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"Penllyn has always been noted as a resort for the fashionable people, who in the summer months come out to this place, many to their residences and others to rent or buy homes for themselves. This year, however, the number of these welcome visitors has largely increased."
Ambler Gazette, May 9, 1895
Old Philadelphians:
The Celebrities of the Philly Suburbs
The 1890s was the decade where wealthy families move out of the city of Philadelphia to settle down in a quiet suburb. Once they settled down, they built huge mansions for their families where they would live there for the summer.
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