Lets start off with Rittenhouse Square.
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http://www.pbase.com/dolf/image/42003017.jpg
Locust Street
http://www.pbase.com/dolf/image/42003907.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/dolf/image/42003018.jpg
Walnut Street
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http://www.pbase.com/dolf/image/42003008.jpg
There's that Philly sneer, he's very "Lord of the Rings".
http://www.pbase.com/dolf/image/42003009.jpg
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Logan Circle
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The Art Museum
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Boathouse Row
http://www.pbase.com/dolf/image/42003929.jpg
A ride along the river.
http://www.pbase.com/dolf/image/42004078.jpg
Back to Broad
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some South Street
http://www.pbase.com/dolf/image/42003004.jpg
Old City
http://www.pbase.com/dolf/image/42385777.jpg
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oooh its a Brougham
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and finally some shots from the Ben Franklin Bridge
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some nice views of 3rd from my descent from the bridge
http://www.pbase.com/dolf/image/42387250.jpg
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great pics !

Love,love,love!!!!!

why thanks!

God I love Philly. I really would love to visit there again, maybe even move there some day (but LA is next on my list hopefully). :)

Great pictures!

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Just wanted to add that I particularly love this picture. It really makes it look like you're in a narrow canyon with very high walls. The raindow equality flags are nice to see as well. :)

Ever been to Woody's? I got drunk out of my mind there and I'm still not sure how I managed to walk back to my friend's apartment a few blocks away, LOL. :lol:

I've been going to Woody's for 18 years now, well not every night. I live in the gayborhood and Woody's is 2 blocks from my house. I'm on my way now actually.

Wednesdayyyyyyyyyy Baby kiddies night. Pure is sooo expensive but sooo nice.
Philly in the last few years seems to be cleaning up. More color, less grime.

Philadweller: I may soon be your neighbor. That 'hood is really looking good to me.

Good pics, I don't think I'll be heading to philly for a few weeks, because now I can spend the weekends golfing.

thanks...

Very nice Philadweller.

A+ there my friend. Philadephia looks to be a very beautiful city. Great vibrancy. That park is a mob scene.

Very few cities captured me like Philadelphia, the first time I saw photos of it. And I can't stop loving it.. I would love to go there... looks amazing! GREAT streetscapes!!!

I've been going to Woody's for 18 years now, well not every night. I live in the gayborhood and Woody's is 2 blocks from my house. I'm on my way now actually.

Cool, I didn't know there was a Woody's in Philly. Does it have bragging rights over the one in T.O Btw. is it just me or does Philly, although obviously has a uniqueness of its own (architecture and history unparalleled in NA excluding Mexico City ie. history), seem to have similar streetscapes to Toronto?

Philadelphia definitely has a uniqueness of its own. Woody's being in Phila. is a sheer coincidence as its been around for 20+ years and is named after the owner Bill Wood.

Wow! Way to catch people on the street.

I like these a lot. What day were you out? I did my thing on Saturday.

Same here Saturday and Sunday actually, where is that fabulous thread of yours? I can't seem to find it. I love your people photos...and Waterfront Square seems to be getting tall. Maybe the Beluga whale will pass through on its way back from Trenton for a photo op from the Ben Franklin Bridge.

By the way Joe, last night was Tuesday when all the conventioneers and out-of-towners go out bar hopping. Tonight is "twinkie" night.

Volguus, you and I share the same birthday. Feb 5, (1969 for me shhh.)

Philadelphia looks beautiful! now if only i can convince the parents to take me there on vacation this summer.

amazing pics philadweller!!!


Philly is such a beautiful city, with a perfect balance of everything. Hopefully I can go there sometime.

We have everything but an ocean. Every now and then it is possible to go whale watching from the Ben Franklin Bridge.

Uhhhhhhhh.. Yeah... I got flagged again the other night. I saw a much denser skyline that night. I liked it better that way.. two of everything.

By my calculations, the whale should be in Wilmington by the weekend.

I just love Philly, thanks for the pics. :righton:

Thanks Stormy

thanks nikko.

Hell yea summer's right around the corner!!! :banana:

Didi tell anyone that I saw the Baluga whale (yep yep) i cut school and me and my mom went to see the Dali exehbit (pictures of art museam atop) and we were in some italian restaraunt, saw that on the news and fled north a little north of trenton where we pushed people out of the way. looking back, I am not quite sure why we left philly just so we could say we saw the baluga whale. oh well, it makes meh feel special.

I added more...

Magnificient first-rate thread my friend.


Philly looks splendiferous :nuts:

thanks so much.

Summer is sweltering here Texan and everyone in is "down the shore".

More nice pics!

Thanks for reminding me how much I love Philly! I was going to go back this summer, but it's not gonna work out, I'm really bummed.

Hey don't feel too bad..after all you live in the City by the Bay....

Good stuff Philadweller!

Early days of Spring in Philadelphia is like a religious experiece. Love how the whole region gravitates towards downtown and Rittenhouse Square. With each passing year downtown gets more and more life to it, in spite of the horrible city council we have. We have great neighborhood associations, great private organizations, but brutal leadership on a government level, what a shame. If we could only start with a clean trustworthy slate in City Hall the future of Philly would really be looking up.

I hear ya....Regardless of City Council the city is booming more than ever since the 1950's. I remember in the early 1980s when Walnut street was a big vacancy and Rittenhouse was full of drug dealers and homeless. Chestnut Street was an absolute morgue. The only game in town was South Street and the Italian Market.

really nice!! :):)

Hi

Can anyone tell me where or how to find budget hotels or hostels in Philly? I only found one and it's way too far from downtown. I would appreciate that. Thank you.

That is so NYC-
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nice tour
thanks for sharing

the city looks so sunny and lively !

I know this thread is two years old, but I was looking through old threads and must say these photos were fantastic!

I love Philly... my home for 3 years, I miss it so much! And youve really captured the essence of Rittenhouse Square, that place is amazing!

A very vibrant Philly indeed. They always paint it as a historic yet dreary town. I guess that's more in the inner city, like every city has.

Nonetheless, i'd like to visit Philadelphia one day. I drove through PA once and it was stunning, I mean ur driving and there are elevated forests on both sides of the interstate.

^^Which Interstate??

I love the scenery from Rt 202

Ooo, i don't remember that well. I was driving to NYC but it might have been I-380 or 81.

It was in northeastern Pennsylvania.

A very vibrant Philly indeed. They always paint it as a historic yet dreary town. I guess that's more in the inner city, like every city has.

Nonetheless, i'd like to visit Philadelphia one day. I drove through PA once and it was stunning, I mean ur driving and there are elevated forests on both sides of the interstate.

Yeah thats the stereotype but it seems Philly(at least the downtown area and perhaps others as well) get better and better every year. One of my favorite cities to visit.I'll be there for a few days this summer:cheers: