What is your point even?

With your budget and desire for parks and restaurants, i would recommend west philly (spruce hill, cedar park), brewerytown or fairmount (pricier). All are close to 30th street too so you can get to friends in baltimore easily. Depending your situation, i would recommend finding some roommates, would open up more options.

I think you are both right. It does feel like we can’t do anything to fix city council when incumbents are so hard to run a campaign against

If you go straight through the intersection you were supposed to turn right at, it could be enforced. They work well in nyc.

Yeah the streetscape on Walnut and Spruce are both pretty bad, but if you walk on locust its pretty nice, which i guess is the intention for those dorms and all the other buildings facing locust. If anything the grey hideosity on walnut opens up the street with the setback from the second story up.

They're actually redoing the McDonalds. Also if the dorm was actual housing I would like it. one of the more attractive examples of a 4 over 1 I have seen

the meaning of words changes over time. I used to get hung up on this when people would say 'indisposed' all willy nilly but if enough people use a word in a way, that becomes the meaning of the word. Indispuesta in Spanish is often used when woman is on her period rather than literally meaning indisposed. Literally no longer has to mean literally. Words change as people see fit.

West Philly is v queer friendly and my partner and I snagged a 3 br in the area you described for 1650. Def on the cheaper side but it is doable

to get a street permit, you need Pennsylvania license and plate

Commenting because Im also interested

Id say the traditional rec is rittenhouse and fitler square. Its a quick walk across the bridge. I live near clark park tho and its a ten minute trolley ride with service every 6 minutes during rush hour, p convenient commute.

Just some thoughts from someone who lives nearby and considered moving there: The apartments themselves look awesome and cheap. Located close to the El but also sandwiched between two busy streets. That part of west philly is less gentrified than the neighborhoods closer to Baltimore Ave. Also that construction equipment and chain link fence have been up forever. When are they actually going to landscape? Also that building is the former site of West Philly high school. In a city with a criminally underfunded school system, some may take issue living in an old school that was sold to private developers.

Penn housing fb group

I got a real id at 8th and Arch tho. No appt needed and they mailed it to me in two weeks

Damn :/

Believe it or not Murph's has slammin Italian food. Don't think they serve any Irish food but I could be wrong

Since most recommendations are for center city west of broad, I'll just throw out there that Spruce Hill and Cedar Park in West Philly meet all your criteria as well. Its def more residential but still plenty to do and lots of young families. + its a ten minute walk to Penn

They could hit murphs for some italian food while up there