Frank Joseph Tartaglia was a true son of the Italian Market. His father had a bustling fruit business in the iconic market. But he and his older brother, Joseph Frank Tartaglia, realized young that they weren’t content slinging produce.

Together, the Tartaglia Brothers created a grungy, glorious haven for South Philadelphia musicians, artists, and dreamers nestled amid Ninth’s Street’s storefronts and grocery stalls in Connie’s Ric Rac club.