<p class="has-drop-cap">Casting a ballot on Election Day transformed into a completely different experience in the early twentieth century. Generally, voting in Philadelphia moved indoors, grew safer, more inclusive, and, maybe, a little boring. Or has it?</p> <p>Our guest for this series is <a href="https://utulsa.edu/people/mark-brewin/">Professor Mark Brewin</a>, Associate Professor of Media Studies, at the University of Tulsa. This mini-series relies heavily on Professor Brewin’s 2008 book <em>Celebrating Democracy: The Mass Mediated Ritual of Election Day.</em></p> <p>If you want to learn more and see images of Election Day in Philadelphia throughout history, follow this link to read the <a href="https://foundinphiladelphia.com/episodes-no-21-24-election-day-on-the-streets-of-philadelphia-companion-blog/">Election Day in Philadelphia Companion Blog</a>. You’ll find a full list of my sources there as well.</p> <p>This episode was mixed by <a href="https://www.thewavepodcasting.com/">The Wave Podcasting</a>. Guitar, bass and drums played by Kai Reuter.</p><p>The post <a href="https://foundinphiladelphia.com/episode-no-24-election-day-on-the-streets-of-philadelphia-part-4-the-20th-century-city/">Episode No. 24 – Election Day on the Streets of Philadelphia (Part 4 – The 20th Century City)</a> first appeared on <a href="https://foundinphiladelphia.com">Found in Philadelphia</a>.</p>