[78-L] off topic - sandwich - Philly Hoagies and Cheesesteaks

[Geoffrey Wheeler]

Steve, you are quite right! I should have specified that the South 
Street places I had in mind specialized in cheesesteak sandwiches. 
Never had a hoagie in Philadelphia. I had one of the cheesesteaks for 
the sake of curiosity. If I remember correctly, there was a nice 
restaurant across the street that had a huge salad bar and a wonderful 
separate cheese bar. I was in Philadelphia with my two daughters for 
July 4th 1981 and watched the fireworks near the museum steps you 
mention. Music was provided by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. We 
stayed at the Adams Mark hotel. During the ’80s, I used to visit 
Philadelphia on my drives back from New Jersey (I was living in 
Virginia at the time) and work my way through various restaurants. 
There was a mystery book store I used to occasionally visit and I liked 
the Frog Restaurant. This, of course, was a long time ago. Since you 
live in Philadelphia, you will appreciate this: I used to drive down 
the single-car alleys to avoid street traffic and try to get to the 
other end before another car turned into the alley coming my way.