LOOKING THROUGH THE PAGES of this book brings back a flood of emotions and personal memories of a wonderful place, begins the introduction of this full-color celebration of a storied arena that has hosted moments in history as well as cherished once-in-a-lifetime events in entertainment and sports. Hosting everything from the Philadelphia Flyers championship games to concerts from Elvis Presley to Bruce Springsteen, The Spectrum became a special place for millions of fans throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region, hosting hundreds of events each year. Although its doors are now closed, look back at the greatest moments in Philadelphia sports under one never-to-be-forgotten roof. Relive the history of this amazing venue through stories and more than 200 rarely seen photos.
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The veteran columnists, sportwriters, and photographers of one Philadelphia's major newpaper.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Brings back great memories,
By bytor "grimjack" (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: God Bless the Spectrum: America's Showplace in Philadelphia, 1967-2009 (Hardcover)
This book brings back some good memories of times I spent at the Spectrum. I was at a good number of the 53 Grateful Dead shows, Flyers games at tons of other events. The back story is great and the pictures make this a nice book. The only negative comment is in reference to page 112, which shows a picture of Robby Steinhardt from Kansas identified as Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull, as he 'shreds on his violin'. Nice highlights of the infamous Flyers vs. Soviet Army team in 1976. Tell it to the czar.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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A Great Book Celebrating a Wonderful Philadelphia Venue!,
By guitarman_08012 "guitarman_08012" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
This review is from: God Bless the Spectrum: America's Showplace in Philadelphia, 1967-2009 (Hardcover)
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.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Wonderful Retrospective,
By SmartRead31 "luvtoread" (outside of Philly, PA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: God Bless the Spectrum: America's Showplace in Philadelphia, 1967-2009 (Hardcover)
I bought this book for my husband as a Father's Day gift. Growing up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, we spent a lot of time at the Spectrum going to rock concerts and sporting events. This book was a wonderful tribute to the place, with nothing left out! Lots of terrific photographs and descriptive commentary, which brought back countless memories. It's a fabulous tribute to a great venue. My husband is not the biggest reader, but he loved it because of the incredible full page photographs of both the building, the musicians and the sports legends featured. I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who grew up in Philly in the 1970s thru now. It makes you realize that all those memories you had really did happen! We will miss the Spectrum when they tear it down later this year, but this book lets us keep part of it alive.
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