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a75206 · 10-05-2010, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MattClyde

You moved to Philly from DALLAS

how are you still alive? Unless your not a cowgirls fan

I'm not originally from Dallas, and indeed, I never cared for the football team that plays in Arlington, TX (not even Dallas, used to be Irving), in all the 7+ years I lived in and around Dallas.

For that matter, a lot of locals in Dallas didn't much care for Jerry Jones and his team either.

a75206 · 10-05-2010, 06:24 PM

Queen Village, Bella Vista, Passyunk Square, Passyunk Crossing, Graduate Hospital, Old City, Northern Liberties, Fairmount/Art Museum, University City, Powelton Village, etc etc... all neighborhoods that got turned around and are for the most part great places to live... all happened in the last 10 to 20 years I'd say? Other areas like East Falls, Manayunk, Chestnut Hill, West Mt Airy, etc are also all very stable and never really had a downfall or if they did it wasn't so bad, and are now really good middle class to upper class neighborhoods. Even the ghetto areas are getting smaller though there is still a long ways to go for fixing that.

Philly was an overwhelmingly industrial dependent city as late as 1970s. For it to turn itself around in the 1990s and 2000s, to such a degree, I think it is doing well for itself.

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G Goo · 10-06-2010, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by a75206

Other areas like East Falls, Manayunk, Chestnut Hill, West Mt Airy, etc are also all very stable and never really had a downfall or if they did it wasn't so bad, and are now really good middle class to upper class neighborhoods.

2/3 of East Mt Airy falls into this category as well.....I always see W Mt Airy singled out and it irks me. Why? Because I live in East Mt Airy and it is a good middle to upper class neighborhood as well and needs to be added to the conversation. There is a relatively small troubled area of EMA, but by all accounts improvements are happening.

Padugan · 10-06-2010, 10:09 AM

Philadelphia is and has always been defined by blocks, not neighborhoods. Back in the day it was defined by what church (Parrish) you belonged too, only because Philly is weird in that if you are catholic you can only belong to the church nearest you unless you get a written exemption from the church. So people defined themselves by Parrish.

Now a days, it's more block by block. Outside of Rittenhouse and Old City / Society Hill almost all the "neighborhoods" have some questionable / sketchy blocks. Even the big name dropping ones like Queen Village and Bella Vista.

For Example, Queen Village has a Public housing / ghetto element to it, you have burned out crack houses one block away from renovated million dollar row houses, a fact often left out by most realtors and online discussions. 9th & Fitzwater and 9th & Washington though both part of Bella Vista might as well be different countries they have such a different feel. Broad generalizations don't work for the city as a whole and they don't work for neighborhoods either; which is why Philly can seem so fractured at times.

freememonb · 10-20-2010, 11:45 AM

Thanks G Goo where would you suggest for a family to check out i'm going to start coming in 01/11 to get a fill for the place. O and the south bronx is scary as heck but i had fun last time i was there

FindingZen · 10-21-2010, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by freememonb

Thanks G Goo where would you suggest for a family to check out i'm going to start coming in 01/11 to get a fill for the place. O and the south bronx is scary as heck but i had fun last time i was there

What is your budget? Are you looking for a (detached? row?) house or an apartment? How many bedrooms?

raecino · 11-03-2010, 01:49 PM

Philly is definitely one of the best cities. I was born and raised in Philly then moved to NYC and up and down the East Coast. Whenever I come back to Philly it gets better and better, I definitely plan to move back and settle down here when all is said and done.

Philly is like an NYC that is less crowded and has more soul and character to it. The food quality is extremely good (must be the Dutch country ingredients) and overall it's a incredibly fun city where you don't have to break the bank to go out (ala NYC). In fact, I've had more fun overall in Philly than in NYC. That's not a slam against NYC, it's just that I find Philly a lot more authentic and a lot less pretentious.

raecino · 11-03-2010, 01:53 PM

Most people who seem to have negative things to say about Philly are either from the city and never experienced living anywhere else (and so blame the city for their unfortunate lives) or people from outside of the city who happened to land smack dab in the middle of a bad block.

freememonb · 11-05-2010, 06:04 AM

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What is your budget? Are you looking for a (detached? row?) house or an apartment? How many bedrooms?

Honestly i'm open to anything i really would like 3-4 bedrooms and i want to stay between 680-750 a month

FindingZen · 11-05-2010, 06:51 AM

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Honestly i'm open to anything i really would like 3-4 bedrooms and i want to stay between 680-750 a month

That's honestly not going to happen anywhere in the city that's particularly safe let alone well-kept. That may get you a 2BR home in some borderline places or a 1BR apartment in some stable if not glamorous neighborhoods.