Walking Center City Philadelphia Downtown Walkthrough Reading Terminal Market Virtual Tour

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  • Опубликовано: 24 авг 2022
  • Center City
    Neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Description
    Philadelphia's bustling heart, Center City blends skyscrapers and historic sites, like the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was signed. Impressionist art at the Barnes Foundation and science exhibits at the Franklin Institute are among dozens of premier museum collections. A thriving dining scene surrounds leafy Rittenhouse Square, while foodies shop Reading Terminal Market. ― Google
    Walking Center City Philadelphia Downtown Walkthrough Reading Terminal Market Virtual Tour
    #walking #philadelphia #walkthrough

Комментарии • 145

  • @GIRLRAZR
    @GIRLRAZR Год назад +29

    TOON I'M SO THANKFUL FOR GOOD FOLKS LIKE YOU THAT SHOW OUR WONDERFUL CITY IN A POSITIVE LIGHT! =)

    • @MsAmique
      @MsAmique 8 месяцев назад

      I’m from Philly and can honestly say that the city in its current condition isn’t wonderful at all.

    • @GIRLRAZR
      @GIRLRAZR 5 месяцев назад

      WELL SIS GETS YOUS A JOB SO U CAN LIVE IN THE NICE PARTS LIKE ME. PHILLY GREAT AND I LUV IT! OK? =) @@MsAmique

    • @gabrielsr4791
      @gabrielsr4791 22 дня назад

      @@MsAmique but it is all bad?
      Is there no good place in there?

  • @khalidwahab3693
    @khalidwahab3693 7 месяцев назад +2

    Beautiful views city hall downtowns philadelphia

  • @spirituallyuneffwithable
    @spirituallyuneffwithable Год назад +20

    Love seeing the sun shine through the buildings and into the streets. Thanks for the tour!

  • @issamadrid6757
    @issamadrid6757 Год назад +7

    I have lived here in Philadelphia for 10 years in a beautiful city ❤❤❤

  • @deaconmichael4255
    @deaconmichael4255 7 месяцев назад +4

    Your Philadelphia videos are the greatest. I was there back in May 2023. Loved it there.I have a dream of living in Philadelphia. Especially the Fishtown area.

    • @dylanlingham7296
      @dylanlingham7296 2 месяца назад

      Was Center City empty when you went or was it busy enough? In a lot of vlogs I see of cities in the US the downtowns are so empty.

  • @MadAngel209
    @MadAngel209 Год назад +6

    I love The Reading Terminal Market. Whatever taste you like, they got it.

  • @AndrewVanBouwman
    @AndrewVanBouwman 11 месяцев назад +4

    Not just walking but giving information... I love it

  • @jaymichael8619
    @jaymichael8619 Год назад +6

    Going to Philadelphia next April for wrestlemania. First time in Philadelphia and first time in USA and I'm so excited!!!

  • @KEYSKORNER_OFFICIAL
    @KEYSKORNER_OFFICIAL Год назад +4

    Philly my love 🥰

    • @TOON215
      @TOON215  Год назад +1

      Thank you for dropping a comment I hope you have a wonderful day

  • @Tykaizen
    @Tykaizen Год назад +3

    my first time going there i was amazed

  • @helengardner2714
    @helengardner2714 Год назад +4

    Thank you.

  • @veheeo720
    @veheeo720 Год назад +5

    Simply Splendid THANK YOU ! awesome summer day in center city PHILLY ! OMG !! L👀K at the buildings ! ⚡🎃🎩🔔

    • @TOON215
      @TOON215  Год назад

      Thanks for the support

  • @drewr5119
    @drewr5119 Год назад +5

    Thanks for the tour Toon it brings back some good memories. I walked from West Center City to the Liberty Bell. And another timed I walked from Hyatt Hotel to Rittenhouse Square.

  • @bespectacledheroine7292
    @bespectacledheroine7292 13 дней назад

    29:25 I was there last year on a date, we saw a screening of The Third Man, a real classic. I'd love to go again, they always have interesting programming going on if you're not solely interested in the biggest new releases! Thank you for the video overall, I've lived in the suburbs all my life but I've felt truly in my element venturing into the city. Plan on moving there next year, knock on wood. ☺

  • @gabrielstangel919
    @gabrielstangel919 Год назад +7

    Awesome video dude. Camera work is great. Love the commentary. Moving to Philly soon, this was helpful.

