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Old 09-12-2015, 09:27 AM
 
Location: New York City
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Not at all. I think you meant to say Pittsburgh is a more middle class city, while proportionally, Philadelphia has more lower class or poor. I respect Pittsburgh a lot but there is more wealth in Center City than the entirety of Pittsburgh. That's not including Lower North (Fairmount, Northern Liberties, Spring Garden) West Philly (UCity, Spruce Hill, Cedar Park), South Philly (Bella Vista, Queen Village, Graduate Hospital) and Northwest Philly (West Mt. Airy, Chestnut Hill, Manayunk).

Philadelphia is a larger city. There's going to be more wealth in both suburbs and city limits.

How many homes are selling in the city limits of Pittsburgh for $1 mill plus? Very few. How many condo towers filled with million plus units or under construction? None.

The Philadelphia you knew from two years ago is not even the same city. Philadelphia county will overtake Pittsburgh city in median household income by 2020.

Philadelphia:
Center City household income now in the six figures - philly-archives
That was a silly argument to say that Pittsburgh is a wealthier city. Pittsburgh is very middle class. While Philadelphia has more impoverished neighborhoods, Center City alone outweighs all of Pittsburgh.

Its proven that the vast majority of the states economy and money comes out of our 5 county SE PA region.

Pittsburgh is a pretty city, but if you looking at this debate in a economic and power way it is no contest.
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Old 09-12-2015, 11:43 AM
 
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Everyone that knows me know that I love my adopted hometown of Philly and I'm a "Philly Booster." I can go on and on about how great our museums and cultural institutions are; how fine our restaurant scene is; how important our history is; the abundance of our architectural treasures; etc. etc.

However, in my view Pittsburgh is a more beautiful city. The 'Burgh has several neighborhoods that are equal or superior in charm to our Manayunk. The hills, the greenery, the streetscapes, the mountains, even the rivers ... in my opinion surpass in beauty what Philadelphia has.
Certainly agree with you about the beauty of its location.
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Old 09-12-2015, 11:47 AM
 
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Not at all. I think you meant to say Pittsburgh is a more middle class city, while proportionally, Philadelphia has more lower class or poor. I respect Pittsburgh a lot but there is more wealth in Center City than the entirety of Pittsburgh. That's not including Lower North (Fairmount, Northern Liberties, Spring Garden) West Philly (UCity, Spruce Hill, Cedar Park), South Philly (Bella Vista, Queen Village, Graduate Hospital) and Northwest Philly (West Mt. Airy, Chestnut Hill, Manayunk).

Philadelphia is a larger city. There's going to be more wealth in both suburbs and city limits.

How many homes are selling in the city limits of Pittsburgh for $1 mill plus? Very few. How many condo towers filled with million plus units or under construction? None.

The Philadelphia you knew from two years ago is not even the same city. Philadelphia county will overtake Pittsburgh city in median household income by 2020.

Philadelphia:
Center City household income now in the six figures - philly-archives
Additionally I read recently that the number of New Yorkers moving to Philly is now more than Philly-ites moving to NYC. That's probably a factor wrt wealth here.
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Old 09-12-2015, 11:50 AM
 
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That was a silly argument to say that Pittsburgh is a wealthier city. Pittsburgh is very middle class. While Philadelphia has more impoverished neighborhoods, Center City alone outweighs all of Pittsburgh.

Its proven that the vast majority of the states economy and money comes out of our 5 county SE PA region.

Pittsburgh is a pretty city, but if you looking at this debate in a economic and power way it is no contest.
That is what I, personally, find infuriating about how Harrisburg treats the Phila. area.
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Old 09-12-2015, 01:44 PM
 
Location: New York City
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That is what I, personally, find infuriating about how Harrisburg treats the Phila. area.
Because to them we are all liberals on welfare
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Old 09-12-2015, 02:42 PM
 
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Because to them we are all liberals on welfare
We also helped a certain black guy become POTUS not once but twice. Rest-assured they positively hate us for that! Lol
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Old 09-12-2015, 06:10 PM
 
Location: Philly
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Not at all. I think you meant to say Pittsburgh is a more middle class city, while proportionally, Philadelphia has more lower class or poor. I respect Pittsburgh a lot but there is more wealth in Center City than the entirety of Pittsburgh. That's not including Lower North (Fairmount, Northern Liberties, Spring Garden) West Philly (UCity, Spruce Hill, Cedar Park), South Philly (Bella Vista, Queen Village, Graduate Hospital) and Northwest Philly (West Mt. Airy, Chestnut Hill, Manayunk).

Philadelphia is a larger city. There's going to be more wealth in both suburbs and city limits.

How many homes are selling in the city limits of Pittsburgh for $1 mill plus? Very few. How many condo towers filled with million plus units or under construction? None.

The Philadelphia you knew from two years ago is not even the same city. Philadelphia county will overtake Pittsburgh city in median household income by 2020.

Philadelphia:
Center City household income now in the six figures - philly-archives
Pittsburgh has typically had lower income but income growth has actually been strong there. It is also changing, that's life. I'm a little confused as to whether it's a useful debate. Philadelphia is bigger, pittsburgh is smaller. the climates are not drastically different. .they are both river cities, hot and humid summers, cool winters. Pittsburgh is cooler but I'd reserve drastically different for Florida or Nevada or even Maine. While it's true sepa accounts for a large share of the state's economy it doesn't account for all of it and pittsburgh/allegheny county is a big piece of it. It's no more intelligent to view philly as the only part of the state as it is to view it as a welfare pot. It's great we voted for Obama but we also mindlessly vote for Democrats and people like Chama fattah (not that pittsburgh is different in that respect)
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Old 09-12-2015, 06:15 PM
 
Location: University City, Philadelphia
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Famous sayings about Pennsylvania ...

"There's Philly in the east, the 'Burgh in the west, and Alabama in the middle."

(It's totally bogus and untrue BTW)
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Old 09-12-2015, 06:44 PM
 
Location: back in Philadelphia!
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Famous sayings about Pennsylvania ...

"There's Philly in the east, the 'Burgh in the west, and Alabama in the middle."

(It's totally bogus and untrue BTW)
Granted, a recent mayor of York, PA (right in the middle) was a Klan member....
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Old 09-13-2015, 10:00 AM
 
Location: Philly
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Granted, a recent mayor of York, PA (right in the middle) was a Klan member....
Is that true?
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