Walking Tour Of Philly South Street & Downtown Historic Locations - John’s Roast Pork / Zipperhead

Philadelphia February 2023

[@TheParkLark]

Best video of the away series so far! The captain was fabulous!!! This vlog gave Philadelphia a completely different perspective, than what was in the day prior’s episode. Hats off to the captain of Philly!

[@TheDailyWoo]

Yep this one was a different area and vibe

[@samking4179]

@@TheDailyWoo Yeah. Camden in not in Pennsylvania and therefore is not in Philadelphia. Also, going to a ghetto in any city is pointless as they are all the same. Bombed out and burned out...and dangerous.

[@donniev8181]

@@TheDailyWoo I wonder if there is any other country in the world where you can see a building from each of the centuries that that country has existed?

[@kaylakeiser-dl3jw]

Great.

[@bonniehowell9206]

You couldn't have found a better guide to take you through Philly. This guy really knew his stuff.

[@leospring6264]

you got that right!

[@gc4644]

He sounds like Gilbert Godfried.

[@smoothMark1]

I agree. They made a very good match to.

[@CousinLarrySitsThere]

Proud of him to rep my city

[@CousinLarrySitsThere]

@@smoothMark1 Actually cute

[@Ava_Orchid]

I love that the Pork places owner operator was so happy to chat about his food and his business. Love people taking pride in their businesses

[@TheDailyWoo]

He’s very dedicated to his craft . Was so dang good

[@joshuanovotney77]

He is a great guy. He went through a bout of cancer a few years back and couldn't wait to return to making cheesesteaks and roast pork once he got better. Solid human being.

[@jpherrity]

Noticed the James beard mention, which is pretty major

[@kaylakeiser-dl3jw]

I'm glad you enjoyed the Pork, it's nice the person who also made this video asked those around there too on what food they like as well.

[@jenifermac-5150]

Well done! I 100% absolutely LOVED this video! Philly Captain had all the facts! He was so entertaining! Your best collaboration to date!

[@joelampo1]

Captain has officially been promoted to General ! What a great video filled with Phillys history. Thanks Adam and Cap. This was awesome !

[@markdezii]

WOW!!! What a video. Both of you were awesome. Thank you. Philly has such an amazing history! I can't get over all the knowledge that the Captain has of Philadelphia. I love our city!!

[@CousinLarrySitsThere]

As a Philly boy, I except this gentleman as our city's rep. I now hope to meet you both someday.

[@mirjamenny]

The Philly Captain Jon made this one of my all-time DailyWoo favourites, great rapport between you two and the tour/history was so good! I never even wanted to visit Philadelphia before and now it's on my list thanks to this video.

[@FlyEaglesFly115]

Holy hell. He’s none stop. The tourism board should hire him in a heartbeat. Wealth of knowledge.

[@DM19154]

Philly captain is a Philadelphia treasure 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@sarakeith5480]

The Philly Captain is over the top, love his energy!! Such a fun vlog!! Philadelphia is an amazing city!! Thanks!!

[@johnmonaco1028]

The only way to go is with the Philly Capt... The True Spirit of Philly!! Thanks John for the Great Tour of Philly!

[@supposedly1-2]

This was awesome as far as interesting information and if that dude isn't or wasn't a tour guide around town, he ought to be!

[@TheDailyWoo]

He knows his stuff

[@gretalynn462]

This guy is an awesome tour guide! If I ever make it to Philly, he would be great to hang out with and check out the city!

[@TheDailyWoo]

Yea a wealth of Philly knowledge

[@kaylakeiser-dl3jw]

I'm happy for you.

[@Kodachrome40]

Great video. It’s always great to have a tour of a city by a local who knows all the history.

[@Danny_S.]

Wow. This was an awesome video. Thanks ATW. It's rare to see 1st time collaborators with this much chemistry.

[@nicb2073]

I was born and grew up in Philly. This is an amazing vlog of Philly! Great coverage! Great history! Thank you ATW! & the Captain !

[@kaylakeiser-dl3jw]

Alright.

