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The culture of Philadelphia goes back to 1682 when Philadelphia was established by William Penn, founder of the colonial-era Province of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia emerged quickly as the largest and most influential city in the Thirteen Colonies .
At the beginning of the 19th century, the federal and state governments left Philadelphia, but the city remained the cultural and financial center of the country. Philadelphia became one of the first U.S. industrial centers and the city contained a variety of industries, the largest being textiles.
The cuisine of Philadelphia was shaped largely by the city's mixture of ethnicities, available foodstuffs and history. Certain foods have become associated with the city. Invented in Philadelphia in the 1930s, the cheesesteak is the most well known, and soft pretzels have long been a major part of Philadelphia culture.
Philadelphia is known for its arts, culture, cuisine, and colonial and Revolutionary-era history; in 2016, it attracted 42 million domestic tourists who spent $6.8 billion, representing $11 billion in economic impact to the city and its surrounding Pennsylvania counties. [23]
Old Philadelphians, also called Proper Philadelphians [1] or Perennial Philadelphians, [2] are the First Families of Philadelphia, that class of Pennsylvanians who claim hereditary and cultural descent mainly from England, also from Ulster, Wales and even Germany, and who founded the city of Philadelphia.
Articles and categories related to the culture of Philadelphia The main article for this category is Culture of Philadelphia . For more information, see Philadelphia .
January 20, 1999 (Northeast Philadelphia 4641 Roosevelt Blvd. Northwood: The first private psychiatric hospital in the U.S., founded in 1813 by the Quakers.Designed and/or influenced by William Tuke, York Retreat, and Thomas Scattergood.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .