Super Bowl champions, Oscar winners, now add Graffiti of Brotherly Love to the accolades showering on Philadelphia.
The great old city of Pennsylvania has long vied for the biggest prizes in sport.
With the Philadelphia Eagles’ victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
Travis Kelce and his Pennsylvanian partner Taylor Swift et al, their second title in eight years.
While the architecture of Philly and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are front and centre of Oscar blockbuster The Brutalist.
Eagles soar
Hard on the heels of that is the celebration of America’s first capital as the Best City for Art by USA Today.
It is little surprise then to see the Philadelphians immortalise their beloved Eagles in art on their walls.
Philly’s recognition for its craft will, of course, stick in the craw of its rival New York neighbours’ craw.
The New Yorkers priding themselves on their much-filmed graffiti.
There is, of course, enough spray can paint to go around.
For art’s sake
And the East Coast from New England down through NY and Philly and Pittsburgh and Baltimore and Washington is a riot of colour.
The USA Today accolade is rich reward for the work of Mural Arts Philadelphia over 40 years.
With the creation of 4,000 works of public art.
Visitors are encouraged to explore the Mural Capital of the World’s street art on foot, by trolley, or bicycle, on guided or self-guided tours.
And we’d recommend stopping into any of the blue-collar bars in China Town.
Sup any of the great Penn craft beers with your Philly cheesesteak.
And chew the fat about Philadelphians’ favourite subjects, politics and sport.
Coming to an airport near you
The perfect way to spend a day in the Graffiti of Brotherly Love.
Which will, of course, become even more accessible for us here in Scotland.
With the return of the American Airlines summer seasonal flight from Edinburgh from May 24.