[@lzbrtstwbrtakaliz]

He’s 100% right about the bread. As a punk rock kid I spent a lot of my teenage years on South Street hanging out at Skinz and Zipperhead (I preferred Skinz.) Philly is known as the Mural Capital of the World with over 4,000 works of community-based public art. Thanks to the Captain for actually giving really good Philly knowledge. 👍👏

[@TheDailyWoo]

Didn’t know about the amount of murals, very cool

[@Persephonenoele]

I used to love Zipperhead as a teenager!

[@ramencurry6672]

Kind of true. However the bread in Europe is amazing too and in some ways better.

[@kaylakeiser-dl3jw]

Thanks Captain

[@CharmanMcCosh68]

I LOVED this vlog!! The Philly Captain knows his Philly history. Thoroughly enjoyable! Great job!

[@writer5974]

Absolutely loved this video. Never heard of the Philly Captain, but thought he was so informative and funny. The Macys was the old Wanamakers Dept. store and that is an eagle not a pigeon. Too funny! Love your work, Adam. Thanks

[@adambolin856]

I really like this dude. He’s the perfect tour guide and you can tell he loves his city. Refreshing.

[@lizlocher3612]

So cool that John who owns the cheese steak shop is still working with his 90 yr. old Mom!!! Awesome!!!

[@Keith58x]

As someone who lives in the Philly area, this is one of the best, most real, and funny tours I've ever seen of my city.

[@00001kbee]

Agreed form Southwest Philly graduated from BOK and spent a lot of time down South street but learned a lot from this guy.

[@Rose258V]

“I’m the Philly captain, I know where the best sandwich is.” It’s like “being given a Vincent Van Gogh painting made just for you” 😊 Nice Video! He showed you so much stuff, has knowledge of all these places with American history; it was Nice! ☺️”What was what Ben Franklin used to say, take a penny, leave penny. No, it was a penny saved, is a penny earned.” 😂😂👍

[@kaylakeiser-dl3jw]

I'll have to say that Captain Jon is very informative and has a fun personality to go with it.

[@moemcgovern7345]

Jon's History teachers. Should be proud of Jon. I Love people who Love History.

[@SmokyMountainBlessed]

The Philly Captain was a great guide, he knows his towns history well 👍🏼🥰

[@triciamurphy3906]

Philly Captain you did a great job showing our city!

[@ryanmak30]

This is the greatest video of all the time! The Captain and The Woo, can’t get a better combo!

[@cattmi5176]

This guy was super knowledgeable!! Really enjoyed the tour. Btw, never stop doing baseball games, Disney, and your tours. You are very good at what you do.

[@daves6003]

Kevin Bacon's Dad---- his father, Edmund Bacon (1910-2005), was an urban planner who served for many years as executive director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission and authored the seminal text Design of Cities.

[@AimlessAdventuresVlog]

As a U.S. history nerd this was a treat! The Philly Capt. needs to start a tour company, great job. "Leave a penny, take a penny." - Benjamin Franklin

[@moemcgovern7345]

I'm also a History Nerd.

[@attitudeeraglamazon9480]

The ending of the video was so heart warming from the Philly Captain.

[@Sandkei]

The Philly Captain has an amazing amount of knowledge about Philadelphia. Very interesting video 👍

[@BrewCityGillz]

Brilliant insight by the Philly Captain on this one! Thank you both for this amazing video. Love historical locations. 💯

[@MikeH_41-33_LII]

Philly Captain is a gem to us Philadelphians. Proud to be in some of his videos too. GO BIRDS!

[@karenleemallonee684]

Really enjoyed this gentleman and his knowledge of history...he is very proud & he should be! Those sandwiches really looked amazing...yum! Getting a bit too excited for baseball to begin, Adam! Listen to him & believe him, your baseball video are the best!!! Adam, please don't stop making them!!!

[@karenleemallonee684]

Thumbs up to the Skater's in LOVE park! 👍👍

[@alexsandrakelly7586]

Daily Woo...best low key history lesson on KZbin. Keeping neighborhoods and small towns on the map. Well done!! So enjoyable ❤

[@kaylakeiser-dl3jw]

I'm glad you're enjoying yourself in watching this and the guy in the red baseball cap was just talking about someone enjoying baseball just now.

[@johnmonaco1028]

Thanks John for the Best Tour of Philly!