  • @saleemackridge339
    @saleemackridge339 Год назад +3

    My hometown the 215 I enjoy your videos toon stay safe

  • @alfonsogreen2722
    @alfonsogreen2722 Год назад +4

    Me n a friend was there May of this year. We really enjoyed ourselves. All I can say is I finally been 2 Philadelphia

    • @TOON215
      @TOON215  Год назад +2

      That's awesome 🙏✨️

  • @noworries2432
    @noworries2432 10 месяцев назад +2

    Good tour

  • @Imanwilliams109
    @Imanwilliams109 Месяц назад +1

    I’ve got to personally go to Phil and walk around myself to give some feedback. 🙂

  • @davidsimpson9535
    @davidsimpson9535 Год назад +2

    Thank you for the tour

  • @rashadchalabi
    @rashadchalabi Год назад +3

    I like I like🧡

  • @jbwarnock4758
    @jbwarnock4758 9 месяцев назад +3

    THANKS TOON

    • @TOON215
      @TOON215  9 месяцев назад +1

      No problem buddy. Thank you for your support. Hope you and your family are doing well 🙏🤜🤛🙌

  • @shotmanperson
    @shotmanperson Год назад +2

    great views- u cutting it up on video too subscribed Lol

  • @yvonneplant9434
    @yvonneplant9434 Год назад +4

    No one in Philadelphia calls that line the Blue Line. It's the MarketFrankford Line or MFL. Or just the EL.

  • @debrazito9187
    @debrazito9187 Год назад +6

    i absolutely love your hard work. may i make one suggestion that you would kindly add date and time in the beginning of your journeys. thanks!

  • @9saudi9
    @9saudi9 3 месяца назад

    Rally I enjoyed with the beautiful tour thanks bro

  • @jimcathcart5116
    @jimcathcart5116 4 месяца назад +3

    The union league was in the movie trading places with Eddie Murphy and Dan acroid

  • @adrianaschmann6275
    @adrianaschmann6275 Год назад +2

    Nice Tour as usual Toon , just thinking that I''ll be about 86 when Sixer's New Arena Project is Done !!!

  • @gems400
    @gems400 Год назад +3

    My hometown….

  • @edcooper3896
    @edcooper3896 Год назад +2

    New camera? Picture was great. Good tour too TOON.

  • @phillyrich3249
    @phillyrich3249 Год назад +5

    Calling Reading terminal a food court it’s like calling McDonald’s a French restaurant lol man it’s way more than a food court people from all over the world come to Reading terminal you know that. However great job once again my man

    • @TOON215
      @TOON215  Год назад +1

      Appreciate the support 🙏

    • @mariowalker9048
      @mariowalker9048 Год назад +2

      Lol I never heard anyone call McDonald's a French restaurant

    • @phillyrich3249
      @phillyrich3249 Год назад +1

      @@mariowalker9048 exactly 😄

  • @Technologyphilly76
    @Technologyphilly76 Год назад +3

    I took this walk for over 30 years

  • @GIRLRAZR
    @GIRLRAZR Год назад +4

    HEY THE AMISH FOLK ARE VERY COOL! OK?

  • @tucathehuskyboxermix3397
    @tucathehuskyboxermix3397 8 месяцев назад +1

    Not the Amish family being the amusement lmao

  • @neilyhoops
    @neilyhoops Год назад +3

    Idk why someone would stop you from touring Reading Terminal. I mean I get it, but you just gave them a free commercial. Now I am interested in going to it.

  • @durf2753
    @durf2753 Год назад

    Philly is a decent 9-5 town. Great tour, Toon!!!!!!

    • @yvonneplant9434
      @yvonneplant9434 Год назад

      😂 Center City has about 50,000 living there. It's residential.

    • @girlgod7201
      @girlgod7201 10 месяцев назад

      LOL! IF U EVEN KNEW HOW TO GOOGLE U WOULD KNOW ITS AT LEAST 69,000! @@yvonneplant9434

    • @girlgod7201
      @girlgod7201 10 месяцев назад +1

      YEAH DURF WE CAN TELL U NEVER BEEN TO THIS CITY. JUST GIVE IT A REST K?

