With cookie sales underway, Girl Scouts celebrate their Philadelphia roots

Name: With cookie sales underway, Girl Scouts celebrate their Philadelphia roots
Uploaded: 2026-01-14T07:49:00-0500
Duration: 1 min 2 s
Description: Girl Scout cookie season is here – a nearly century-old tradition that has its origins in Philadelphia. It all started 94 years ago, when Girl Scouts baked and sold cookies in the windows of the Philadelphia Gas and Electric Company. A historical marker stands today where it all happened near Arch and North Broad streets.

Girl Scout cookie season is here – a nearly century-old tradition that has its origins in Philadelphia. It all started 94 years ago, when Girl Scouts baked and sold cookies in the windows of the Philadelphia Gas and Electric Company. A historical marker stands today where it all happened near Arch and North Broad streets.