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Personally, the reason why Philly is relegated to a lower place in its own region ( and perhaps nationwide) is the physical condition of many of its neighborhoods. All this talk about "skylines" and "square footage of office space" is irrelevant; it's the deplorable condition of many of its neighborhoods that brings it down a couple of notches.
There is alot of merit to this argument. Philadlephia being the core city of the metro rightly or wrongly is the biggest representation of the entire region.This isnt going to go over well with my fellow Philadlephia compatriots but the truth of the matter is that Philadlephia overall has seen much better days and acts as a handicap for the entire region.. The fact that Philadelphia is surrounded by 6 or 7 of the wealthiest counties in the country and has one of the healthiest economies in the world is lost in the citys decline.
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To the OP's question of Why?: I wish I had an answer.
There is plenty to like about Philadelphia. It has a rich history, great neighborhoods (the recovery of the Society Hill neighborhood made Philadelphia a pioneer in urban redevelopment; it is frequently cited in Urban Studies classes), the Main Line, and some of the most beautiful environs of any city I know (Brandywine River valley, Amish country, Lancaster and Bucks counties).
I just posted earlier this week that Philly has a "look at me" complex that no other city has. And this thread proves it.
Heh. Have you noticed any of the other threads in the City vs. City forum? I can assure you the "look at me" complex is certainly not exclusive to this one.
Boston is 1/3 of the size of Philadelphia with 1/10th of the problems of a big urban city like Philadelphia. Boston which took a much different path than Philly is irrelevant in this discussion and not even in the conciousness of your avg Philadelphia area resident.Boston is a great city/region but its not a city that Philadlephia is consumed with.
NYC? Philadephia doesnt have the luxury to worry about having an inferiority complex. An inferiority complex is a nice catch phrase used by free-thinkers with too much time on their hands. In the real world an old city like Philadlephia is just trying to chug along, trying to change for the better. NYC is an afterthought.
Well, you are waaaay off on the size issue, because Boston's population is skewed due to the small borders. Take a look at the actual number of people in the Boston area vs your "big urban city"
And yes, Philadelphia is obsessed with Boston and NY. Every thread on Boston on here is followed up by someone from Philadelphia saying "what about us?"
As a general aside here -- with all due respect to the Bay Area -- this thread really wasn't meant to compare economic productivity among the San Francisco and Philadelphia metropolitan areas. That could certainly be a thread in and of itself, but I think it would be more fruitful to focus on the actual premise of the thread -- that being the supposed lack of adequate (good) reputation for Philadelphia.
And yes, Philadelphia is obsessed with Boston and NY. Every thread on Boston on here is followed up by someone from Philadelphia saying "what about us?"
...And you're bringing up Boston in a thread that supposed to be exclusively about Philadelphia. You don't think that screams, "what about us?" Nevermind the fact that this thread was created by someone from Portland.
Perhaps before casting stones one should be a little more attentive next time.
This thread is supposed to be about Philly yet people are posting about SF and Boston and comparing. Speaks volumes about the self importance these people have.How about keeping this thread about Philadelphia.
Boston is 1/3 of the size of Philadelphia with 1/10th of the problems of a big urban city like Philadelphia. Boston which took a much different path than Philly is irrelevant in this discussion and not even in the conciousness of your avg Philadelphia area resident.Boston is a great city/region but its not a city that Philadlephia is consumed with.
NYC? Philadephia doesnt have the luxury to worry about having an inferiority complex. An inferiority complex is a nice catch phrase used by free-thinkers with too much time on their hands. In the real world an old city like Philadlephia is just trying to chug along, trying to change for the better. NYC is an afterthought.
Well, you are waaaay off on the size issue, because Boston's population is skewed due to the small borders. Take a look at the actual number of people in the Boston area vs your "big urban city"
And yes, Philadelphia is obsessed with Boston and NY. Every thread on Boston on here is followed up by someone from Philadelphia saying "what about us?"
You would like Philly to be obsessed about Boston. Sorry Boston is a good 600 miles away. It is not on Phillys radar. Now NYC on the other hand poses a much bigger threat to Philly that I can admit.
This thread is supposed to be about Philly yet people are posting about SF and Boston and comparing.
Correction.
The first post singled out Boston and San Francisco.
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