    • @GIRLRAZR
      @GIRLRAZR 5 месяцев назад

      Hey hun if we know how to use google then we know Center City population is nearly 70,000! @@yvonneplant9434

  • @sarcrazy530
    @sarcrazy530 Год назад +4

    11:27 Made the video 10x better lol

  • @frankiedrew9771
    @frankiedrew9771 Месяц назад

    I am moving to West Philly if you haven't already done a tour for that!

  • @RetiredLife825
    @RetiredLife825 Год назад +2

    I was in center city yesterday

  • @phillyrich3249
    @phillyrich3249 Год назад +2

    At the liberty Place building at the top of the building is an observation tower where you get a 360° panoramic view of the entire city it’s worth the visit and you can take great photos at the top of the building

    • @TOON215
      @TOON215  Год назад +1

      Yes sir.... I use to eat in the food court in the basement at 17th and chestnut all the time when I went to school across the st. Thanks for sharing that information with us.

  • @alanparma7358
    @alanparma7358 Год назад +2

    Thanks for the tour, seen all your hood tours, Love from Indonesia

  • @maribethschlosser6785
    @maribethschlosser6785 2 месяца назад +1

    I've lived in Philadelphia my whole life and center city we always just referred to it as town.

    • @TOON215
      @TOON215  2 месяца назад

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Born and raised in North philly my self. Never not once heard anyone refer to it as "town"
      I've heard down town. Or center city.
      Never town. Lol.
      Have a good day

  • @karenmbbaxter
    @karenmbbaxter Год назад +5

    Wow, it's a pretty looking city.......After seeing so much of your RUclips footage from Kensington I just assumed the whole city looked like that.......The subway and streets are very clean.

    • @noregrets1855
      @noregrets1855 Год назад +3

      There's some areas, like every other city, that is pretty rough looking, while many other areas are well taken care of. This city usually makes sure that the high attracted tourist areas are cared for.

    • @MichaelShingo
      @MichaelShingo Год назад +2

      "the subways are very clean" hahahahaha

    • @GIRLRAZR
      @GIRLRAZR Год назад +3

      YES KAREN IT A SHAME! IT TEAR ME UP INSIDE! BUT IT HUMAN NATURE. THE NEGATIVE GET ALL THE ATTENTION AND NOBODY CARE ABOUT ALL THE GOODNESS!
      BUT TRUTH CENTER CITY AND THE SUBURBS ARE BEAUTIFUL. ITS THE IN BETWEEN HOODS TO NORTH WEST AND EAST (CAMDEN) THAT YOU GOT TO WATCH OUT FOR!

  • @mariadiaz1555
    @mariadiaz1555 10 месяцев назад +3

    I'll be in Philly only for a day and really want to make the most of it, how much time do you think will be good for reading terminal?

  • @Leah-ej7ph
    @Leah-ej7ph Год назад +2

    👋🏽👋🏽👋🏽

    • @GIRLRAZR
      @GIRLRAZR Год назад +2

      PHILLY COMING BACK!

  • @barbeerian
    @barbeerian Год назад +3

    Rittenhouse Square IS the park at 18th and Walnut

  • @ronalddoss6996
    @ronalddoss6996 Год назад +4

    Rittenhouse Square probably where Louis Winthorpe lived in the movie Trading Places

    • @yvonneplant9434
      @yvonneplant9434 Год назад +1

      One problem with these tour videos is the lack of research about real people who lived in any of these places.

  • @raineyj560
    @raineyj560 Год назад +2

    Going to Philly in July, this video helps.. Can you recommend a soul food spot in the hood? As a blk woman, I want to visit some parts where my peoples are @? Lol typed before you made the comment about food 🤷🏾

    • @TOON215
      @TOON215  Год назад +1

      Honestly I haven't eaten in regular spots in over 7 years because I'm 100% plant based (vegan) but there is a good Caribbean soul food style vegan spot on palethorpe and girard Ave.
      Other then that sorry I don't know many soul food places 😅🙏

    • @raineyj560
      @raineyj560 Год назад

      @@TOON215 Thanks for responding. I will Goggle Map the location. I didn't watch your whole video because I wanted to see the areas for the 1st time but I did subscribe. Enjoy your day!

