Philly putting its downtown area up in lights

Philadelphia is now the "Electri-City," having achieved this dubious distinction by turning on permanent, multicolored architectural lights on 12 historic downtown buildings in the streets around City Hall. It's part of a push by the Center City District to "build downtown night-time street traffic, civic pride and add to city's cultural attractions," and includes an ad campaign by LevLane. The juice will flow all year round, from dusk until midnight. Hey, I like lights as much as the next guy, but electricity alone is unlikely to attract many visitors, who can already witness that marvel of science in Topeka, Oxnard, Walla-Walla and most other cities across this great nation.