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Can you post some Mainline areas from Google Street view?
Sure I can look up some street views and post them. The thing I love most about the Main Line is that it feels as if you are in England. It has such a British feel with its historic architecture and built form/layout, which is so unique.
It makes sense because the area was founded by William Penn and notable Welsh and that Quaker charm still exists.
With that, it is very Old Money in form, so most opulent homes are hidden with yes "nature", the very thing which makes the Main Line so not cookie cutter. Most homes sit behind large trees and gardens but I can look up some street views. It is very gauche on the Main Line to display your home, but rather it should sit behind a gate and trees.
You have to really be present in person to experience how unique the Main Line is.
It sums up The Main Line in a very accurate 2 minute video. Have fun
Let me know what you think?
I appreciate BostonBornMass street views. You really have to be in person to experience how serene the Main Line is. It is just oh so beautiful and way nicer than NOVA. I think the video link above really will tell the story in a concise way on the rich history and uniqueness that few suburbs in the USA can match.
As I said, its character and history and culture give it a very English vibe. You feel at times you are in the UK not the USA when you are there.
It sums up The Main Line in a very accurate 2 minute video. Have fun
Let me know what you think?
I appreciate BostonBornMass street views. You really have to be in person to experience how serene the Main Line is. It is just oh so beautiful and way nicer than NOVA. I think the video link above really will tell the story in a concise way on the rich history and uniqueness that few suburbs in the USA can match.
As I said, its character and history and culture give it a very English vibe. You feel at times you are in the UK not the USA when you are there.
That video made it look extremely dull/bland. Main Line looks more exciting than that. Doesnt do it justice for being the 3rd-4th nices stretch of suburbs in the Nation.
It sums up The Main Line in a very accurate 2 minute video. Have fun
Let me know what you think?
I appreciate BostonBornMass street views. You really have to be in person to experience how serene the Main Line is. It is just oh so beautiful and way nicer than NOVA. I think the video link above really will tell the story in a concise way on the rich history and uniqueness that few suburbs in the USA can match.
As I said, its character and history and culture give it a very English vibe. You feel at times you are in the UK not the USA when you are there.
That's a pretty good video. The Mainline looks very nice, I must admit.
That video made it look extremely dull/bland. Main Line looks more exciting than that. Doesnt do it justice for being the 3rd-4th nices stretch of suburbs in the Nation.
I mean sure, I did not produce the video. Although it sums up the history and also # of top ranking liberal ivies it holds. Haverford, Villanova, Bryn Mawr (NOVA has none of this).
Not to mention Swarthmore. (Not the Main Line but still the Philadelphia burbs). And also so pretty.
The reason there is no Real Housewives of Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia is because the wealth is Old Money.
You have to experience the Main Line in life to know it. But yes in this thread, it exceeds NOVA by many regards. Just as KOP Mall exceeds Tysons.
I do love DC though, it is one of my Fav 5 US cities. But I appreciate the Philadelphia history more and its suburbs. That is just me. Others can think differently.
That video made it look extremely dull/bland. Main Line looks more exciting than that. Doesnt do it justice for being the 3rd-4th nices stretch of suburbs in the Nation.
dont get me started on my hatred of the Metrowest and how overrated it is.
"Do you want an overpriced 2000sqft Colonial with no garage, window AC units in a town that is 99% white that is afraid to build multifamily units in fear that it will bring in undesirables? For only $2,500,000! Come to the MetroWest today!"
dont get me started on my hatred of the Metrowest and how overrated it is.
"Do you want an overpriced 2000sqft Colonial with no garage, window AC units in a town that is 99% white that is afraid to build multifamily units in fear that it will bring in undesirables? For only $2,500,000! Come to the MetroWest today!"
But the culture is literally and blatantly "dullness". People buy into it for schools, predictability, privacy, homogeneity, and quiet. Mainline is the same. with slightly denser centers but its not super exciting. by any stretch of the imagination.
I mean sure, I did not produce the video. Although it sums up the history and also # of top ranking liberal ivies it holds. Haverford, Villanova, Bryn Mawr (NOVA has none of this).
Not to mention Swarthmore. (Not the Main Line but still the Philadelphia burbs). And also so pretty.
The reason there is no Real Housewives of Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia is because the wealth is Old Money.
You have to experience the Main Line in life to know it. But yes in this thread, it exceeds NOVA by many regards. Just as KOP Mall exceeds Tysons.
I do love DC though, it is one of my Fav 5 US cities. But I appreciate the Philadelphia history more and its suburbs. That is just me. Others can think differently.
I prefer the new money look of NOVA, but I appreciate the Mainline's beauty.
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