  • @williammoore27
    @williammoore27 8 месяцев назад +1

    It's safest to go to the subway trains in Philly!🚇🚇🚇🚇🚇🚇

  • @MiscellaneousMichelle
    @MiscellaneousMichelle Год назад +3

    😊

  • @MadAngel209
    @MadAngel209 Год назад

    59:10 I remember that it used to be a McDonald's where a Panda Express is now.

  • @nightfangs2910
    @nightfangs2910 Год назад +2

    🎶🎶 in the streets of Philadelphia 🎶🎶🎶🎶 🤦🤦🤷🤷🙋🙋

  • @chilypatsofia
    @chilypatsofia 8 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for the info and videos!! Is chestnut st. Area doable walking distance for everyday needs.? Groceries, pharmacies and other needs for someone who is looking to relocate but wants a walkable area? I mean if someone is not $$$😅I love that we can walk to parks, music/shows and festivals but I’m wondering if it’s very expensive for everyday living?

    • @TOON215
      @TOON215  8 месяцев назад +3

      Yes and yes... Thanks for commenting. Yes this area is very walkable. Many resources, entertainment and eateries in walking distance. This is the epicenter of Philadelphias Metropolitan area. However it is also expensive to live in center city because your paying for all those conveniences. But expensive to me may not be expensive to you.
      There are many neighborhoods in Philadelphia with many conveniences that are cheaper, walkable and only a train or bus ride away from Center City Philadelphia. Research the over 150 Philadelphia Neighborhoods to figure out which is best for you.
      Have a wonderful day!

    • @GIRLRAZR
      @GIRLRAZR 5 месяцев назад +1

      MOVE TO PHILLY YOU WILL LOVE IT!

    • @chilypatsofia
      @chilypatsofia 5 месяцев назад +2

      @@GIRLRAZR I have been researching and prices to level out a bit but it will be Philly!! We were raised in NY and I think philly is similar, can’t wait to go explore!❤️

  • @jjoyce46
    @jjoyce46 10 месяцев назад +1

    I used to work at Wanamaker's and Strawbridge and Clothier in the mid 80's. They were the main places to shop at back in the day! Too bad they are gone. I used to shop at the Gallery with my girlfriend's back in the day too. We met at the Clothespin lol.

    • @GIRLRAZR
      @GIRLRAZR 5 месяцев назад

      GONE? MACYS THERE NOW AND RETAIN THE SPIRIT OF WANAMAKERS. THE GALLERY WAS REDONE AND BETTER THAN BEFORE!

  • @durf2753
    @durf2753 Год назад +2

    Advice for improvements to Center City/Downtown: revitalize the alleys with lightings and lots of restaurants/cafe's and bars. Move the 76ers arena to downtown. Big cities have lots of traffic. Downtown San Jose is further along in downtown progress, but Downtown Philly ain't no slouch.

    • @yvonneplant9434
      @yvonneplant9434 Год назад

      San Jose is growing. Phila. will never have that kind of growth again. Housing is still affordable in the Phila. It's part of why the city doesn't have row after row of homeless people tents in Center City.

  • @Philly-mx7pn
    @Philly-mx7pn Год назад

    When you left Philly - where did you go?

  • @RetiredLife825
    @RetiredLife825 Год назад +2

    They already have a 76ers stadium in Wilmington de, why they decide to put one there now?

    • @GIRLRAZR
      @GIRLRAZR Год назад +3

      THATS THE D LEAGUE!

  • @scottcherrysr2368
    @scottcherrysr2368 Год назад +5

    Welcome to my CITY, be careful walking in the city, them kids aren’t playing games down there

    • @GIRLRAZR
      @GIRLRAZR 5 месяцев назад

      AYE WE GON GENTRIFY TO THE POINT THAT ALL THE RIFF RAFF BE DRIVEN OUT BY 1000 MILES...AT LEAST!

  • @durf2753
    @durf2753 Год назад

    Finally, downtown has a water fountain just like the ones in Downtown San Jose, albeit it was shut off in the morning when Toon was in SJ.

    • @yvonneplant9434
      @yvonneplant9434 Год назад +2

      There's been a Love Park fountain since before you were probably born. The Swann Foutain in Logan Circle has been there since the 1920s.

