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[RP912]

EA All Day.

I miss philly .

Mimmos got the best pizza btw.

 

[gcubed]

Rittenhouse Sq area or bust. Vast majority of the city is a shit hole.

This post is as out of touch and idiotic as the people who live in Rittenhouse square

 

[blakep267]

Yeah. I was driving through west Philly a few months ago and saw 2 dudes riding horses. Mind you this is in the middle of the city around 56 and chestnut. I'm like, where are these mysterious stables that I've never seen

 

[Squalor]

I remember this from the former TV channel Current from 2008.

 

[The Llama]

Commute from Jersey, like a sane person.

But then you'd have to live in Jersey...

 

[RP912]

This post is as our of touch and idiotic as the people who live in Rittenhouse square

Indeed...after five years of working down there I consider Rittenhouse Square as the last place I would go to whenever I come back to the city.

 

[EASTC0AST_GH05T]

free AR-AB

 

[codhand]

This post is as our of touch and idiotic as the people who live in Rittenhouse square

hey brah my mom lives there, but i agree with your larger point on the idiotic nature of said post.

free AR-AB

 

[deejay8595]

Not true. There are a lot of nice neighborhoods in the city. For sure Rittenhouse can easily break a lot of people's banks too.

Exactly!

Basically.

Basically? Question, do you live in Philly, or are you someone who reads/view the negative aspects of the city via media outlets?

 

[OnPoint]

I was just down in Philly for the Offspring concert.

Didn't see anything like that.

Now my life feels incomplete.

 

[Deku Tree]

Why does every Philly topic become a magnet for the city haters?

 

[Rembrandt]

There is a black community of horseback riders that feel that it's important to teach young black kids to care for and ride horses. They've got high school kids going straight to the stables after school to help groom them and such.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fletcher_Street_Urban_Riding_Club

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcEMghqgjcg

That's amazing. We need more stuff like this for black kids. Expands our Horizons and introduces us to things outside of our comfort zone we probably wouldn't be introduced to in everyday life.

 

[Squalor]

Why does every Philly topic become a magnet for the city haters?

In worst Philadelphia born and raised...

 

[BronsonLee]

I was just down in Philly for the Offspring concert.

Didn't see anything like that.

Now my life feels incomplete.

That's near 5th and Spring Garden, which is actually where the horse carriage rides are! That concert was a little late to see them though.

 

[Ace Harding]

Why does every Philly topic become a magnet for the city haters?

It's pretty terrible. Despite being a very nice, cool, livable city with some of the best restaurants in the world and a great bar and music scene we still can't shake our old Filthadelphia reputation.

I love San Francisco, but that city is a cesspool compared to Center City Phila. Dirty and even more homeless people, if that's possible. And people go on and on about how nice it is.

Granted there are a few cities that are nicer and have more stuff to do than Philly, but within the US it's only a handful. NYC, SFO, Chicago, DC, LA.

Philadelphia is just very divided. Our bad neighborhoods are among the worst in the country. But our nice neighborhoods, which now encompass a pretty large "greater center city" area, are among the best in the U.S. We have history, culture, and a unique vibe that you won't get anywhere else. I love my hometown.

 

[DoktorEvil]

Why does every Philly topic become a magnet for the city haters?

I like Philly. it's a neat little city with tons of small buildings and modern glass ones (like that pyramid near Drexel U) and old churches and plenty of nice bars and cool people and great restaurants, but boy doesn't it not feel safe to walk around that city at night. This is coming from someone who hangs around Manhattan at 3-5 AM in NYC.

 

[SteveMeister]

This is so cool.

 

[BronsonLee]

Center City Philadelphia and the neighborhoods that are near it are best in class, and it makes me very happy that I moved here/live here now.

That being said, North/West/South/East/Whatever Else Philly are some rough spots

 

[Marvel]

 

[RP912]

Why does every Philly topic become a magnet for the city haters?

For real. The hatred towards Philly is sickening :/

 

[Gorillaz]

For all the shit I had to go through living there a few years back, I still love you Philly

Hmmmm

 

[Edeuinu]

I had no idea about this!

 

[Delicious Waffles]

Did he throw up on that horse afterwards?

 

[Woody Invincible]

There is a black community of horseback riders that feel that it's important to teach young black kids to care for and ride horses. They've got high school kids going straight to the stables after school to help groom them and such.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fletcher_Street_Urban_Riding_Club

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcEMghqgjcg

We have a small group in my area like that to, trying to teach responsibilities to young people. They are at the mall parking lot most Saturday mornings with activities and fun stuff for the kids. Good stuff.

 

[gcubed]

hey brah my mom lives there, but i agree with your larger point on the idiotic nature of said post.

There are exceptions to the rule!

 

[Erehtih]

That's where those huge piles of shit were coming from...