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Lloyd Edwards' Meets Battalion Chief Davis

I spoke with Lloyd Edwards at his home in Roxborough. Lloyd entered the Philadelphia Fire Department in 1960 and retired in 1988. When he became a firefighter he had not heard of Engine 11 or Captain Davis. One of his fellow fireman, Walt Johnson, told him a few stories about Captain Davis and Engine 11. He didn't know it at the time, 1962-63, but he was about to have a personal introduction to now Battalion Chief Davis.

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Cornbread, the Godfather of Graffiti

As a kid, Darryl McCray started writing "Cornbread loves Cynthia" all over his Philadelphia school to get the attention of a girl he liked. He then expanded all over the city with his tag, simply, "Cornbread," with a crown over the B. He is now acknowledged as the creator of modern graffiti, which served as the backdrop to the rise of Hip Hop.

This video was produced by Bob Moran

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