Obama pops in for a John's Water Ice in South Philly

Philadelphia Inquirer Friday 1st July, 2011

Police officers arrived at John's Water Ice in South Philadelphia about 4:30 p.m. Thursday and informed owner Anthony Cardullo that President Obama was coming in 10 minutes. And 10 minutes later, after the building was inspected by the Secret Service, the motorcade arrived. Cardullo, 33, estimates that Obama was traveling with 200 people. "It was shocking," he said. "That many move that quick, move into position, and get out that quick." How quick? About five minutes. All that fuss at the corner of Seventh and Christian Streets, two blocks from the Italian Market. Obama ordered a medium lemon ice from Cardullo's cousins Roseanna, 28, and Tony, 26, who were working the counter. The president then spoke briefly with the owner. "I told him I was third generation. We'd been here since 194...

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