A few years ago, Philly Love Notes asked me to tell them what my favorite building was in Philly. Without hesitation, I said the Divine Lorraine. So I am really excited to announce that on June 6th, we'll be unveiling our new Divine Lorraine shirts in front of the building itself.
As if by divine intervention (sorry, but I had to), I had just kicked the idea for the Divine Lorraine shirt to graphic design guru Jon Billet (the man behind our insanely popular Stadium Series) when I found out that Hidden City Philadelphia was going to be doing a North Broad tour in a couple of weeks that included a stop at the Lorraine. We put a rush order in for the Divine Lorraine shirts, and they just arrived at the store. We're really excited to unveil them during the tour on Saturday!
There are still a few spots left on the tour. I did the South Broad version of this tour a few weeks ago and it was AWESOME. If you're a fan of Philly history, I highly recommend taking the tour. You'll not only learn a lot, you'll be one of the first people to lay eyes on what is sure to become a best-seller.
In many ways, Philly is a small town at heart. While places like New York, Los Angeles, and Miami love players and teams that are full of star power and marketable personalities, Philly fans yearn for something a little different. We want something that mirrors us. Someone that we could see beside us at the corner bar. Very few people fit that description better than Lenny Dykstra. As we all know, there are only a few things that pair better with sports than beer - whether it's an ice-cold one during a hot summer baseball game or in the parking lot before an Eagles Monday night game. From this tradition, we launched a new line of high-quality shirts showcasing vintage beers and local breweries from yesteryear. Our first two designs are from Philadelphia's long brewing history - Esslinger's & Poth's.
Both beers were brewed by German immigrants starting in the late 1800's. Esslinger's was located at 9th and Callowhill St and was known for its mascot, the bell hop. Poth's (pronounced "poath's") was found at the corner of 31st and Jefferson St. in North Philadelphia and helped to popularize Lager beer in Philly and America.
The designs are printed on ultra soft tri-blend shirts, featuring a crew neck on both Men's and Women's styles. Order yours today and get free shipping by using the promo code: shibe
We just got this new framed print in the store! This print shows Ty Cobb standing on deck at Shibe Park, and is in full color! The print comes framed and matted, with his name and the team's name at the bottom.
Cobb was, and still is, among the greatest to ever take the diamond. Known for his unconventional style and fiery attitude, Cobb would join the Athletics after an abbreviated retirement due to gambling allegations that he was quickly cleared of. Playing with a group of young, promising players, Cobb would bat over .300 in each of his two seasons in North Philly, capping an unbelievable streak of 23 straight seasons above the .300 mark, a record that will likely never be broken. Cobb also still owns the record for career batting average at .366. On July 18th, 1927, Cobb would become the first member of the 4,000 hit club, while playing against his former team, the Detroit Tigers.
Cobb would retire at the end of the 1928 season, while the A's would go on to win the championship in 1929 and 1930. Though he missed his chance at a title that proved elusive, Cobb ended a career filled with incredible moments right in Philadelphia.
Stop by the shop at 13th & Walnut Streets in Center City Philadelphia to take a peek at this treasured item.
Philadelphia's hockey history can sometimes get confusing. Between the Quakers, the Flyers, the Blazers, the Firebirds, the Arrows, the Rockets, the Falcons, the Comets, and the Phantoms, there have been hockey teams in and out of Philly ever since 1927. But from 1955-1964, the only team in town was the Philadelphia Ramblers, who played in the Eastern Hockey League.
The Ramblers would only finish with a winning percentage above .500 three out of the nine years they were in town, but they brought an entertaining brand to a puck starved city. Ted Harris was probably the most well-known player. After leaving the team in 1958, he would go on to win multiple Calder and Stanley Cups. The last of his ten championships would be with the 1974-1975 Flyers, almost 20 years after he started his career with the Ramblers. Other notable players included Doug Adams, Ross Brooks, and John Brophy.
After the 1963-64 season, the Ramblers moved across the Delaware to Cherry Hill, NJ and become the Jersey Devils, not to be confused with the NHL's New Jersey Devils. Philly wouldn't have to wait long for more hockey though, as the Flyers would have their inaugural season in 1967, winning the Stanley Cup in '74 and '75, and defeating the Soviet Union's Red Army in '76.
Hall of Fame journalist Ray Didinger will be at Shibe Vintage Sports on Saturday, January 24th from 5-7pm to talk about Eagles teams past and present, and sign copies of his new book, The New Eagles Encyclopedia.
This is going to be a great opportunity to hang out with one of the greatest sportswriters in Philadelphia history, and ask him questions about the upcoming Super Bowl, the Eagles off-season, and about his memories of Eagles teams of the past. The event is free, liquid refreshment and light snacks will be provided free of charge, and Ray will have copies of his new book for sale.
We'll also be unveiling the first in our upcoming series of shirts, the Stadium Series, in which local artist Jon Billet will be doing designs of each of Philadelphia's most historic sports venues.
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