Philadelphia’s Famous Watermelon Stand | NYT Cooking
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- Carter Watermelon is one of the oldest family-run stands in Philadelphia. It sells out its stock of watermelon, which includes a dozen or so varieties, most days in the summer, and people travel across state lines to get to it. Why? After 71 years of selling watermelons, it’s more than fair to say that the Carters are experts. Follow along as video journalist CC Allen learns the storied history behind the four-generation-long fruit stand.
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I have lived in Philly all of my life and never knew until now that this stand existed.
Same 😤 but so thankful, I know now. And I, will be spreading the word ✊🏾
Lol, I lived on 68th and Paschall and was in Eastwick plenty and never knew 😭
I'm all the way in West oak Lane I had no idea My farmers market is out of watermelons and I heard a guy on the stand had watermelons stand Not far from me.... But I never heard of this guy Carter's right here
I’ve bought watermelons from these guys for 30 years, when I’m in Eastwick. Philly treasures.
I wish I knew about this when I visited. I came from Indiana.
This is amazing. A family business that held up for generations. God bless
Bought a watermelon 🍉 from Mr. Carter in the past and held a great convo with him. Awesome family.
That's cool!
No you didn't 👎
@@geniocristo5297 Elijah told me about this post. So I came to show support. Thanks for your support!
Elijah is also a Vietnam vet so plz show this family some love yall ❤
Just now finding out about this, and I live 15 minutes away from the stand…mad it took this long but happy I now have a watermelon hookup,
So happy for you! Wish I lived in the area.
Shame on you!! You should pay more attention to what's going on n your World!!
Really I live in Sharon Hill
Same! I'm heading over as soon as I can
Can’t wait to get my melons!!
Generations of hard work and the attitude that serving your community is being a boss.👏🏼
Born and raised in Philly. My great-grandfather was the pastor of the church they are in front of. I ONLY GET MY WATERMELONS FROM HERE. NO WHERE ELSE!! RIGHT HERE.
Whoever had the lead for this story - brilliant. Love to see it!!!
YES YES YES
MORE CONTENT LIKE THIS
PLEASE
Voiceover human you did this family justice with the way you shared their legacy .I also now want to vibe with a watermelon.
WHY is it that I'm 49yrs.old from CAMDEN,N.J and I have family in SW PHILLY and ain't NEVA HEARD OF THESE MEN!?!?!? TRUST & BELIEVE I'll be there tomorrow!!!!👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿💯💯💯🖤🖤🖤
Grew up down the road from this crew. They are ALWAYS out there.
Coming from Virginia, where is it?
Beautiful family and an amazing commitment to their livelihood. This is a great piece CC Allen. Well done.
Yo, I love my city , we got the best people, thank you for shining the light on this wonderful family.
What a wonderful story about a great family & legacy. Can’t wait till my next trip home to NJ… definitely making a stop here :)
nothing make me more happy then seeing people making a living the right away . hats off and lots of support .
Omg! I drive past this spot twice a day EVERY day. I have almost gotten into car accidents at that spot because of the people blocking the turn right there. Thanks for shining a light on this family. And their business.
Hi Kim!
@@jasoncarroll8182 lmao. Stop following me. Funny you would check this story out.
I haven't seen a watermelon with seeds in over 20 years. The sweetest ever. I will be there ASAP !!!
Odd…here in Florida, they still sell them at most stores, when it’s watermelon season. It’s just the yellow flesh watermelons that are impossible to find here.
Facts, me too
@@twdjt6245 Yellow flesh melons aren’t impossible to find in Miami check on119 and 27 ave near the Rolex strip club got one there before
And I ain't seen seedless watermelon ever
@@ahuman4433 , I live near Pittsburgh. The seedless melons are plentiful. I have a difficult time finding the ones with seeds.
I live down the street, I agree the best watermelon, it’s always a pleasure to see them out selling their watermelons!!!
