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I was going to say Philly is more Bmore than NYC. That probably is true to an extent, but I am going to go the other way and say it is closer to NYC for the simple reason that the stuff that comes out of Philadelphia, like NYC, ends up being larger than life and have an influence greater than their own metro. I don't know if there is 3 bigger names in the African American community in 2014 than Kevin Hart, Bill Cosby, and Will Smith all native sons of North and West Philly. Sports stars such as Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain (Don't worry I am not forgetting about Carmelo, is he more B'more or NY these days anyway). NYC and Philadelphia both started the tradition of having thanksgiving day parades downtown. Both Philly and NYC have held the position of having the tallest building in the world at the time. World's Fairs, Pope Visits, Political Conventions, Mobsters trying to reinvent themselves, nationally known regional food, all 4 sports teams, famous movies set in them, tv shows set them, events that shaped America, etc. A lot of people don't know that the first time a piece of the statue of liberty was ever shown it was in Fairmount Park
Reasons why Philly is more B'more: Economy, rowhouses, relative affordability
You forget to mention dialects. The Philly accent shares more similarities with Baltimore than it does with the New York accent.
You forget to mention dialects. The Philly accent shares more similarities with Baltimore than it does with the New York accent.
Yes absolutely. I wrote a long post about why Philly and Baltimore are more similar and was like wait.. I mine as well go the other way because there are aspects of both in Philadelphia.
I was going to say Philly is more Bmore than NYC. That probably is true to an extent, but I am going to go the other way and say it is closer to NYC for the simple reason that the stuff that comes out of Philadelphia, like NYC, ends up being larger than life and have an influence greater than their own metro. I don't know if there is 3 bigger names in the African American community in 2014 than Kevin Hart, Bill Cosby, and Will Smith all native sons of North and West Philly. Sports stars such as Kobe Bryant and Wilt Chamberlain (Don't worry I am not forgetting about Carmelo, is he more B'more or NY these days anyway). NYC and Philadelphia both started the tradition of having thanksgiving day parades downtown. Both Philly and NYC have held the position of having the tallest building in the world at the time. World's Fairs, Pope Visits, Political Conventions, Mobsters trying to reinvent themselves, nationally known regional food, all 4 sports teams, famous movies set in them, tv shows set them, events that shaped America, etc. A lot of people don't know that the first time a piece of the statue of liberty was ever shown it was in Fairmount Park
Reasons why Philly is more B'more: Economy, rowhouses, relative affordability
Interesting point. Don't forget though that Will Smith's spouse Jada Pinkett Smith hails from Baltimore's Cherry Hill.
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