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Originally Posted by kyb01
The guy is laughable and annoying. He's posted on the Philadelphia board with his " expert" advice about what should have happen in a city he has never lived in. Philly either doesn't have enough trees(nevermind our huge municipal parks)or there are way too many rowhouses. Then there are his silly comparisons between Chicago and Phila. Two cities with completely different histories.
And since I am learning he hasn't lived in Chicago in 30 years nothing he says has any legitimacy.
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Realizing Philly thread posters ABHORE Chicago comparisons accepting only NYC. My comment of ROW HOMES NOT BEING MY FAVORITE HOUSING in a Philly thread. WAS ON PAR WITH YELLING FIRE IN THE THEATER
. Philly being 65% Row homes. Not including Double-Homes/Duplex varieties. HAD ME BOMBARDED WITH NEGATIVITY.
My comments on Chicago's superior housing choices of Single homes with set-backs from sidewalks and streets WAS ....not liked. In comparison to Philly's walled blocks of tight Row homes.
I never addressed Philly Parks. Merely Philly could do a LOT MORE WITH THEIR RIVERFRONT and Center City/Downtown has no grand Parks. Some Colonial era small squares in neighborhoods yes. Mentioning Chicago's Grant and Millennium Park
Again did not go well.
I NEVER BERATED PHILLY. I applaud all cities bouncing back in GENTRIFICATION of Philly's Center City and expanding to other neighborhoods.
Someone in this thread...who mentioned 20-somethings moving in apparently meant those responsible for much of the Gentrification.... Perhaps they are not fond of?
I mentioned CHICAGO FULL HUGE TREE LINE STREETS TO ITS FRONT LAWNED BUNGALOW BELT.
PHILLY ESPECIALLY many un-gentrified neighborhoods as my previously posted streetview360s showed, have NO GREEN FRONTAGE or Trees. That truth did not go well either. Of course many Philly row blocks... especially Colonial and later 20th century blocks have plenty of trees. But there was a BOOM in PHILLY of these TIGHT PLAIN BLOCKS OF WALLED TO WALL SOLID BLOCKS OF ROWS FOR THE MASSES. That are prevalent especially on its the North side.
I mentioned I could see HIGH-RISES lining Philly's Riverfront drive which has available land and is broad with flowers and trees nicely planted in its median. Donald Trump had a major high-end one planned on the River. But was canceled due to the 2008 crash. Again oh we tried it or how dare a outsider tell locals what they can very well....come up with their own...
Another comment I made was Philly's main thoroughfare through Downtown, Broad Street. It has a plain median cars park on, I could see with green even flowers as parts of Chicago's main thoroughfare of Michigan Ave have and trees. WELL JUST RECENTLY THE CITY DID ANNOUNCE SUCH A PLAN
. But it was mocked when I mentioned it
. I was proven RIGHT and PHILLY WILL DO THIS TO BROAD STREET NOW... CONCEPT LOOK ��
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There were threads "What can Philly do to improve and gain more tourist" I mentioned Chicago's Navy Pier and a Amusement one on Philly's Riverfront would be nice and draw tourist as Chicago's ...NOT WELL RECIEVED LOL. Oh I posted pictures for example, and streetviews on where on the Riverfront is a smaller pier and land across to developed too.
I noted that much of Philly and all of Chicago. Still had BOOM GROWTH LATE 1800s Through the first half oh the 20th century. CHICAGO CONTINUED ITS FULL ALLEYWAY SYSTEM. PHILLY DID NOT. THE SQUEEZED MORE HOMES ON ALLEY SIZED STREETS THEN.
Philly developers actually PROMOTED this style of housing for the masses. At the Chicago Worlds Fair. For $2,500 You could buy one. CHICAGO DID NOT FOLLOW THAT LEAD. In part because of new rules after the Chicago Fire.
Posting pictures and streetview360° made some VERY HEATED. Over HOW DARE I.
I also noted Chicago went to its Craftsman Bungalow belt 1/3 of the city. 1910-1940. Philly continued its blocks of tight rows at the low end. But did add set-backs for other varieties of Row blocks with green frontage. At least West Philly in University Park. Are nice Victorian Grand Singles.
But this thread on WHAT CITY IS THE NEXT CHICAGO? Is not really on housing. It is on level of importance in the Nation in Population to Business, Finance, Banking ect. No other city will reach NYC level. San Francisco with Silicon valley already claims Metro GDP passed Chicago metro. Toronto (not in the US) Surpassed the City proper population in North America. Houston is next eyeing city proper population surpassing and has done much annexing of communities. But Washington DC eyes its Metro overtaking Chicago metro population in the future. Atlanta also sees It could be situated for a boom to greatly grow.
I could add DO NOT mention Chicago in Cleveland threads. A Thread calling Cleveland a mini-Chicago.... was unacceptable to them and to say Cleveland could have more of a Lakefront like Chicago has. Did not either.
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