This is wonderful. I love watermelon but as a Black person there is still so much stigma around enjoying this wonderful fruit. I am so happy that these men are here to celebrate and profit from this African fruit.
Don't know about that, but as the whitest casper looking white guy, my family goes through about 3-4 a week during the summer. Why judge delicious?
@@Dontmakemereregister That's the thing about racism, it just doesn't make sense at all.
My younger daughter, of Chinese ethnicity, is the biggest watermelon fan in our family.
It’s disgusting the way watermelons have been used to make racist attacks. As a white person, I don’t know how to fight that. But we’ll keep buying and eating watermelons.
👁️♥️🍗&🍉
Let that stigma go, there is history in this fruit and it’s damn delicious. My favorite fruit.
Awesome story! We Mexicans call it sandia and as kids we couldn't get enough of it. Grandma made us eat it outside and to this day, it reminds me of happy summers outdoors with my cousins. Food is truly life.
I approve this message my friend 👍🏿👌🏿❤️
Yessssss The Watermelon man as we PHILADELPHIANS Call him I love his yellow 💛watermelon
👁️♥️🍗&🍉
Where he located
Dam i think i never had the yellow one
These smalll town hero stories are the best. Thanks for taking time to share their story.
Amazing history! Can’t wait to visit and get some watermelons!
My grandfather only trusted him he was from South Carolina but when he met this man he was happy he moved to Philly for this guy to be there
Reminds me of the Japanese tuna dealers from Tsukiji market. They devote their entire lives to their craft. Truly admirable.
Thanks for this piece! So awesome learning about this family’s legacy.
Beautiful story and beautifully told
Best watermelon in Philly area! I’ve been going for years with my family. get the yellow kind - so good!!!
I want to go just to try the yellow watermelon! I've never seen that before
@@raemunroe
Me too.
Wat does it tates like
Oh I love their watermelons so much I just was there yesterday
Omg! I have passed this place a thousand times and had no idea of the history. Now I know I will be sure to support. I love how they are passing the knowledge of the business on to each generation after the next.
I never met these guys, but I'll never forget the watermelon farmer that taught me how to pick the best melon when I was a kid, I still teach people the way he taught me :) bet you could learn a lot from these guys if you sat and listened. I'll be sure to stop by if I come thru philly!
Awesome piece. I'm genuinely surprised someone (esp one of the family members) haven't setup a watermelon smoothie/slushy stand right next to it, using the watermelons they sell. Imagine either stopping for one of their melons or stopping to get a delicious watermelon slushy, or both.
They really should do that. I would be there every weekend!!
Yes!!!
Nice plan, I can see that happening!
Used to do that. 3yrs ago when I used to work there.
@@7heLoveofGod , has covid hurt their business at all?
Almost 40 years old and I just now, from this video, actually heard the difference in the tapping! Genuinely screamed and could have sworn I saw a lightbulb light up. It's the small things 💪😊😝
Since I was a kid!! I remember these guys! Pepper Middle School!
This is such a delightful story. Gonna have to purchase from them if I get out that way.
My friend Denny swears by this man and now so do I! Best watermelon ever!
70 years legacy.. respect
Wonderful story, I chop my watermelon 🍉 up and put it in a bowl to save space in the refrigerator.
Thank you. Such a great story of the history of the family and their connection to the Civil Rights movement. Honestly, just seeing how their customers respect what they have to offer...they are true "melon whisperers".
This stand just went on my bucket list! The beauty in teaching your children the truth in incredibly empowering. Spend time with your kids teaching them the value of hard work. Their lives will be changed exponentially for the better
Amazing video and story. Thank you for this. More like this please, NYTimes!!
I am so grateful to have been here before. I fly to Philly for Shriners hospital for my kid. I love fruit stands and been to many on road trips. I’m a Dirty dancing fan. And when I got this huge watermelon it reminded me of movie because I was on my way to the Pocones.
