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phixer00 t1_j4oq4eb wrote

You should head up the river a couple of miles and check out Camden NJ

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unenlightenedgoblin OP t1_j4os91r wrote

I’ve heard that Camden, as rough as it’s gotten, is making genuine progress. Declining crime, job growth, etc. granted it’s a long uphill climb, but you at least hear about things starting to happen in Camden. I never hear anything positive about Chester

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Brunt-FCA-285 t1_j4pi5i8 wrote

Camden has the advantage of being just across the river from Center City Philadelphia, which undoubtedly helped attract the USS New Jersey, Adventure Aquarium, and the Waterfront Music Pavilion (née Tweeter Center/Susquehanna Bank Center/BB&T Pavilion) concert venue to Camden, and it’s also a ten minute ride away on the High Speed Line via PATCO. It has also been the beneficiary of hundreds of millions of dollars in investment and tax breaks, which is how Subaru moved its North American headquarters to Camden. Chester has had no such advantages, as it is a thirty minute train ride away from Center City Philadelphia, and it is also separated from the city by the airport, not to mention the working class boroughs of Delaware County that have their own challenges. New Jersey also seems to have made a more concerted effort in fixing Camden than Pennsylvania has made in fixing Chester.

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