As part of our Destination Philadelphia series , we pit rival cities and let you decide which is best . The final city smackdown is a battle of the underdogs : Philadelphia vs. Detroit . I 've chatted up the ex-communist who ran a newsstand on Spring Garden and told me stories of Philly 's bygone days as a hotbed of revolutionary-socialist activism . Michael Saba explains why Philly is ` ` more than the sum of its touristy trappings '' Good for your city ! Tell us why you think Detroit or Philadelphia is better on paper ' .
As part of our Destination Philadelphia series , we pit rival cities and let you decide which is best . The final city smackdown is a battle of the underdogs : Philadelphia vs. Detroit . Michael Saba explains why Philly is ` ` more than the sum of its touristy trappings '' Good for your city ! Tell us why you think Detroit or Philadelphia is better on paper ' .