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Photo Gallery: Modern Philadelphia Part of the Places of a Lifetime series from Traveler magazine
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Photo: Geno’s cheesesteaks
Photo: SkylinePhoto: Waitress serves cocktailsPhoto: Geno’s cheesesteaks Photo: Rittenhouse SquarePhoto: Van Rensselaer mansionPhoto: Kimmel Center for the Performing ArtsPhoto: Four Seasons Fountain cheesesteakPhoto: South StreetPhoto: Talluto’s Italian MarketPhoto: Barnes Foundation
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Cheesesteaks are a Philly tradition and have spawned competing stands. Geno’s, on South Ninth, is a across the street from Pat’s.
Photograph by Raymond Patrick

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