[@Ninjjulie]

Philly gets such a bad reputation but it has so many gems. The Art Museum, The Barnes Foundation..also McGillins Olde Ale House which is the oldest operating pub in Philly. So much history! So much amazing food. So many awesome music venues and so much more. I hope you've enjoyed your time there!

[@Dalt21]

The first hospital , the first zoo , the first library in the US, the oldest continuously occupied street in the US. The list goes on and on!

[@LUIS-ox1bv]

No one mentions the Mummer's Parade. No city in America has marching bands as unique, and historic, as the Mummers. A Philadelphia institution.

[@ramencurry6672]

In some ways it’s kind of good that Philly gets ignored. If Philly were to be glamorized it could drive up the prices like New York and make it more difficult to drive around

[@Alexis-lh2tc]

The Philly Captain is a ball of energy! 🔥

[@stevemammen5595]

Adam...this was one of the most awesome videos and so glad to have the Philly Captain give the background. Thanks for this!!

[@hbginc4553]

Here because I follow the Philly captain and am from Philly. HE WE ARE!!!! In Adam the Woo’s comments!

[@panchitodog2022]

Awesome collaboration!! Great video. Adam, keep making the baseball videos. Thank you for keeping the small towns alive!!! The cheesesteaks look so good. Yummy!

[@Megjar37]

Totally following the Philly captain now...he was great! Love this video and seeing where history was made. And now I want a Philly cheesesteak!!

[@kaylakeiser-dl3jw]

I'm enjoying watching a lot of KZbin today and so far I hope everyone is having a good time watching good stuff. Shout-out to my kids Jamie and grandbabies, Cloie, and Madeline. I hope you guys are doing well, Mommy and Daddy both here love you all very much. 😃

[@bong5003]

As someone who doesn’t understand baseball, I love watching Adam’s baseball videos 😌

[@tibbymiller8229]

You know what, I thought this vlog was wonderful and what a great guide the Philly Captain is. Thank you both, brilliant 👍👍

[@phodopus1]

Excellent video as always. Growing up in Philadelphia, it was so nice to revist it with the Woo. True fact, my dad was an architect in Philly for many years and knew Ed Bacon. Ed is famous in Philly for his city planning and is an award winning author of "Design of Cities", a classic architectual tome. In my dad's circles, Kevin was "Ed Bacon's kid" as opposed to Ed being "Kevin Bacon's dad". Thanks for the trip!

[@joshua_dumas]

I lived outside Philly (in Jersey) for over 40+ years and never knew some of the info that Jon McCann shared in this video. He did Philly proud. Adam - hope your enjoying your stay

[@stanleykubon6481]

Adam the woo baseball videos 👍🏼I like this philly guy, I think he might just be the best KZbin collab you’ve done, u definitely have to meet up with him again and go to a Phillies game with him

[@daurbn]

Never stop the baseball game videos! Always need to pepper them in on your trips around America. Excellent video today and yesterday's video was also and had me giggling the whole time!

[@jennyf6446]

This video was superb, Adam! ❤ Philly Captain knows his city! What a tour guide! And also, keep doing the baseball videos! I will watch whatever content you put out because it’s all awesome ⚾️⚾️⚾️

[@JUDYDAK]

Boy, the things you learn on your excursions! Thanks for sharing. Be safe!

[@TheDailyWoo]

I love meeting people and learning things

[@BRIANRUCKER84]

This place has so much history and culture, looks amazing. For anyone watching that bit about the Declaration of Independence bit about being in German first is sort of true. Only for THIS area. A few hundred copies of it were all done at once and this area was home to more immigrants than most. While it was published on July 4th, German copies started to circulate a week or so later in an effort to inform people of all nations who were here. Such a cool point in history!

[@tripgreat]

Video paused at 7:27. Adam, I love almost all of your baseball videos. You were screwed in the 5 hour game with Ricky, but the A's videos were amazing, and the Daphne video at Angels stadium was magical, and well-edited. Sorter game, delightful enthusiasm from Daphne, your dry sense of humor, all great in a 2 1/2 hour game. I would love to see meet or take Daphne to ballparks all over the country, as she wants to go to more games. You two, like you and The Philly Captain, are magical together. You and Zack Hample together would be great, as well. You were great in one of Zack's last year, as a surprise Guest Star.

