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Old 04-05-2018, 07:39 AM
 
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These two new Philadelphia apartment buildings are civilizing the Vine Street Expressway | Inga Saffron - Philly

Inga is in a good mood today. She is quite fond of the new Alexander Building (I love it too), and the Franklin Tower looks so much better than before. I hope these towers and future projects expand CC North!

I remember the original rendering for the Boyd theator tower looked similar to the Alexander, I wish that iteration was still in the running.
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Old 04-05-2018, 08:26 AM
 
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Totally agree, the Alexander is one of my favorite new buildings in Philly. Most people will think it's been there for decades. It's a great addition.
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Old 04-05-2018, 08:28 PM
 
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Totally agree, the Alexander is one of my favorite new buildings in Philly. Most people will think it's been there for decades. It's a great addition.
Thank the Mormons who made it happen. And, yes, it looks like it's been there all along.
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Old 04-05-2018, 08:35 PM
 
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These two new Philadelphia apartment buildings are civilizing the Vine Street Expressway | Inga Saffron - Philly

Inga is in a good mood today. She is quite fond of the new Alexander Building (I love it too), and the Franklin Tower looks so much better than before. I hope these towers and future projects expand CC North!

I remember the original rendering for the Boyd theator tower looked similar to the Alexander, I wish that iteration was still in the running.
Expanding CC north, well greater CC, has been going on for a while...ever since the Divine Lorraine re-opened. There's new development right next to it too.

Without the actual Boyd Theater, or some part of it being there, there's nothing left to care about, imo, regarding that project.
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Old 04-06-2018, 06:54 AM
 
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Expanding CC north, well greater CC, has been going on for a while...ever since the Divine Lorraine re-opened. There's new development right next to it too.

Without the actual Boyd Theater, or some part of it being there, there's nothing left to care about, imo, regarding that project.
I am very pleased that you can have an enjoyable walk from City Hall all the way to Temple's campus now, and it will continue to improve.

True, I just don't want a mediocre tower replacing the hole that is there now.
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Old 04-06-2018, 07:45 AM
 
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I am very pleased that you can have an enjoyable walk from City Hall all the way to Temple's campus now, and it will continue to improve.

True, I just don't want a mediocre tower replacing the hole that is there now.
What’s the latest on the Boyd site? Haven’t been by there in a while. Don’t even know the latest plans.
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Old 04-06-2018, 08:11 AM
 
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Philadelphia 2018: The State of the City
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Old 04-06-2018, 09:23 AM
 
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The poverty rate is what stands out to me. There are no signs of that changing either which is upsetting.

I was also not aware that Philadelphia had more drug overdoses than any other American city.
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Old 04-06-2018, 09:47 AM
 
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This is crazy and very upsetting:

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Nearly half of the city’s 400,000 poor residents were living in deep poverty. For one adult with two children, that meant an income of less than $10,000, which is 50 percent of the federal poverty threshold.
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Old 04-06-2018, 09:50 AM
 
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The poverty rate is what stands out to me. There are no signs of that changing either which is upsetting.

I was also not aware that Philadelphia had more drug overdoses than any other American city.
As a newcomer (almost 9 weeks), it is the poverty that has struck me, too, and with all of the discussion about new shops, restaurants, buildings etc., in the retail thread, I think it's been well established that the trickle down theory doesn't work, so I can't see how any of that is going to positively affect the people in my building or zip code (19139). Even the West Lofts project across the street has stopped work (at least temporarily https://philly.curbed.com/2018/1/16/...laints-no-heat).

So I will continue to pick up the garbage that people throw on the ground when there is an empty dumpster a foot away and hope for the best.

PS I love my apt and building. Isaac Asimov lived here; maybe I'll finally write my novel .
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