Back in the day, we used to go to the legendary Front Street in Philly for the street races. On a good night, there were over 100 cars and a thousand spectators. Philly cops would swarm and try to shut it down...but they never stopped it.
John Eddie and the Front Street Runners took their name from the place. The drum beat in the hit song “Jungle Boy” was said to have been inspired by the lope of an engine the drummer heard one night at the street races.