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Having not read this thread, this is simply not close. Philly has a downtown that can compete with any in the US except for NYC. Seattle is a nice city for sure and is a beautiful one, but is simply not on Philadelphia's level, and the global city index agrees.
Lol then where do the people go that are downtown it's funny I didn't compare Seattle to any other city just stated facts about it neither Philly or Seattle are dead at night they both have large downtown populations.
Any city can dramatically boost their GDP with guaranteed federal spending growth. No one is, or should be, impressed by that. DC's success is completely owed to the rest of the country.
I live in the DC area. It's absolutely an anomaly compared to literally any other major city (and by that I mean cities that actually do something other than paper-shuffling). It's farcical that you're trying to draw some sort of apples-apples juxtaposition.
Any city can dramatically boost their GDP with guaranteed federal spending growth. No one is, or should be, impressed by that. DC's success is completely owed to the rest of the country.
I live in the DC area. It's absolutely an anomaly compared to literally any other major city (and by that I mean cities that actually do something other than paper-shuffling). It's farcical that you're trying to draw some sort of apples-apples juxtaposition.
Yeah and isn't that like the proper definition for the height of a building to make it a "skyscraper"? If it means anything, and you might know this, there was a "gentleman's agreement" up until the late 80s' to not build higher than William Penn's Hat on top of City Hall (Tallest Building in the world when completed in 1907), so all the buildings were the same height under 500ft. The skyline has transformed since One Liberty Place broke through.
Just a nitpick. It was not the late 80s. Ground was broken for Liberty Place I, which was designed to break the height limit, on May 13, 1985. It was completed in 1987.
Location: East Central Pennsylvania/ Chicago for 6yrs.
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Just AMAZED HOW MANY THREADS oh PHILLY VS. SEATTLE there are. I clicked on this one from 2010 and saw YOU ALSO REPLIED THEN.
THE BELOW QUOTE WAS ONE OF YOURS THERE ABOVE.... I thought .... why not paste the quote back here where that thread ASKED THESE SPACIFIC CHOICES. FOR PHILLY BETTER OR SEATTLE.
THIS IS YOURS ⤵
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- Weather Philadelphia
- Dining (Upscale) Philadelphia
- Restaurants/Food (Variety, what kinds, etc)Phiiladelphia
- Public Transit (Rail)Philadelphia
- Downtown (amenities) Philadelphia
- Housing (The variations)Seattle
- Diversity (The People)TIE
- Arts (Art Galleries, Theaters, Symphonies, etc)Philadelphia
- ScenerySeattle
- Historical sitesPhiladelphia
- Outdoor activities (please list)Seattle
- Economy (Sheer size)Philadelphia
- Economy (On health)Seattle
- Education (K-12)Seattle
-(Higher ed)Philadelphia
- ParksSeattle But philadlephia underrated.
- Nightlife Philadelphia
A.Overall dealing with reality I Would rather live in Philly in large part due to its more centrally located location.Seattle is a great city and region though.
B.Of the 2 downtowns I would Rather live in Philly's downtown.
C. If all things were equal. I would rather live in the city of Seattle than Philly, Seattle is much healthier overall imo.
This was the result of the POLL in that CLOSED thread after over 1000 post.
.193 votes 52.02% Seattle all the way! .153 votes 41.24% Philadelphia all the way! ...25 votes 6.74% Other
Just AMAZED HOW MANY THREADS oh PHILLY VS. SEATTLE there are. I clicked on this one from 2010 and saw YOU ALSO REPLIED THEN.
THE BELOW QUOTE WAS ONE OF YOURS THERE ABOVE.... I thought .... why not paste the quote back here where that thread ASKED THESE SPACIFIC CHOICES. FOR PHILLY BETTER OR SEATTLE.
THIS IS YOURS ⤵
This was the result of the POLL in that CLOSED thread after over 1000 post.
.193 votes 52.02% Seattle all the way! .153 votes 41.24% Philadelphia all the way! ...25 votes 6.74% Other
I've only been downtown for a few years and in just that few years major changes have already happened, and when I first moved in it was already awesome. And with all the game changing construction it is set to significantly change for the better in the next 5 years bare minimal in the worst case scenario, otherwise I see no reason especially with NYC to take from it's growth couldn't just accelerate effectively without bounds.
Chicago made itself a transportation hub which is always known to jump start economies. If Philly can recognize the importance of a 21st century high speed rail to DC / NYC it'll see yet another major jump forward.
Location: East Central Pennsylvania/ Chicago for 6yrs.
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I've only been downtown for a few years and in just that few years major changes have already happened, and when I first moved in it was already awesome. And with all the game changing construction it is set to significantly change for the better in the next 5 years bare minimal in the worst case scenario, otherwise I see no reason especially with NYC to take from it's growth couldn't just accelerate effectively without bounds.
Chicago made itself a transportation hub which is always known to jump start economies. If Philly can recognize the importance of a 21st century high speed rail to DC / NYC it'll see yet another major jump forward.
Yes hopefully High Speed Trains do happen. A first on showing success. Would set the way for more. DC/NY seems like a good first.
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