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"The brothers and sisters are running this city. Running it!"
Philadelphia Inquirer (philly.com)
| 17 April 02
| Cynthia Burton
Posted on 04/17/2002 6:58:56 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: southern rock
Another major U.S. city where white flight is becoming the trend.Never underestimate the corrosive power of regional transportation. The flight has to farrr.
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posted on
04/17/2002 7:48:02 PM PDT
by
Stentor
To: southern rock
I'm part of the white flight. I'd never move back and pay a city wage tax for the "privelege" of living in such a dirty, corrupt city.
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posted on
04/17/2002 7:49:26 PM PDT
by
mseltzer
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To: Joe Hadenuf
Not a great move on the tactics of the Police. Well actually it was Willie B. Goode that gave the orders to drop that thing ..
When Rizzo had to handle Move .. at least he didn't burn down an entire block of homes ..
It has been a nightmare since for the folks down there .. I beleive after spending MILLIONS upon MILLIONS they finally condemed the rebuilt homes
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posted on
04/17/2002 7:52:22 PM PDT
by
Mo1
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To: Lancey Howard
25 years is about 10 years too long in politics. Especially in Philadelphia.
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posted on
04/17/2002 7:53:04 PM PDT
by
gaspar
To: APBaer
"Just imagine for a moment a white mayor proclaiming that, If a white Mayor did .. he would have been run out of town .. especially in Philly
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posted on
04/17/2002 7:54:06 PM PDT
by
Mo1
To: Lancey Howard
""The brothers and sisters are running the city. Oh, yes. The brothers and sisters are running this city. Running it! Don't let nobody fool you, we are in charge of the City of Brotherly Love . "Yet another excellent reason why I'd never, EVER consider living in Philadelphia or its environs.
To: mseltzer
I'm part of the white flight. I'd never move back and pay a city wage tax for the "privelege" of living in such a dirty, corrupt city. You too Huh??? ... I moved out about 14 years ago
But to be honest the part of Philly I'm from isn't bad .. but it is waaaaaaaaaaaay to expensive to live there
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posted on
04/17/2002 7:56:24 PM PDT
by
Mo1
To: twyn1
?...he always looks like he spent the night on a park bench OMG .. you're right .. fofl
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posted on
04/17/2002 7:58:13 PM PDT
by
Mo1
To: Mo1
I lived in west Philly for about 10 years, a nice neighborhood when I moved there, until I had to jump over piles of crack vials just to get out of my front door. I go back for Eagles and Phillies games, but I rarely make it out of South Philly anymore.
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posted on
04/17/2002 8:00:12 PM PDT
by
mseltzer
To: Mo1
What part did you live in?
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posted on
04/17/2002 8:00:49 PM PDT
by
mseltzer
To: mseltzer
I grew up in the Roxbourgh section
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posted on
04/17/2002 8:03:33 PM PDT
by
Mo1
To: Mo1
But to be honest the part of Philly I'm from isn't bad .. but it is waaaaaaaaaaaay to expensive to live there "Old City", aka the "Historic District", right???
I am a little familiar with the town.
To: Lancey Howard
I'll bet that if W.C. Fields, could change his headstone, he would change it to: "Under the circumstances, I really am glad to be dead somewhere else rather than alive in Philadelphia."
To: southern rock
"Old City", aka the "Historic District", right??? LOL .. no I'm from Roxbourgh .. I was talking about the other expenses .. city tax and car insurance
I had to pay 3500/4000 per year for ONE car
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posted on
04/17/2002 8:09:20 PM PDT
by
Mo1
To: Mo1
It boggles my mind that people would choose to raise their children in Philadelphia when and if they have the choice to move out.
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posted on
04/17/2002 8:09:30 PM PDT
by
mseltzer
To: southern rock
I was in the "Badlands" this morning, down around the 3600 block of Fairhill, and when I got to Germantown after lunch, it felt like I was in Beverly Hills, lol.
To: Mo1
Between my brother and I, we averaged having our cars/houses broken into twice a year.
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posted on
04/17/2002 8:15:08 PM PDT
by
mseltzer
To: mseltzer
It boggles my mind that people would choose to raise their children in Philadelphia when and if they have the choice to move out. In all fairness, uprooting is NOT easy. Believe me, I have tried (from NYC, not Philly) with only moderate success. As we speak, I actually find myself back here again. (Not happy about it, but roots are hard to cut, even when you really, really want to).
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