  • @stephenmarshall7709
    @stephenmarshall7709 Год назад

    53 feet trailers

  • @pamelaseamster4862
    @pamelaseamster4862 Год назад

    Is there police in this area

  • @barbeerian
    @barbeerian Год назад +4

    Those 'simple folk' were Mennonite not Amish

  • @ltt5421
    @ltt5421 Год назад +3

    Not everything is Kensington, needle park, Allegany, and drugs.

    • @TOON215
      @TOON215  Год назад

      Yup I have over 500 videos covering over 100 neighborhoods in Philadelphia.
      I also have over 400 videos covering 48 states here in the USA. Feel free to explore my page sometime

  • @durf2753
    @durf2753 Год назад +2

    Palm trees in Philly?????? Say, what????? Yes

  • @martindelporto6617
    @martindelporto6617 Год назад

    Nice video. But this is not the city I remember. It is almost empty compared to pre pandemic. Are still people working from home?

    • @TOON215
      @TOON215  Год назад +1

      Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It usually depends on the time of day. Day of week. And time of year. Some people work from home. But most things are back to normal.

    • @yvonneplant9434
      @yvonneplant9434 Год назад +2

      It is starting to come back. The stubborn WFH people need to leave home. 😂 I mean ...come on...get out of your PJs.

    • @GIRLRAZR
      @GIRLRAZR 5 месяцев назад

      EMPTY? HUH? MARTIN WHERE U BEEN?!

  • @MsAmique
    @MsAmique 8 месяцев назад

    This dude wants to get noticed so badly. 😂🤣

  • @frenchietowers7542
    @frenchietowers7542 2 месяца назад

    say that to my face 😃😄😁😆

  • @michaeltischuk7972
    @michaeltischuk7972 11 месяцев назад +1

    I used to work on 16th and Chestnut in the mid to late nineties, I would commute using the Path train from Camden, I always remember walking up from the subway stairway in Philly and it always smelled like homeless were pretty regular, doing their business there.

    • @GIRLRAZR
      @GIRLRAZR 5 месяцев назад

      HEY MIKEY THANKS FOR THAT IMPORTANT UPDATE! GO AWAY NOW! =)

  • @durf2753
    @durf2753 Год назад +1

    They need to plant more palm trees in South Philly and Northern Liberty/Fishtown to the north

    • @GIRLRAZR
      @GIRLRAZR Год назад +2

      HUH?

    • @yvonneplant9434
      @yvonneplant9434 Год назад +2

      😂 Phila. doesn't have the climate for palm trees.

  • @durf2753
    @durf2753 Год назад +2

    It pains me to see Downtown Philly is struggling with a lot of vacancies. It was fine back in 2018 when I was there, although there isn't a lot to do in heart of the city. Best highlights: Rittenhouse Sq., Reading Terminal, Kimmel Center and Museum of art

    • @schao2156
      @schao2156 Год назад +3

      I was in Center City last week to catch the FlixBus back to NY. Grew up in Philly and remember how exciting it was to explore Center City on weekends. There are so many vacancies now. About 80% of the restaurants I enjoyed pre-pandemic are gone now. The food court @ Liberty Place used to super packed and almost all the vendors were occupied. Now it's around 30% and about 75% of the tables and chairs were removed as well. It's so sad.

    • @yvonnefarrell1029
      @yvonnefarrell1029 Год назад

      Same here, Walnut Street with empty spaces wow. Nonetheless the Reading Terminal market looks great. I am sorry to hear that the Gallery at Market East has closed because that was a major place to meet and greet back in the day and had a good food court as did Strawbridge's. Homesickness setting in here.

    • @schao2156
      @schao2156 Год назад

      @@yvonnefarrell1029 I didn’t even know about the Gallery closing. I remember the city spending years on trying to revitalize it. And to close so soon after the makeover? Sad. I guess that’s where the new Sixers arena is going to be

    • @GIRLRAZR
      @GIRLRAZR Год назад +2

      IT CALLED THE FASHION DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA AND WHO SAY IT CLOSING?!

    • @yvonneplant9434
      @yvonneplant9434 Год назад +2

      It's no where near as bad as what's going on in San Francisco's downtown.

  • @Philly-mx7pn
    @Philly-mx7pn Год назад

    The gayborhood is not just 13th street, it's broad and chestnut through 11th and Pine. 13th street is just the major gay night life street.

