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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This video is of one of the worst streets in the entire city.

It’s a huge city with some large poor parts and also some very nice parts.[/quote]

This. I mean that is terrible but it’s in no way representative of typical street scenes. The areas around Penn, Drexel, Center City, Old City etc look like any normal area. And I have been to all of them repeatedly in the past 4 months for family and work visits. Perfectly safe normal areas. [/quote]

West Philly neighborhoods around Penn and Drexel do not look like perfectly safe normal areas. And have you been in South Philly around Christian St or the Italian Market area at all?

I’m sorry, because I loved what Philadelphia used to be, but it has been on a downhill path for a very long time. And it keeps getting worse. The drug problems, the violent and non-violent crime- I don’t know how the city can come back from the depths it has sunk into.

People who live there don’t see how dramatic the change has been because changes have happened gradually over time. It’s when you’ve moved away and come back to visit that you really see the extent of the changes. Also, when you have lived in other places, you realize how much better your daily qualifications life can be and that there is no need to live the way you do in Philly. There are so many better places to live, but they don’t know it because they  have spent very little time living anywhere but Philly. 
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I relocated to Philly from DC. I have neighbors who relocated after 20 years in NY. I grew up in Chicago. I think what you said about Philly can be said about any U.S. city right now. Everyone has nostalgia for what was, but in the last several years especially, all these cities have changed. My sister lives in Portland, OR -10-15 years ago, I loved visiting. Now it feels apocalyptic in comparison. Cities changing is not unique to Philly. I live in Philly now. It’s not perfect, but there are beautiful neighborhoods, a vibrant cultural scene, easy access to skiing in the winter and the beach in the summer. No place is perfect.[/quote]

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