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[Duderino]

Originally Posted by Hannah5555

I like the rowhomes. They are part of what makes Philly unique.

Indeed. Only a handful of US cities can truly claim having predominately attached housing, and only in Philly is the majority of it single-family. Absolutely unique.

Some folks make it painfully and obsessively obvious that this type of housing stock isn't for them, but clearly it has widespread appeal, or a rehabbed garage in an edgy Philadelphia neighborhood wouldn't be going for the price of condo in a fancy downtown Chicago setting. The housing market tells all.

There's still a rawness and authenticity to Philadelphia's built environment, especially in working-class neighborhoods. The same type that most cities are too quick to demolish and replace with generica (Philly has been teetering too close to this fate lately, too). It's critical to preserve as much of that as possible.

[cpomp]

Originally Posted by kyb01

As it's Fitler Sq, whose charm is derived from its historic townhouses,not sure why you'd want something else there.

Well there is pretty no architectural cohesion in the surrounding 2 block radius of this site, and a lot of the more contemporary townhouses are awful looking.

So why would it be a big deal to construct something similar to 410 Society Hill? Or a 4-6 story geometrically/ architecturally interesting mixed use building. It will add density, character and more foot traffic to the neighborhood than 8 townhouses....

[cpomp]

https://www.phillymag.com/business/2...-philadelphia/

Study on where the college grads are going.

[Hannah5555]

Originally Posted by cpomp

https://www.phillymag.com/business/2...-philadelphia/

Study on where the college grads are going.

The woman who gave me a tour of the Drexel Rec Center yesterday (which I joined!) is graduating in June and when I asked her if she was leaving, she said she was staying put and had no plans to leave .

[cpomp]

Originally Posted by Hannah5555

The woman who gave me a tour of the Drexel Rec Center yesterday (which I joined!) is graduating in June and when I asked her if she was leaving, she said she was staying put and had no plans to leave .

That is great! I know a lot of people who stayed in Philadelphia, I also know a lot that have left. I am a Drexel grad (I am part of the left crowd).

I would guess that the consensus is that most college grads either like or love Philadelphia, however, the employment opportunities can be limited compared to New York and DC, something I hope the city continues to improve on over time.

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by Hannah5555

I like the rowhomes. They are part of what makes Philly unique.

I read that 60% of the housing in the city is row houses. More here than anywhere in the country.

Historically they are directly associated with all of the factories that were in the city since they housed many of the factory workers in individual homes. Very different concept than NY tenements.

[Hannah5555]

Originally Posted by cpomp

That is great! I know a lot of people who stayed in Philadelphia, I also know a lot that have left. I am a Drexel grad (I am part of the left crowd).

I would guess that the consensus is that most college grads either like or love Philadelphia, however, the employment opportunities can be limited compared to New York and DC, something I hope the city continues to improve on over time.

Yup. I can imagine the employment ops for a new grad would be limited here. She was a native Philly person. Another guy at the front desk who was from Colorado said he was heading home 😀.

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by Duderino

Indeed. Only a handful of US cities can truly claim having predominately attached housing, and only in Philly is the majority of it single-family. Absolutely unique.

Some folks make it painfully and obsessively obvious that this type of housing stock isn't for them, but clearly it has widespread appeal, or a rehabbed garage in an edgy Philadelphia neighborhood wouldn't be going for the price of condo in a fancy downtown Chicago setting. The housing market tells all.

There's still a rawness and authenticity to Philadelphia's built environment, especially in working-class neighborhoods. The same type that most cities are too quick to demolish and replace with generica (Philly has been teetering too close to this fate lately, too). It's critical to preserve as much of that as possible.

I'm sure you've seen plenty of century old photos of how much has been replaced. Most of the major Furness, for example. It's something that's been going on for a long time. But, yes, I agree with you.

[kyb01]

Originally Posted by cpomp

https://www.phillymag.com/business/2...-philadelphia/

Study on where the college grads are going.

Silly me, I thought some of it would have changed by now. In any case it's been true for years. I'm a Penn alum, along with being retired staff, so you can see the "scattering" within the pages of the alum magazine, the PA Gazette. There are active Penn alum associations all over the world. There's a fairly new one in Vietnam, for instance. Alumni weekend is huge at Penn. I don't see it as necessarily a bad thing. If anything it means Penn, for one, is preparing young people as citizens of the world and preparing them for a globally attached world. But, the attachment to Penn is real for many alums even if they leave Philly.

[Pine to Vine]

Originally Posted by Hannah5555

I like the rowhomes. They are part of what makes Philly unique.

Me too. The way this poster goes on about them, however, makes me think something bad may have happened to him one time in a row home.