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The Tenderloin Doughboy
Art & Design

The Tenderloin Doughboy

The soldier who stands at the corner of 2nd and Spring Garden is one of the only remaining public artifacts from Philadelphia’s sin-soaked Tenderloin district. Mike Szilagyi looks at the history of the Tenderloin doughboy statue.

Dough Boy Advances
Art & Design

Dough Boy Advances

A NoLibs patch of grass known for its WWI statue will become a waterfront connector and ammunition in the city’s stormwater management arsenal


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