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April 24th, 2008, 04:59 AM
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Wow. Amazing. I want to live there now. I'm speechless.
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April 24th, 2008, 05:12 AM
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 This was a stellar collection. Philly looks amazing. It appears as though there is very much a culture of being outside in Philly; something that doesn't seem to exist in America as much as elsewhere in the world.
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April 24th, 2008, 06:00 AM
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Amazing pictures. This thread just got me so excited about my field trip to Philly in October. I cant wait to go!
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April 24th, 2008, 06:01 PM
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you could see the roof of my old house in the first shot! Philadelphia has always been a great city. It's been off the radar for too long.
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April 25th, 2008, 04:33 AM
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April 24th, 2008, 06:02 PM
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By the way many of those street shots were taken by me. Please credit me for them.
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April 24th, 2008, 06:09 PM
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those photos are so amazing, nice city, i want to visit philadelphia.
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April 24th, 2008, 06:11 PM
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Geez I am homesick now......What a gorgeous place. Philly has held onto something...it's soul, can't say that about many other big US cities. No other city in the US is that large and intimate. Philly literally hugs you.
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April 24th, 2008, 06:16 PM
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Very beautiful!
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April 24th, 2008, 10:45 PM
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Wow! I am very impressed. What a great city.
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April 24th, 2008, 10:58 PM
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...Well, that's a nice surprise for me...I always thought that Boston was the second largest city in the USA east coast!
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April 24th, 2008, 11:12 PM
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Love Philly, its so....i don't know how to explain it its just amazing and one of my all time favorite cities ever since i was a kid, great thread
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April 25th, 2008, 01:30 AM
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This thread needs more recent shots. The Comcast Center is completed now. In some of the photos it hasn't even been built yet!!
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April 25th, 2008, 06:14 AM
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Wow! What a surprise! The city looks beautifull and it seems there´s a lot of street life going on, not very common in most american cities.
The city looks like a mix of Boston and New York
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April 25th, 2008, 10:54 AM
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I mentioned this is in another thread but I had a layover at Philly airport so decided to take the train to downtown. I was a bit reluctant, fearing a lifeless, boarded up CBD. I was however pleasantly surprise to find it very much alive, happening and interesting. It was an interesting mix of new and old, such as the impressive town hall standing right across shining skyscrapers.
It appears to me that Philly downtown has a sizeable population that actually lives there. I noticed lots of shoppers, folks having lunch at sidewalk cafes, strollers/sunbathers in urban parks (the weather was amazing) etc. It turned out to be quite different from what I expected. The rail link between airport and downtown is convenient although a bit expensive (i think its $14 round-trip)? |
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April 25th, 2008, 03:16 PM
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"I mentioned this is in another thread but I had a layover at Philly airport so decided to take the train to downtown. I was a bit reluctant, fearing a lifeless, boarded up CBD. I was however pleasantly surprise to find it very much alive, happening and interesting. It was an interesting mix of new and old, such as the impressive town hall standing right across shining skyscrapers."
People expect Detroit and find a mini-Manhattan. This happens a lot. Philly has a bad rep. |
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April 25th, 2008, 03:18 PM
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Last edited by philadweller; April 25th, 2008 at 04:49 PM. |
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April 25th, 2008, 03:37 PM
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Probably the nicest set of Philly pics that I have ever seen! Really stupendous. I love the simple Georgian rowhouses... do you call that style "Federal" in the States?
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April 25th, 2008, 03:50 PM
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Taller Better thanks those are my photos that I have taken.
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