out Rocky and Phillies’ World Series Win for Philadelphia’s Most Important Moment
And the winner is …. a sandwich?
To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Philadelphia magazine devotes its December issue to the 100 moments that have shaped Philadelphia over the last century. Included on the list are the filming of Rocky, the MOVE bombing, the Phillies 2008 World Series victory, and Frank Rizzo becoming police commissioner. But the mag says the single most important moment in Philly history since 1908 was the birth of the cheesesteak.
“Of all the contributions Philadelphia has given the world (like, say, democracy), none has become more identified with our city than the tasty concoction Pat Olivieri invented back in 1930,” the magazine writes.
Click here for a sneak preview of the list, and an oral history of the cheesesteak.
Photo by Chris Crisman from the December 2008 issue of Philadelphia magazine.
