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Originally posted by Tony Shepps
What CC neighborhood are you in? I've seen top-quality city living in Center City east and west, much of South Philly, Manayunk, Roxborough, East Falls, Chestnut Hill (although that's not really city living I guess).
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Actually, I'm up in Torresdale, near the Bucks County line. Granted, it's almost like a suburb in these parts, but I'm very blessed to have found such a nice area. Truth be told, between Franklin Mills (5 minutes away) and the 3 strip malls near me, I have everything I need--groceries, banking, fast food, sit-down eating, and shopping. Most of it I can actually walk to (and could walk to Franklin Mills if I were up for a brisk walk). It's not exactly upscale, but it reminds me a lot of the neighborhood I lived in back in St. Louis. Public transit is right outside my front door. Center City is 20 minutes away by car or just under an hour by bus/subway. Now, if Starbucks or XandO would open a coffee joint up here...I imagine they'll put one on the Boulevard in the near future.
I couldn't live in Center City, particularly after I just completed a tour of duty working down there. It's nice and all, but the parking...ugh. S. Philly, Manayunk, Roxborough...they're nice, but all the houses on top of one another makes me a tad claustrophobic.