The term, "The Badlands", was popularized in part by the novel Third and Indiana by then Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Steve Lopez.
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The Philadelphia Badlands contain a diverse mix of ethnicities, including Puerto Ricans, blacks, and the Irish.
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