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Can someone please describe PHILLY for me?

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Aphrodisiac crystalline office brethren
  02/28/15
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/fashion/weddings/alexis-pe...
Dark comical spot mexican
  03/22/15
It's like a mini NYC with a splash of Chicago.
exhilarant potus property
  02/28/15
haha, soo false
Aggressive base
  02/28/15
More like the reverse
Vivacious canary associate
  02/28/15
More like a large Boston with a splash of DC
Greedy partner
  03/01/15
it is its own little slice of hell. philly is the fucking wo...
Aggressive base
  02/28/15
Agree 100%. Baltimore is really fucking bad, but Philly is B...
fishy pontificating toilet seat foreskin
  02/28/15
(Marcus Mariota)
blue frum faggot firefighter
  02/28/15
there are about 20 square blocks fit for habitation, not unl...
Narrow-minded site half-breed
  02/28/15
Can't think of a major US city with fewer redeeming qualitie...
marvelous national community account
  02/28/15
center city and rittenhouse are thoroughly ok
Narrow-minded site half-breed
  02/28/15
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jet background story
  02/28/15
I've been there a few times. It has the same shit other lar...
razzmatazz church ladyboy
  02/28/15
It's the people. The city is full of uptight quaker faggots,...
Vivacious canary associate
  02/28/15
it's a cold city full of cold people
jet background story
  02/28/15
the ballpark is pretty nice
sienna swollen dilemma
  02/28/15
i like it
Mahogany motley corn cake corner
  02/28/15
Surprisingly residential, and surprisingly TTT. But home to ...
Bistre exciting nursing home electric furnace
  02/28/15
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jet background story
  02/28/15
I just moved here from a rural part of new England and fucki...
floppy stead
  02/28/15
Better than most cities. Not for everyone
Overrated Excitant Nibblets Trailer Park
  02/28/15
Nothing special and not that safe. Could name 10 cities ...
bat-shit-crazy boiling water
  02/28/15
been here for two weeks and don't mind it. the city center i...
Topaz bossy location
  03/01/15
I don't know why you consider DC and NYC to be grouped toget...
Chest-beating Menage Stock Car
  03/01/15
Sup. Philly masterman here. Center City Philly is very...
Stirring cruise ship legend
  03/01/15
Nice job and very accurate.
exhilarant potus property
  03/01/15
Cr. I also recommend some of the older neighborhoods in NW ...
sinister pearl heaven pisswyrm
  03/01/15
I'm confused by you suggesting "south of market and wes...
pink big puppy
  04/14/15
I mean I literally said in my OP that Rittenhouse is one of ...
Stirring cruise ship legend
  04/16/15
A very small portion of it is decent. You can have fun, get ...
lavender bawdyhouse sex offender
  03/01/15
great city and great sports teams
Hairless sticky kitchen
  03/01/15
I had the most absurd nightmare. I was poor and no one liked...
garnet 180 headpube center
  03/01/15
180 film
Glittery ruby state international law enforcement agency
  03/01/15
similar to boston
Swashbuckling Olive Striped Hyena
  03/01/15


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Date: February 28th, 2015 7:42 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac crystalline office brethren



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27408079)



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Date: March 22nd, 2015 7:53 PM
Author: Dark comical spot mexican

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/fashion/weddings/alexis-pew-and-kevin-kaminski.html?_r=0

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27537480)



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Date: February 28th, 2015 7:46 PM
Author: exhilarant potus property

It's like a mini NYC with a splash of Chicago.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27408098)



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Date: February 28th, 2015 7:46 PM
Author: Aggressive base

haha, soo false

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27408103)



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Date: February 28th, 2015 7:47 PM
Author: Vivacious canary associate

More like the reverse

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27408109)



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Date: March 1st, 2015 5:08 PM
Author: Greedy partner

More like a large Boston with a splash of DC

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27412631)



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Date: February 28th, 2015 7:46 PM
Author: Aggressive base

it is its own little slice of hell. philly is the fucking worst city on the eastern seaboard by far. closest approximation is baltimore or trenton, but i'd rather spend time there than philly.

to quote the adage: In the contest, the 1st prize winner got a week in Philadelphia. 2nd prize: two weeks in philadelphia.

Fuck Philadelphia.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27408100)



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Date: February 28th, 2015 7:49 PM
Author: fishy pontificating toilet seat foreskin

Agree 100%. Baltimore is really fucking bad, but Philly is Baltimore on a larger scale. Even the white people are insufferable. They look down on the rest of PA, but they're all knuckle-dragging mouth breathers who only talk about sports with their horrendous accents. JFC I hate Philly.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27408116)



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Date: February 28th, 2015 7:46 PM
Author: blue frum faggot firefighter

(Marcus Mariota)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27408104)



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Date: February 28th, 2015 7:48 PM
Author: Narrow-minded site half-breed

there are about 20 square blocks fit for habitation, not unlike the inner harbor in baltimore. then there's a lot of the rest of philly.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27408111)



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Date: February 28th, 2015 7:48 PM
Author: marvelous national community account

Can't think of a major US city with fewer redeeming qualities.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27408114)



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Date: February 28th, 2015 7:49 PM
Author: Narrow-minded site half-breed

center city and rittenhouse are thoroughly ok

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27408118)



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Date: February 28th, 2015 10:20 PM
Author: jet background story



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Date: February 28th, 2015 7:55 PM
Author: razzmatazz church ladyboy

I've been there a few times. It has the same shit other larger cities have, but you just have this overwhelming feeling that you'd rather be watching a movie in your hotel room than dealing with the people and being out.

