The group was near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway when one of the men stopped me and asked with a heavy-accent, Eastern European it seemed, how to find “the Rocky Center.”
I knew exactly what they were looking for. I pointed toward the Museum of Art.
For all of Philly’s history, neighborhood soul and cultural energy, few things define the city to the world quite like the museum steps made famous 41 years ago by a fictional boxer. They’ll be in the national spotlight again Thursday for the NFL draft, when real-life athletic phenoms walk down the stairs when their names are called.