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Philly people! Fishtown?
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Philly people! Fishtown? |
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Posts: 17399 (06/04/2009 3:57 PM) |
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dmondgrl42 |
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Posts: 1474 (06/04/2009 4:07 PM) |
What info are you specifically looking for, it's not exactly the greatest part of Philly? It's above Northern Liberties and there are parts that are
nice but lots of it not so nice..
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kelli wk |
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Posts: 17400 (06/04/2009 4:09 PM) |
is there a lot of crime? what kind of people live there? (
 ) is is expensive?
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Im not FAB |
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Posts: 426 (06/04/2009 4:39 PM) |
Ha they have their own website. I don't know much about it though.
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Im not FAB |
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Posts: 427 (06/04/2009 4:39 PM) |
 I hate double posts.
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kelli wk |
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Posts: 17401 (06/04/2009 4:50 PM) |
okay, nevermind about Fishtown
thanks.
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Im not FAB |
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Posts: 430 (06/04/2009 4:52 PM) |
Why, Philadelphia in general?
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kelli wk |
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Posts: 17403 (06/04/2009 4:53 PM) |
1.5 hours from the ocean, 2 hours from NYC, it has a lot of history, and it's next to a river! it's perfect!
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dmondgrl42 |
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Posts: 1475 (06/04/2009 4:56 PM) |
real estate is mixed there between fixer upper affordable and expensive. People are moving in to the area and some places are nice.. that is where real estate
has gone up.. you are right along the ell line and there is crime but no place is perfect.. it's definitely an area that they are looking to make a better
place to live but you really got to explore it yourself. I know people that have moved there and been very happy but it's not an area I want to move to..
especially not as a single female. there are nicer parts of the city to live in. Are you looking to rent or buy?
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kelli wk |
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Posts: 17404 (06/04/2009 4:59 PM) |
we won't be moving for probably 2 years but I'm doing research anyway, cause I'm crazy. we both like Manayunk (from what we've seen online). it
sounds like parts of east Atlanta, so that's a good thing.
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dmondgrl42 |
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Posts: 1476 (06/04/2009 5:06 PM) |
Manayunk is much,much nicer than Fishtown.. Fishtown could be a very different place in 2 yrs, so don't rule it out entirely, but it wouldn't be my
first choice. Philly is a great place to live, we are close to the ocean and New York. I'm in the Northeast, I live along the Delaware River. I'm right
off of 95 and rt 1 so I can be downtown in 15 min, manayunk in 30, Atlantic City in an hour and 10 min if that, and I live by the train station to get to
Jersey or I'm 40 min from a station in Jersey to get to NY. I go all the time to NY to see a show and come back at night. For research , your best bet is
just come visit and explore the different areas and get a feel for the city.
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kelli wk |
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Posts: 17405 (06/04/2009 5:12 PM) |
the only thing that sucks is that we're in Georgia! so getting up there to look around might be a hassle.
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dmondgrl42 |
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Posts: 1477 (06/04/2009 5:16 PM) |
that's true.. but you could make a vacation out of it..
 you can come see the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, visit Atlantic City, New York, and all
the different areas.. there may be a cheap flight to come here on Southwest or US Air..
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Posts: 432 (06/04/2009 5:23 PM) |
http://www.gophila.com/
Do you know anyone up around the area? I'm on the other side of the bridge in NJ and I love it. I like to visit Philadelphia but I don't think I'd like to live there or anything. |
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Posts: 11239 (06/04/2009 5:24 PM) |
Have you looked into West Philly at all? I live in University City and I think it's one of the best areas to live in, honestly. It has such a great mix of
residents...UPenn and Drexel are in the area, so there are a lot of college students around (and lots of campus cops around, so I think it's pretty safe).
Then the actual residents are very mix. There's a sizeable population of Ethiopians in the area and within a few blocks you can pass a mosque, catholic
church, or baptist church (I'm not religious at all, but love the diversity). There's also a really cool activist/musician scene and it's really
close to Center City (in fact, I walk downtown pretty often).
K, I'm done selling my neighborhood haha |
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kelli wk |
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Posts: 17407 (06/04/2009 5:49 PM) |
boyfriend hates frat boys and frat boys hate my boyfriend so idk if a college town would be good for us
we like the artsy/music scene kind of areas. |
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dmondgrl42 |
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Posts: 1478 (06/04/2009 7:37 PM) |
lol.. so therefore the west philly/overbrook area is now ruled out..
see that was easy. Philly is a big place with a lot of areas and several artsy/music
scene areas.
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Posts: 433 (06/04/2009 7:43 PM) |
Fishtown, Northern Liberties, Olde City are artsy places. Umm.. I'm trying to think of others. Olde City is really touristy too.
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kelli wk |
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Posts: 17412 (06/04/2009 7:45 PM) |
Northern Liberties are too expensive
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Posts: 28916 (06/04/2009 7:47 PM) |
Manayunk is sweet. Lots of my friends have lived there and all of them liked it. Parking is sometimes a bitch but otherwise no complaints. Right on the train
line.
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