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Tag: The Academy at Palumbo

Posted inHeadlines of Yore, Power

Remembering Frank Palumbo, the Philly restaurateur who chilled with Sinatra, DiMaggio, and Rizzo

Avatar photo by Avi Wolfman-Arent October 21, 2022January 17, 2023

His legacy stretches from Hollywood to South Philadelphia, where a high school now bears his name.

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