I need a roadtrip to these watermelons asap!
Going out to buy one tomorrow.❤
Thank you for sharing this wonderful family. I am a proud Philadelphian!
Yes! I've bought their melons! Excellent, compelling video! Thank you NYT.
This is a beautiful story I think one of my favorite CZcams videos ever
This is an amazing story. Thank you for sharing. God Bless this family and their legacy.
This Jawn be popping. If you know, you know!
EXCELLENT reporting!!! Thank you for sharing!
This made my morning! Beautiful story and family
Beautiful story. Thank you.
Mad respect to these folks. It's way more than just a business & a lot more than just about watermelon. Such a beautiful family 👍
When I come to Philadelphia I’m definitely coming here.
Somebody could’ve invested in them get them a farm to bring it to the national level 💯
Never knew there were different watermelons. Just over the bridge, I’ll def stop by.
A wonderful video.
Thank you.
WOW! What a beautiful story and legacy!
Such a beautiful, inspiring story. And my god do I want a watermelon :)
very enjoyable, more like this please!!
Wow, thank you for this story, these stories need to be told. God Bless
Awesome content!
Knowledge is key. Happy for them!
Yum best summer fruit 😋👍. Keep up with the great Watermelons & kindness guys 🍉
Beautiful story!!
More tools for coming generations to succeed in life, in a GOOD way
We need more of that
Nice seeing a continuing family business, refreshing.
I LOVE THIS AND HOW CLOSE THEY ARE💜💜💜💜👏👏👏👏
This video makes me wanna take a road trip from St. Louis to Philly just for watermelons.
A fantastic story history, legacy and watermelon.
Thank you for this!🙏🏿🦋
I've passed them many times, and always said I would purchase a few, will definitely go there tomorrow. Thank you for this video.
makes me so happy❤️
This is a beautiful story
Such an amazing story! Incredibly sad it had to come out of violence like what happened to the brothers’ father.
Oooh 😯 a good watermelon 🍉 salad 🥗 is necessary!!! Yum 😋 #Outstanding gentleman!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Whew!!!
These look awesome!!!
😂Mannn, if I was granted 3 wishes, one of them would be to get myself one of these beautiful watermelons!👍🏿
Wonderful story!
Instructions unclear, I knocked out my new friend trying to check his vibrations
I got to pay them a visit + love the history behind the business!!!
Live minutes from world famous Smith County Watermelons in MS. And I would LOVE to try these and just sit and listen to their stories!!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I've eaten so many watermelons growing up in the South, you can't pay me to eat them now... but If I'm ever in Philly again I'll surely be stopping by the Carter's spot to have a taste
Great story. I wish them many more years of wisdom and success.
In 1979 I lived on 60 Samson st . Mr Carter sold watermelons 🍉 on 61 & Walnut Street BEST WATERMELON! My grandmother would send me to go get the watermelon !!!
Wow this was awesome!!
This is a legacy that will live on for generations. 💪🏾💪🏾
My Uncle been supporting them for yeeeeeeeears.
They have the right knowledge about watermelon 🍉
I'm so happy I seen this, every summer it's always the grocery store watermelon that is usually not good and seedless. People think watermelons should have no seeds, but I disagree. I've found my new watermelon spot thanks
I drove past this in Southwest Philly everyday on lindenburgh and 84th street
This is cool! Love watermelon. 1st time seeing yellow watermelon too.
I love this 😍
Philly has so many gems
Almost every week in the Summer my husband gets ours from here.
Just got one today!
Great story about a wonderful family legacy.
Love seeing this.
Just know this...If you want a firm sweet watermelon this is your guy. Treat yourself and get one of these watermelons.....The best in the city.
Everyone in that area should get there watermelon from this family... Support hardwork and knowledge
My grandma use to take me to see the watermelon man, I love this. More content like this
You done good, Mr. Dover Carter. Continue to guide your family from wherever you are.