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Warning: a provincial Philadelphian’s view of the Commonwealth

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Tony Auth/WHYY

 Remember Saul Steinberg's infamous New Yorker cover where three Manhattan blocks (avenue blocks) made up half of the world? "Jersey," Chicago, Texas — even Russia are just names fading in the distance according to the perspective of a Manhattanite standing at 9th Avenue.

(Hey, at least they were deemed worthy enough to make the map.  Where's Philly, Pittsburgh, Scranton, or Shamokin?)

Read the full version of this report at the website of Keystone Crossroads, a new statewide public media initiative reporting on the challenges facing Pennsylvania's cities. WPSU is a participating station.

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