Sure bite away, but you are talking apples and oranges as I see it.
The fact that you espouse this lifestyle, and have _found_ outlets that you enjoy and find satisfying is proof that Philadelphia as a whole is a great and tolerant city.
It does not follow that UC must mirror those aspects that you like in CC.
UC has its own culture and social scene-- it always has, and I hope it always will.
UC was built as a suburb of 'Center City' back when West Philly was a hospital, a university and farms. It was not built as a westward expansion of the central city core.
If large groups go elsewhere to play _and still choose to live here_ that is great. But how does it follow that UC must become like CC?
I have more responses embedded in your reply below:
On Feb 18, 2005, at 2:58 PM, S. Sharrieff Ali wrote:
I don't think so. RX and now Marigold (and GL) are the best things to happen to UC since I've been here. Except for me moving in, of course.Ok..I'll bite...
Andy, let me explain tolerance. Tolerance is recognizing there are different strokes for different folks. Urban renewal and design are pretty basic no matter where you look. Great public spaces, interesting restaurants, art galleries, surprising retail, you get the drift. You sound intimidated that anyone would like to see you where a jacket to dinner at Marigold?
Fairmount, Northern Liberties, Bella Vista, Fitler Square are all neighborhoods that have similar "fabric" to ours, looking at people, income, education. The question is how are we different? Lots of great "see and be seen at the scene" established restaurants and bars that draw from a city-wide dweller base for one. The Left of Center campaign is not catching on citywide. I wonder why?
Because it's a retarded campaign? :)
(I asked some folks in CC where Left of Center was and they replied "is this a riddle?")
Large groups of our resident base go elsewhere to "play" and most of all spend! Grad Students, Professors, Artist, people like me that wear Prada and Rolex. We live here too.
Good, that shows your 'tolerance' at work.
Culture is springing up all over the place! I don't see how you can make that statement. Unless you are mandating that all culture must meet your requirements for 'culture.' Culture is what you make of it.Not enough community focus has been placed on the real development of culture here, particularly looking at what will sustain our community long term as we compete with the growth and development of other communities in the city.
The _only_ valuation I know for property is the price of the surrounding area... What are you talking about here? People may perceive some ephemeral value based on what you are positing, but when they get down to business to buy/sell a house, it's going to be determined by what other houses are going for.Property value will be determined by amenities, culture, lifestyle for those who have $300K and more to spend on a house.
I'm just not getting where you are going with this line of thought...
-andy
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