I've been able to go out and have fun in some real shit cities, but I just never took to Philly. I honestly can't put my finger on it.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27408148)



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Date: February 28th, 2015 9:08 PM
Author: Vivacious canary associate

It's the people. The city is full of uptight quaker faggots, prole guidos and out of control niggers. Pennsylvania in general just has a horrible mix of people.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27408613)



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Date: February 28th, 2015 10:21 PM
Author: jet background story

it's a cold city full of cold people

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27408996)



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Date: February 28th, 2015 7:56 PM
Author: sienna swollen dilemma

the ballpark is pretty nice

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27408159)



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Date: February 28th, 2015 9:14 PM
Author: Mahogany motley corn cake corner

i like it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27408650)



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Date: February 28th, 2015 9:58 PM
Author: Bistre exciting nursing home electric furnace

Surprisingly residential, and surprisingly TTT. But home to the prestigious ivy league school Penn State, so

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27408887)



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Date: February 28th, 2015 10:21 PM
Author: jet background story



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27408998)



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Date: February 28th, 2015 10:48 PM
Author: floppy stead

I just moved here from a rural part of new England and fucking love it. Lots of good restaurants, cheap cost of living, extremely walkable, better art museums than boston. Hate the city tax and all the bums.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27409148)



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Date: February 28th, 2015 11:05 PM
Author: Overrated Excitant Nibblets Trailer Park

Better than most cities. Not for everyone

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27409229)



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Date: February 28th, 2015 11:11 PM
Author: bat-shit-crazy boiling water

Nothing special and not that safe.

Could name 10 cities before it on the eastern seaboard that I'd rather live.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27409252)



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Date: March 1st, 2015 12:19 PM
Author: Topaz bossy location

been here for two weeks and don't mind it. the city center is very walkable and there are some decent restaurants and cafes. i'm not sure i'd want to live here but pockets of it are liveable.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27411105)



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Date: March 1st, 2015 12:20 PM
Author: Chest-beating Menage Stock Car

I don't know why you consider DC and NYC to be grouped together.

I am from Chicago, and Philadelphia and the outer boroughs of New York are the two places that remind me most of home.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27411111)



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Date: March 1st, 2015 5:31 PM
Author: Stirring cruise ship legend

Sup. Philly masterman here.

Center City Philly is very good. I would define this area as 30th Street-Front Street going west-east, and Spring Garden to South Street going North-South. The exception to this would be the southwest pocket, south of Market and west of Broad, but it's all residential there so you'd have no reason to go there anyway.

Best neighborhoods are Society Hill, Rittenhouse Square, and Washington Square. Northern Liberties is where the gentrification is happening and there's a lot of young people there. Very hipsterish vibe. North of Northern Liberties, ie Fishtown and Kensington, are pretty shitty though.

Old City is where all the school trips go. As far as touristy stuff it's pretty tame and you can knock it out in a day. Ben Franklin Boulevard has much nicer tourist stuff, like the Franklin Institute, Love Park, and the Art Museum.

They have tried to reinvigorate Old City but the results have been mixed. There's a lot of turnover in the shops/restaurants but still some pretty good ones. Most of the action is going to be around Rittenhouse or Northern Liberties. Manayunk is where college kids go after graduation to keep partying.

As far as suburbs, the best are going to be in a small pocket west of the city on the mainline. The heart of the main line in my opinion is between Ardmore and Radnor. That said there are plenty of other nice suburbs, for example Jenkintown and Huntingdon Valley north of the city and Swarthmore to the southwest.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27412713)



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Date: March 1st, 2015 5:53 PM
Author: exhilarant potus property

Nice job and very accurate.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27412816)



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Date: March 1st, 2015 7:35 PM
Author: sinister pearl heaven pisswyrm

Cr. I also recommend some of the older neighborhoods in NW philly like mt airy and Chestnut Hill.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27413304)



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Date: April 14th, 2015 9:34 PM
Author: pink big puppy

I'm confused by you suggesting "south of market and west of broad" is the part of center city you would steer clear from. That's Rittenhouse Square... literally the best neighborhood in the city. Spring Garden to South is basically all nice now, except maybe the opposite corner -- east of broad (including broad itself) and north of market over to Chinatown.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27692623)



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Date: April 16th, 2015 9:10 AM
Author: Stirring cruise ship legend

I mean I literally said in my OP that Rittenhouse is one of the best neighborhoods. Yeah it's technically south of market and west of broad but it is like a quarter mile south and west.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27700973)



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Date: March 1st, 2015 6:30 PM
Author: lavender bawdyhouse sex offender

A very small portion of it is decent. You can have fun, get good food, have a fun night out. But even that part is dirty and filled with trash. The rest of Philly is an unsafe dangerous dump. It really just has nothing going for it. The people are ice cold.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27412998)



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Date: March 1st, 2015 7:36 PM
Author: Hairless sticky kitchen

great city and great sports teams

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27413312)



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Date: March 1st, 2015 7:37 PM
Author: garnet 180 headpube center

I had the most absurd nightmare. I was poor and no one liked me. I lost my job, I lost my house, Penelope hated me and it was all because of this terrible, awful Negro.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27413315)



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Date: March 1st, 2015 7:41 PM
Author: Glittery ruby state international law enforcement agency

180 film

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Date: March 1st, 2015 7:44 PM
Author: Swashbuckling Olive Striped Hyena

similar to boston

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2819775&forum_id=2#27413335)