Jump to content

Alden Park and Germantown


tombarnes

Recommended Posts

When I lived in Philadelphia, I lived at Alden Park in Germantown. It was a magnificent collection of buildings in a manicured park. The only problem was the area surrounding it. Germantown was obviously once a lovely place, but has plummeted into a wasteland of chicken shacks and check cashing places on once proud Germantown Avenue. It depressed me to walk out of the gates of my gated complex. Has there been any improvement? I have hear that the current administration simply wants to bulldoze these neighborhoods. This is not the answer. What, if anything, is happening to restore Germantown and other once proud neighborhoods to their rightful respectability?

Link to comment
Share on other sites


  • Replies 6
  • Created
  • Last Reply
  • 3 months later...

It seems to me that the success of Center City will only spill over to the surrounding areas, mostly because a lot of people are bing priced out of CC.

Ive looked at several of your posts and I like the fact that you seem to be really positive about the city of Philadelphia Urbani. Its not something thats done often.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Tho Philly is not necessarily a Rust Belt City, Pennsylvania is definately a Rust Belt State. The state's economy has been severely defined by the fall of american manufacturing for decades now. I can finally see that, not only Philly and Pittsburgh, but most of the smaller cities across the state are making major come backs. I see this as just a beginning and the next 20 years will show the staying power and the beauty of our state. It is the bad reputation that is now being converted and people will rediscover what we all already know.

Pa has been handicapped for decades and is finally healing now we can get back into the game.

:yahoo:

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.