Episodes

14 episodes in this season

Fever (1793-1820)

In Penn's Shadow (1680-1720)

Franklin's Spark (1720-1765)

The Storm (1765-1790)

Fever (1793-1820)

Disorder (1820-1854)

An Equal Chance (1855-1871)

The Floodgates Open

World Stage (1872-1899)

E10

Awakening (1900-1920)

E11

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Corrupt (1920-1940)

E12

Promise for a Better City (1944-1964)

E13

The Fight (1965-1978)

E14

Breakthrough (1978-1994)

Philadelphia: The Great Experiment

TV Series

2012

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Corrupt (1920-1940)

Season 1 · Episode 11 · Sep 19, 2019

In the 1920's, Philadelphia was America's third largest city, with nearly two million residents. Philadelphians worked in factories that ran around the clock, flocked to speakeasies serving illegal liquor, and had plans for an elegant Parkway to celebrate urban greatness. But in every neighborhood, an entrenched system of domination by political bosses called the shots and reaped private financial rewards. It was the empire of the Vares - the family more powerful than any Mayor with a vice grip on Philadelphia's destiny. How will the city survive the grip of the Vares and what will happen when the Great Depression brings the roaring 20's to a crashing end?

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Philadelphia: The Great Experiment

TV Series

2012

Documentary

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Corrupt (1920-1940)

Season 1 · Episode 11 · Sep 19, 2019

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