[@jeffmorris739]

Adam please keep making baseball videos. It's one of my favorite things you do. The Boston series you did was one of your best.

[@itsmacen2336]

2 of my favorite people, glad El Captian was able to show you around Philly! Hope you guys had an awesome time! John's is the best!!

[@brianpatterson5309]

This is an amazing video. Great collaboration with great information. More more more.....

[@moemcgovern7345]

Captain, you're videos are the Best. You make being homebound, not So bad. Plus, you're So funny.

[@jaredbailey2078]

This was pretty awesome to see for me personally. Loved baseball and the Phillies as a kid and it kinda hit the back burner for me as I grew up, but I always loosely followed. Recently I began becoming more interested again, right at the time Adam started making his baseball videos. Over the past 2 years I’ve been more into baseball more than any other sport and made it back to Citizens Bank for over 10 games last year. Philly has tons of little quirks and a ton of personality, glad to see you visiting Adam

[@ppcsl]

Watching this in Scotland and I am loving the history around Philly, amazing. One of your best Adam.

[@donnytucker]

Leave a penny, take a penny -Benjamin Franklin 😄 Also that zipperhead store was super cool.

[@andrewman8763]

Heck yeah the WOO baseball vlogs freaking rule ! These philly ones are excellent, highly entertaining you two are

[@barbaraschmidt5062]

Thanks for taking us along in Philly. Born and raised in New Jersey I have been to Philly and many other towns of Pennsylvania. So much history. Love John’s Roast pork. Enjoy your stay.

[@ScottG91]

Wow thank you for being such a great tour guide. As being a american history nerd. I can not wait to make it to the east coast to do Boston, Philly, and DC

[@GRINGOf10]

i never cared about philly until now.. what a great guide!!

[@rhondaz356]

This was interesting, informative, and entertaining, Adam. That guy is phenomenal. AWESOME 🤗👏🤠👏

[@tamellison2334]

The Philly Captain is absolutely AWESOME 💥💥💥💥

[@catestout3888]

Thanks for the tour, I'll collect a few of these trophies when I visit again as I think it's super cool to walk and get stoned visiting historic sites! : )

[@ZiaTheGeek]

One of your best videos! This was so much fun to watch! I love Philly! I learned a lot, and was reminded why I loved visiting that great city. Thank you, Adam, for another amazing adventure!

[@moemcgovern7345]

Jon should win an award for his videos.

[@beehaas9400]

Too funny!! As always🎉 Just an observation-you have the most expressive eyes. However-when your hanging out with someone you really care for those eyes smile with such delight. May all your days be filled with only delight. You deserve nothing but love and joy because that’s what you bring daily to your devoted devotees.

[@dotpruden8144]

Absolutely loved this video, Adam. Your guide today, Philly Captain, was enjoyable and informative. I've lived across the river from Philly all my life and learned stuff I never knew! Well, I did know about John's Pork - absolutely terrific!

[@jclelache7694]

So glad you were able to meet up with Philly Captain!! He was awesome - knew his stuff!! I’ve lived across the bridge in South Jersey all my life, and never knew any of this info! This was great!! Love these videos, Adam!!

[@bjornemccomb8262]

Wow! The later half of this video brought back memories of me and my grandparents taking me here in ‘91-‘92 when I was about 11 yrs old..I LOVED it so much! The cobblestone streets, GW’s pub he ate at we ate at, Independence Hall was amazing and I got to touch the Liberty Bell crack…fantastic Five Below secret as well!!!!

[@iamjjking]

Love the video (as always) and love the Philly Captain's spirit, energy and knowledge . Lots of love Adam

[@Gmh6477]

I’m shocked at the lack of people in such a big city

[@patricialynn6280]

Love strolling in Philly with y'all...fun fun fun

[@dizneed1]

Lovin' every minute of you Two in Philly with The Philly Captain!!! Adam don't get rid of your baseball videos!!

[@maribelsanchez7726]

Todays vlog felt like a history lesson. I loved it!

[@candarianpumpkin]

You find the best looking foods. And hearing the owner describe the ingredients and how it's made sounds so delicious. You gotta keep doing your baseball vlogs! You enjoy it so much. :)

[@toddshade2831]

Great tour of Philadelphia one of the best! Awesome tour guide the Philly Captain which I just started watching and love which turned me on to the Woo you got a new follower. Lived in Philly most my life now in South Philly and never ate at Johns Roast Pork which I pass often. I'm a Tony Lukes guy. After watching this VLOG going down there tomorrow.

