He says he still drives his car - though no longer at night. Blame the Y-chromosome - except in the case of 103-year-old Russell Harvey, the oldest man in Philadelphia. Owing to some apparently superior genetics, the vast majority of centenarians are women. Another 176 Philadelphians are on the cusp at 99. In total, there are 454 hundred-year-olds in Philadelphia, according to the Office of the City Representative. Asked what he thought of the current mayor, Leuzzi, the 99-year-old Purple Heart–winner, responded more philosophically: “There’s too many of ’em.” Needless to say, the honorees have seen more than their fair share of politicians over the course of a century. When Ruth Hopson, the oldest attendee at 106, was born, Rudolph Blankenburg was mayor, elected as a member of the Keystone Party. The Mayor’s Centenarian Celebration has fêted Philly’s hundred-plus population every year since 2001. Mayors Street, Nutter and Kenney have all hosted the festivities over the years.
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