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Clown crawl spreads into a sprawl at local park

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With bars in Philadelphia closed amid the coronavirus pandemic, Pat Kelly's annual "clown crawl," a bar crawl through Fishtown where attendees dress as clowns, was instead reduced to a trip to Penn Treaty Park. A handful of people drank beers. "Clown sprawl," Kelly called it, as the group tried to observe social distancing requirements.

Pat Kelly, at left, also known as “Clowney McClownface,” and Ashley McGarry, right, also known as “Funny Bunny,” wave to motorists along E. Columbia Avenue in Philadelphia, Pa. on May 3, 2020.
Pat Kelly, at left, also known as “Clowney McClownface,” and Ashley McGarry, right, also known as “Funny Bunny,” wave to motorists along E. Columbia Avenue in Philadelphia, Pa. on May 3, 2020.Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
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