It began simultaneously along the Broad Street corridor, where the artery meets Cecil B. Moore Avenue near Temple University, where it crosses the Olney Transportation Center near Girls' High, at Erie and Venango Avenues, and in South Philly at Lombard Street. A crowd even gathered at Market and 52d in West Philly.
Then, they began making their way to City Hall.
Shortly after 11 o'clock, a large crowd - thousands of young people - gathered outside City Hall for an impromptu celebration.
They had started outside Temple University, when as soon as the networks called the election, hundreds made their way to Broad Street, converging at the intersection at Cecil B. Moore Avenue.
It was pandemonium. Students poured into the streets, cheering. Cars passing by honked and passengers waveed Obama signs out car windows...At 12:30, part of the crowd at City Hall decided to march, almost in parade form, south on 15th Street. They held signs, adults carried children on their shoulders. Cheers broke out: "Yes We Can. Yes We Can."
No one parties like Philly.
This is the start of a new day in America. Yes We Did!!!
You must excuse me for not writing more, but my feet hurt from dancing and most throat is hoarse from screaming.
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