The Amazing Success of Philly’s William Penn: How he turned a howling wilderness into America’s fastest growing city. Jim has presented this PowerPoint program about 40 times to community groups, libraries, high-rise condos and even to the annual meeting of the Engineers Club of Philadelphia, to great accolades. It covers more than 300 years of Philly history in about 45 minutes plus Q&A. It includes facts about Philadelphia most residents don’t know … shows in out-of-this world photo of Philly … and ends with an easy way to remember Philadelphia Streets south of Market.