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Lets be more generous and give Philadelphia a larger scope of influence, Boston can afford it.
Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD: $401.6 billion
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ: $28.5 billion
Lancaster, PA: $18.5 billion
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area $335.1 billion
Reading, PA Metro Area $14.5 billion
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ Metro Area $4.8 billion
Today I was having a friendly chat with a older chap from Scotland (in a bar in Center City, watching the rain pour on the Phillies game) who now lives in Philadelphia. Somehow I brought up this thread to the Scotsman. He said:
"Aye, it's exactly like in the old country. Edinburgh versus Glasgow. Edinburgh, the wealthier, cleaner, more attractive city that is favored more by the tourists ... that's Boston. Glasgow, where I'm from, is the bigger, shabbier but industrial, more working class city with more immigrants ... that's Philly."
We can also extrapolate on the rivalry between Beantown and the City of Brotherly Love, by exploring the respective roots that go back to Puritans in Boston and the Quakers in Philadelphia.
We can also extrapolate on the rivalry between Beantown and the City of Brotherly Love, by exploring the respective roots that go back to Puritans in Boston and the Quakers in Philadelphia.
Well, but if you take that slant, Quakers would have been all "Live and let live, for the light is in all of us" towards a rival, whereas Puritans would be like "Burn them! Burn them alive!" towards theirs.
Well, but if you take that slant, Quakers would have been all "Live and let live, for the light is in all of us" towards a rival, whereas Puritans would be like "Burn them! Burn them alive!" towards theirs.
Today I was having a friendly chat with a older chap from Scotland (in a bar in Center City, watching the rain pour on the Phillies game) who now lives in Philadelphia. Somehow I brought up this thread to the Scotsman. He said:
"Aye, it's exactly like in the old country. Edinburgh versus Glasgow. Edinburgh, the wealthier, cleaner, more attractive city that is favored more by the tourists ... that's Boston. Glasgow, where I'm from, is the bigger, shabbier but industrial, more working class city with more immigrants ... that's Philly."
Interesting comparison especially with the news that Glasgow is standing in for Philadelphia in Brad Pitts new movie World War Z.
The movie was supposed to be shot in Philadelphia but the new Gov screwed up the tax credits so the movie is now being shot in Glasgow Scotland but still has a Philadelphia setting.
Philadelphia err I mean Glasgow posing as Philadelphia.
They draw lines based on commuter patterns, so therefore Mecer County is not Part of The Philly area no matter how close it is.
I believe that mercer county is now/soon will be joining the philadelphia CSA in the next census.
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Originally Posted by Clark Park
Today I was having a friendly chat with a older chap from Scotland (in a bar in Center City, watching the rain pour on the Phillies game) who now lives in Philadelphia. Somehow I brought up this thread to the Scotsman. He said:
"Aye, it's exactly like in the old country. Edinburgh versus Glasgow. Edinburgh, the wealthier, cleaner, more attractive city that is favored more by the tourists ... that's Boston. Glasgow, where I'm from, is the bigger, shabbier but industrial, more working class city with more immigrants ... that's Philly."
We can also extrapolate on the rivalry between Beantown and the City of Brotherly Love, by exploring the respective roots that go back to Puritans in Boston and the Quakers in Philadelphia.
I think thats exaggerated, i wouldnt put boston on that high of a pedestal, they are virtually equal on all aspects.
I think thats exaggerated, i wouldnt put boston on that high of a pedestal, they are virtually equal on all aspects.
Center City has come a long way in the past 20 years and is starting to get it. "IT" being the whole self promotion thing. That being said I think it was a fair assessment. National perception is that Boston is a cleaner, wealthier, more educated city than Philly- which is all true.
Now if you are talking just downtowns Philadelphia is right
there or possibly even slightly ahead of Boston imo.
Center City has come a long way in the past 20 years and is starting to get it. "IT" being the whole self promotion thing. That being said I think it was a fair assessment. National perception is that Boston is a cleaner, wealthier, more educated city than Philly- which is all true.
Now if you are talking just downtowns Philadelphia is right
there or possibly even slightly ahead of Boston imo.
But Boston's Vibrancy spreads further out, Philly has Center City and University City, Parts of Northern Liberties, while Boston Got the Finantial District, back Bay, Chinatown, North End, Central Square(Cambridge) Kendel square and Harvard Square (cambridge)
Center City has come a long way in the past 20 years and is starting to get it. "IT" being the whole self promotion thing. That being said I think it was a fair assessment. National perception is that Boston is a cleaner, wealthier, more educated city than Philly- which is all true.
Now if you are talking just downtowns Philadelphia is right
there or possibly even slightly ahead of Boston imo.
i know boston is cleaner and the city of boston is wealthier, i meant the tourist and attractive to the eye comment, it just made philadelphia seem too much like a rusty old city, which i dont think it is.
I could tell right away that pic was not philadelphia.
i know boston is cleaner and the city of boston is wealthier, i meant the tourist and attractive to the eye comment, it just made philadelphia seem too much like a rusty old city, which i dont think it is.
Anyone who has been to Philly knows that is False, I mean everyone knows Brick doest rust, lol
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Edinburgh Vs. Glasgow
