God Bless the Spectrum: America's Showplace in Philadelphia, 1967-2009
by The Staff of the Philadelphia Daily News
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Author: The Staff of the Philadelphia Daily NewsEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-05-01
ISBN: 193382221X
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Camino Books, Inc.
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Book Review: A Great Book Celebrating a Wonderful Philadelphia Venue!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Philadelphia Spectrum was dubbed "America's Showplace" and for a while, it certainly was.... this is a wonderful book that reviews the 40+ years of the Spectrum's history - and what a history it's been! The Spectrum was indeed the "big event" venue in Philadelphia, and the memories of this wonderful venue are well-documented in this extraordinary book. From the "home team" Flyers Stanley Cups and great playoff and regular-season games, the 76ers great years with Wilt, Billy C, Doctor J, and Sir Charles, the WWE, NCAA, and other great athletic events, there has been LOTS of wonderful athletic history at the Spectrum.
The icons of Rock & roll all have played the Spectrum, and there are terrific photos of many of them; concerts by Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, The Who, The Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, CSN, and many more superstar acts are shown in wonderful photographs - many by Roger Barone, the Spectrum employee-turned- photographer, who used his unique access and knowledge of the inner workings of the building to deliver some fantastic on-stage and off-stage candid shots of the superstars of rock. These photos are worth the price of the book all by themselves.
Anyone who has ever attended an event at the Spectrum would be well-served to pick up this book; the many memories seem to literally jump off the pages. The Spectrum was the entertainment center of Philadelphia for many years, and once it's gone, these memories (and this book) will become even more valuable as time goes on.
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