[@Sparty-pi3jq]

Wow, I'd love to have him as a guide in Philly!! Great video as always Adam.

[@tinman7180]

Wow, this guy is awesome. What a tour. Makes me want to take a trip there. He has a new subscriber here

[@robertmcevoy24]

Reliving History with Adam does it get any better than this? Awesome video Adam !

[@samigolden399]

Thank you Adam! Feb 15th is my bday and this was a treat to watch. That guy is hilarious and I'll be watching his channel now too. BTW I really do love your baseball vlogs! ⚾️

[@reneebarrow4697]

Loved this video. Best one yet on this trip, just my opinion. Never heard of Philly Captain. Will definitely check.out his channel. He was so full of information. Great to see all the sights, food, history, and had many laughs. I wish the Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell museum would have been open. I would have definitely enjoyed seeing the inside of the Independence Hall. I hope you and Philly Captain will make another vlog while you are there. Thanks for sharing. Happy Trails.

[@MarsSoCal]

It’s great you have local friends to show you around.

[@joee5081]

Being Born and Raised in South Philly I am loving these Videos. So glad you decided to visit Philadelphia.

[@nicolemc2263]

I loved this!!!!! Your friend is so well informed of Philly!! I’m a huge Phillies fan so it was cool to see you hanging out at the stadium even if it was just outside!!

[@joep4235]

Philly Captain is awesome !!!! Obviously loves his city, and knows his stuff !!!!!! thanks guys !

[@theathjr]

Adam this was awesome. Seriously Awesome.

[@tommyg8018]

I love that you two met.

[@NadaSurferTube]

Awesome, jam-packed day! This is what I'm here for! I have a koala on my dashboard named "Larry" cuz I think all koalas sort of look like Larry Fine, heheh. Love Philly Captain's energy, esp his Lit Brothers building tip for a unique lunch spot. Mild obsession with Ben Franklin, really loved seeing where he went to borrow his famous Lightning key! Independence Hall is a humbling experience, and a must-see for everyone that can. That gorgeous mosaic is made of Tiffany glass, the same family behind Tiffany lamps, and Tiffany & Co. etc Also, Norman Rockwell's famous "Puppy Love" sunset painting is the very first painting I ever fell in love with as a kid, so last I checked the OG is at home now within Rockwell's own museum in MA. Eesh I could go on and on, but this is a comment section-- not a letter to Ndugo, haha Thanks you guys, Bravo! 👋👋👋

[@starfragmint9854]

I live right outside of philly, my whole life, and learned so much stuff from him! My dad's cousin is also a a George Washington impersonator for old city philly and does tour guides! If you're still there, maybe you'll see him walking around! Hope you're having fun and staying safe!

[@tjohnson-wooten8987]

I love seeing you in my area Adam! This was a MUCH better representation of Philly, you were in the hood in yesterday's video! 😂 I've lived in this area my whole life and I learned a few things from this video! 👏 I only wish the Eagles won the Superbowl, the city would have been a real beehive of activity while you were here!

[@justthetenofus1857]

Adam : makes a Kensington at night joke. Me: one of us! one of us! I'm glad you got a different perspective of the city in this video and I'm so happy you made it to John's. The bread really does make the sandwich. The Captain was a great tour guide!

[@janislyn58]

Great job! A wonderful history lesson. What great story telling! The Philly Captain is so knowledgeable he has learned well from you!

[@susanboatman7913]

I love the history that is found in Philadelphia. The city is an integral part of the United States history, very impressive.

[@janahumphries3490]

Love the Philly Captain, his energy was great! And it was great to see a good tour of Philly!

[@jokelanddotcom]

I can’t believe this meet-up happened, loved every minute of it! Bonus John Bucci appearance! (John’s Roast Pork) Adam, you’ll love the experience at citizens bank park! (Ps - Roast pork sandwiches over cheesesteaks all day - add broccoli rabe and sharp provolone)

[@TheDailyWoo]

I can’t wait to go to a game at citizen bank park . In 2024 the Rays will be there