“Get Your History Straight and Your Nightlife Gay” Campaign Turns 10 Today


Today marks the 10th anniversary of Visit Philadelphia‘s cleverly named “Philadelphia: Get Your History Straight and Your Nightlife Gay” campaign, a project that Director of Public Relations Bruce Yelk says took Philly from an unranked position on Community Marketing’s “Top 10 U.S. Destinations for the LGBT Traveler” list to a solid No. 10. Not so shabby, huh?

Here’s a brief look back at some of the ad campaigns that includes the first almost vintage-looking flyers with Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross (above), and the 2004 TV spot “Pen Pals” that Yelk says made “Philadelphia the first U.S. destination to produce a TV commercial for the LGBT traveler. The list finishes up, of course, with the most recent television ad with Miss Richfield 1981. Enjoy your walk down memory lane!

2003

2004

2009

2013