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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My perception is that the mainline has a fraction of the “prestige” it once had. It just seems a bit more run down nowadays.

A lot more UMC people send their kids to philly public schools now in Society Hill, Rittenhouse Square, Queen Village, the neighborhoods slightly west of UPenn (Garden Court & Spruce Hill) etc so those areas have good k-8 schools. I don’t think the main line has a monopoly on where wealthy Philadelphians live anymore.

South of Lancaster Ave is in outright bad condition lately. [/quote]

interesting. where do they send their kids to HS?[/quote]

The pp is just making stuff up. “South of Lancaster” (not a term anyone uses anyway) doesn’t mean anything. You can live “south of Lancaster,” live in a beautiful neighborhood, and send your kids to lower Merion, haverford sd, radnor, TE, etc. Some of the most elite private schools are “south of Lancaster”. [/quote]

All the nice houses are north of Lancaster Avenue. There is a very clear divide. It gets hideous the further south until you hit the NHSL stops. Bryn Mawr & Shipley are north of it. Haverford School is technically south of it but barely.[/quote]

Sorry but this is laughable. Bala Cynwyd, Lower Merion, Narberth, Wynnewood, Ardmore, Haverford are lousy? Have you even been to these places? The houses are amazing. Locally quarried stone, 1920s and 1930s architecture, generous land parcels. Particularly as you get off the main roads there are literal mansions that are millions of dollars. If you are looking at the houses that are literally on Lancaster or Montgomery Avenues, sure, many haven't been kept up well because they are on major roads! Go a block back and you'll see beautiful homes. For 1/2 of what they cost around here.

If your definition of a "nice home" is 6,000 sq feet on 2 acres with a private pool and tennis court, I grant you most places south of Bryn Mawr or Villanova don't have that. The homes are more in the 2,000-3500 sq foot range, 1/4 to 1/2 acre, maybe a pool.[/quote]

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