Center City Sips: Photo Essay

A sampling of photos from the Sips scene.

By Jeff Fusco· 8/27/2016, 9:00 p.m.

The idea for Center City District Sips was conjured up in 2004, with the goal of adding a little foot traffic to a downtown that was dead in the summer. Twelve years later, it’s a full-fledged phenomenon with more than 80 venues participating, some holding thousands of people, and hoards of 20- and 30-somethings coming from their city jobs or in from the suburbs. Welcome to the region’s biggest party. A look back at the summer of Sips.

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Marathon Grill.

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Heading to Sips.

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Uptown Beer Garden.

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Uptown Beer Garden.

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Uptown Beer Garden.

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Coming off the trains at Suburban Station on August 3rd,
5:55 p.m.

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Heading to Sips.

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Heading to Sips.

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Heading to
Marathon Grill on July 20th, 5:47 p.m.

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A security guard checks IDs at Marathon Grill, July 13th, 6:26 p.m.

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Marathon Grill.

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Marathon Grill.

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Marathon Grill.

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Marathon Grill.

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Marathon Grill, 19th and Market streets,
July 13th, 7:07 p.m.

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Beer tower at Marathon Grill, July 13th, 8:16 p.m.

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Phone check at Uptown Beer Garden, July 13th, 5:47 p.m.

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Party scene at Uptown Beer Garden, 18th Street and JFK Boulevard, July 13th, 6:03 p.m.

Published as “Sips and the City” in the September 2016 issue of Philadelphia magazine.

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