    • @GIRLRAZR
      @GIRLRAZR 5 месяцев назад

      AYE THEM FOLKS EVERYWHERE! OK? THERE AINT NO BORDERS TO THAT HOOD!

  • @vmw4444
    @vmw4444 Год назад

    I live downtown and it's not packed downtown anymore. A lot of offices are still closed and working remotely. Saturday's you will find more people downtown and Summer tourist.
    Still recovering this is post lockdown.

    • @GIRLRAZR
      @GIRLRAZR Год назад +2

      PHILLY GONNA COME BACK. JUST YOU BE PATIENT OK?

  • @kevinhoyle8367
    @kevinhoyle8367 Год назад

    That's how u know u N Philly because ppl can't drive

  • @Epic_C
    @Epic_C 9 месяцев назад

    Man, in just one year, a lot has changed in this city. Those democrat policies are working well!

  • @noregrets1855
    @noregrets1855 Год назад

    I always hated going into Center City. Always too crowded for me. The only good things I like down there are those food vendors.

  • @charlesflanagan5441
    @charlesflanagan5441 Год назад

    Go Bills

  • @Lerf8
    @Lerf8 3 месяца назад

    fuck all the Philly politics ruining the city

  • @Sonwalkers247
    @Sonwalkers247 Год назад +3

    Putting the arena in downtown by Chinatown and Reading Terminal is one of the most terrible idea's I've ever heard of. For 1 the businesses would not be able to handle the crowds especially with issues in production, travel and food cost. Adelman is a brilliant wealthy realtor, but working side by side with a major BLM organization to me seems like he is trying to fail proof his project while the other gains a pocket full of finances. The diverse feel of downtown is what makes Philly. Catering to just the sports crowd when Philly is a pioneer city seems it can strangle the life out of tourism even the holiday traffic the tourist industry depends on. I watched people like him in California make many promises build big things that kills people with more taxes, worse traffic and bad clientele and borderline criminal buy-outs. Not to mention the raising of rent cost will force many people who called 'Philly' home, just to line a few organizations pocket books. I hope this idea is shut down.

    • @GIRLRAZR
      @GIRLRAZR Год назад +3

      NOPE! WRONG AGAIN! PHILLY NEED A NEW SPARKLY DOWNTOWN ARENA NOW! NOW!

    • @yvonneplant9434
      @yvonneplant9434 Год назад

      I wouldn't count on it ever happening. There is a lot of resistence.

    • @yvonneplant9434
      @yvonneplant9434 Год назад

      ​@@GIRLRAZR No, we don't. Sixers are losers!!!!

    • @GIRLRAZR
      @GIRLRAZR 5 месяцев назад

      NEW MAYOR IS PRO BUSINESS THANKS GOD! FINALLY! @@yvonneplant9434

  • @stephenmarshall7709
    @stephenmarshall7709 Год назад

    Why do you always assume your viewers are dumb? Like a compass, if anyone knows one direction such as North the obviously south is opposite and it's so obvious I'm not gonna explain the rest.

  • @myfirstcrappyvideobilly
    @myfirstcrappyvideobilly Год назад

    Yeah but I ain't see one homeless person.

    • @steev7343
      @steev7343 Год назад +2

      Oh they’re around trust me lol

    • @myfirstcrappyvideobilly
      @myfirstcrappyvideobilly Год назад

      @@steev7343 I do

    • @yvonneplant9434
      @yvonneplant9434 Год назад +4

      ​@@steev7343 Not like out west. Compared to LA or SF Phila. hardly has any visable homeless people.

    • @brooksorlando4510
      @brooksorlando4510 2 месяца назад

      ​@@yvonneplant9434It's the worst in FL on East Coast. West Coast is def worse though. Agreed. I lived in San Diego for a bit... beautiful city, loved ppl, etc. Homeless was really bad though. Understandable too because basic necessities are there...nice weather, drug of choice is easily accessible, cops won't disturb their tents if they aren't making a scene, food banks are close by. It's understandable why...if I decided I give up and be homeless, I'd prob aim to live in SoCal as well haha

  • @paulietteburnett7270
    @paulietteburnett7270 6 месяцев назад

    Taft