Posted on Feb 11, 2023
Philly may grease poles ahead of the Super Bowl. Eagles fans don't care
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
...""When we hear they're greasing the poles, we hear that as a challenge, like 'Grease them jawns, we're going to come climb them,' " says 29-year-old Sean Hagan. A union carpenter by day, Hagan took a climb after the Philadelphia Phillies bested the San Diego Padres in the National League Championship Series last fall.
City workers concentrate their greasing efforts at major party intersections, like south Broad Street in Center City Philadelphia. This grand avenue runs the entire length of Philadelphia, interrupted only by the sculpted granite walls of City Hall.
When local sports teams win, Broad Street becomes the beating heart of victory celebrations."...
...""When we hear they're greasing the poles, we hear that as a challenge, like 'Grease them jawns, we're going to come climb them,' " says 29-year-old Sean Hagan. A union carpenter by day, Hagan took a climb after the Philadelphia Phillies bested the San Diego Padres in the National League Championship Series last fall.
City workers concentrate their greasing efforts at major party intersections, like south Broad Street in Center City Philadelphia. This grand avenue runs the entire length of Philadelphia, interrupted only by the sculpted granite walls of City Hall.
When local sports teams win, Broad Street becomes the beating heart of victory celebrations."...
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