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10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Manayunk

Think you’re a Yunker and know your neighborhood? See how many of these Manayunk facts surprise you.

1 – Marchiano’s Bakery has some famous clientele
 – including Frank Sinatra, The Temptations, The Four Tops, and even Alyson Hannigan of How I Met Your Mother fame. Check out the photographs of numerous celebrity patrons hanging behind their counter next time you’re in.

2 – Manayunk was once it’s very own city, for 14 years starting in 1840. In 1854, it was merged into Philadelphia, but has still retained it’s individuality.

3 – A scene in M Night Shyamalan’s Unbreakable was filmed in Manayunk, with Bruce Willis in Pretzel Park, shown with St. Josaphat’s Cathedral as a backdrop.

To read the full blog, visit http://www.phillyfoodtours.com/2014/06/10thingsaboutmanayunk/.





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