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About Philadelphia Stories By Bob McNulty
Philadelphia Stories by Bob McNulty. Lifelong Philadelphian Bob McNulty tells fascinating tales about ordinary citizens and extraordinary events from the city’s long history. Ranging from whimsical to tragic (sometimes in the same story!), Bob’s tales are meticulously researched and bring to life figures and events largely forgotten today. Philadelphia Stories is a dramatic archive that spotlights everyday Philadelphians of all kinds -- men and women, Black and white, immigrant and native-born, many of whom, in Bob’s words, “didn’t have anyone to tell their story.”
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Bad to the Bone

January 31, 2025 Philadelphia Stories By Bob McNulty 2

When tracing your roots digs up a true crime story from the city’s gritty past. [more…]

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When the Music Stopped

December 17, 2024 Philadelphia Stories By Bob McNulty 0

They played to win, they lived to serve, they died as heroes aboard the USS Arizona. [more…]

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Veterans Day Spotlight: Al Schmid

November 9, 2024 Philadelphia Stories By Bob McNulty 0

A tribute to an exceptional Philadelphian who fought bravely against global fascism [more…]

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Murder in Oak Lane

October 16, 2024 Philadelphia Stories By Bob McNulty 0

A twisted tale of toxic friendship, murder, and karmic justice [more…]

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Philly: Home of the Hit Job

September 23, 2024 Philadelphia Stories By Bob McNulty 0

The corrupt and gruesome tale of America’s first paid assassination.   [more…]

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Sing Shady

July 24, 2024 Philadelphia Stories By Bob McNulty 0

Treetop choir loft fosters German folksong in Brewerytown, circa 1900s.  [more…]

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Philadelphia Stories: Uncle Outlaw

May 31, 2024 Philadelphia Stories By Bob McNulty 0

The hard life and times of a favorite family felon [more…]

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Tragic Youth: Lost Victims of Industrialization

May 1, 2024 Philadelphia Stories By Bob McNulty 0

Young immigrant lives cut short in the factory panic of 1902.  [more…]

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Wit and Whiskey: The Life of W.C. Fields

April 1, 2024 Philadelphia Stories By Bob McNulty 3

This top-hatted, hard-drinking, bulb-nosed fixture of Old Hollywood fame has surprisingly local roots  [more…]

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Dock of Ages

February 13, 2024 Philadelphia Stories By Bob McNulty 0

Stories from Philadelphia’s immigration station, where a million+ new lives began. [more…]

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