For the philly fans here…

[briansd1]

[quote=eavesdropper]
BTW, Brian, even if you’re not religious, you might get a kick out of this. Outstanding Philadelphia examples from that golden period of religious architecture in American cities, 1850 to 1925.

Each individual church site has many more images, some of the interiors.

Some of these places are even more awesome when seen in real life. Really makes you shake your head when you think that most of these parishes were made up of poor laborers and workmen. Rule of thumb was “Feed the Church before feeding the family” (sold as “Feed your soul before feeding your body”. Clever, those Catholic Church marketing teams!)[/quote]

I have not visited churches in Philly. But I will.

My cousin lives on the Hudson River Valley, NY. All the good land along the river is owned by the Church (although the church is in decline and had to close buildings).

My cousin’s church, however, is a small modest Catholic church where the Father does his own cleaning and cooking.

The basilica in Ivory Coast is an example of feed the soul first.

[briansd1]

[quote=LAAFTERHOURS]

Its known as “center-city”. City Center is in vegas 🙂
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Thanks for the correction.

[quote=eavesdropper] I’m an architecture junkie, and some terrific examples in Philly. However, it can be painful to go through some of the residential neighborhoods and see the reno “butchering” that has occurred over the years.
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I’m also an architecture buff.

Philly has some great potential to be an interesting gentrified walkable city. Philly is flat and dense. It would be the perfect place to attract knowledge-based businesses that employ office workers who want to live in an urban environment, bike or take public transport to work.

Unfortunately, civic pride in Philly is lacking. Even the locals jokingly call it Filthladelphia.

There are trashy people of all kinds in Philly and it shows in the way the city looks. Perceived safety is another issue.

San Diego is very spread out and suburban in feel. I like the East Coast, it’s a nice escape from the business park and tract housing feel of San Diego.

[briansd1]

[quote=LAAFTERHOURS]

Its known as “center-city”. City Center is in vegas 🙂
[/quote]

Thanks for the correction.

[quote=eavesdropper] I’m an architecture junkie, and some terrific examples in Philly. However, it can be painful to go through some of the residential neighborhoods and see the reno “butchering” that has occurred over the years.
[/quote]

I’m also an architecture buff.

Philly has some great potential to be an interesting gentrified walkable city. Philly is flat and dense. It would be the perfect place to attract knowledge-based businesses that employ office workers who want to live in an urban environment, bike or take public transport to work.

Unfortunately, civic pride in Philly is lacking. Even the locals jokingly call it Filthladelphia.

There are trashy people of all kinds in Philly and it shows in the way the city looks. Perceived safety is another issue.

San Diego is very spread out and suburban in feel. I like the East Coast, it’s a nice escape from the business park and tract housing feel of San Diego.

[briansd1]

[quote=LAAFTERHOURS]

Its known as “center-city”. City Center is in vegas 🙂
[/quote]

Thanks for the correction.

[quote=eavesdropper] I’m an architecture junkie, and some terrific examples in Philly. However, it can be painful to go through some of the residential neighborhoods and see the reno “butchering” that has occurred over the years.
[/quote]

I’m also an architecture buff.

Philly has some great potential to be an interesting gentrified walkable city. Philly is flat and dense. It would be the perfect place to attract knowledge-based businesses that employ office workers who want to live in an urban environment, bike or take public transport to work.

Unfortunately, civic pride in Philly is lacking. Even the locals jokingly call it Filthladelphia.

There are trashy people of all kinds in Philly and it shows in the way the city looks. Perceived safety is another issue.

San Diego is very spread out and suburban in feel. I like the East Coast, it’s a nice escape from the business park and tract housing feel of San Diego.

[briansd1]

[quote=LAAFTERHOURS]

Its known as “center-city”. City Center is in vegas 🙂
[/quote]

Thanks for the correction.

[quote=eavesdropper] I’m an architecture junkie, and some terrific examples in Philly. However, it can be painful to go through some of the residential neighborhoods and see the reno “butchering” that has occurred over the years.
[/quote]

I’m also an architecture buff.

Philly has some great potential to be an interesting gentrified walkable city. Philly is flat and dense. It would be the perfect place to attract knowledge-based businesses that employ office workers who want to live in an urban environment, bike or take public transport to work.

Unfortunately, civic pride in Philly is lacking. Even the locals jokingly call it Filthladelphia.

There are trashy people of all kinds in Philly and it shows in the way the city looks. Perceived safety is another issue.

San Diego is very spread out and suburban in feel. I like the East Coast, it’s a nice escape from the business park and tract housing feel of San Diego.

[briansd1]

[quote=LAAFTERHOURS]

Its known as “center-city”. City Center is in vegas 🙂
[/quote]

Thanks for the correction.

[quote=eavesdropper] I’m an architecture junkie, and some terrific examples in Philly. However, it can be painful to go through some of the residential neighborhoods and see the reno “butchering” that has occurred over the years.
[/quote]

I’m also an architecture buff.

Philly has some great potential to be an interesting gentrified walkable city. Philly is flat and dense. It would be the perfect place to attract knowledge-based businesses that employ office workers who want to live in an urban environment, bike or take public transport to work.

Unfortunately, civic pride in Philly is lacking. Even the locals jokingly call it Filthladelphia.

There are trashy people of all kinds in Philly and it shows in the way the city looks. Perceived safety is another issue.

San Diego is very spread out and suburban in feel. I like the East Coast, it’s a nice escape from the business park and tract housing feel of San Diego.

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