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MacKelvey t1_ja6qy4d wrote

I may not love the cheesesteaks but I do appreciate the aesthetic.

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Phl_worldwide t1_ja7mstr wrote

The city should close the block and make it a pedestrian area. Build a parking garage on the corner for people to park. Use the parking garage revenue to fund street cleaning

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Phl_worldwide t1_ja7q24y wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,055,120)

Corner of 9th and Federal on a piece of the park.

What’s “bananas” is how we treat one of our most popular tourist spots as an after thought where it’s dangerous to just cross the street as people run through the stop signs and park over the crosswalks

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CerealJello t1_ja7r09z wrote

If you're ever walking home after a night of heavy drinking and you end up near this intersection, you can look at that neon cheesesteak to induce vomiting. You might feel a little better in the morning.

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alittlemouth t1_ja7r0i7 wrote

Replying to Phl_worldwide (#2,055,345)

I'm all about pedestrianizing east passyunk, but the part of Capitolo at the corner of 9th and Federal is currently a well-used kid's playground. Beyond that heading towards 10th is a recently renovated/updated soccer pitch, and beyond that is the community garden. Heading towards Wharton is the basketball courts, which are heavily used. Which of these gathering spaces for our community do you recommend we get rid of so that tourists can park their fucking cars?

Make "Walk East Passyunk!" a thing, recommend people park at Constitution Health Plaza and walk down the Ave starting at Broad. Getting rid of greenspace and public park space for a parking garage sort of defeats the purpose of making a street car-free.

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Phl_worldwide t1_ja7r7c3 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,055,539)

Ah yes, a park that stays locked for over 6 months out of the year that has more than enough room to fit a garage. But sure, it’s not surprising that Philly people very content with their dangerous trash pit of a city. Why should the city look nice or be safer?

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Phl_worldwide t1_ja7t9v8 wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,055,851)

Lmao. I have lived in the city probably decades longer than you. Probably picked up more trash than you ever will. And probably heard more negative reviews of Philly than you have. But sure cool guy, defend an embarrassment like your life depends on it.

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Phl_worldwide t1_ja7uyvq wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#2,056,344)

buddy, the italian market and pats/genos isn't half as vibrant as it should be because it's clogged with illegal parking and traffic all day. If you had any sense of what an actual vibrant urban neighborhood was like, you would understand that getting people out of their cars and on foot is essential. Just say the truth, it doesn't bother you that it's not nice and your content with it. More than a few people visit those places and go "what the hell? this place is a dump"

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SClub909 t1_ja8358p wrote

People will complain about these cheesesteaks then go get a Dalessandro's dry as fuck steak and feel hip and cool.

Actually a bunch of places that are considered good on here that are just meat loaded bread that are dry as hell.

*Not saying Geno or Pat are the best but def serviceable (They aint dry bricks of meat)

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CattlemensSteakhouse t1_ja883ix wrote

Replying to Phl_worldwide (#2,054,595)

I disagree with the parking garage idea, but they totally should close that intersection. It’s a fucking nightmare to walk across. People park in the crosswalk, by fire hydrants, or on the points of Pat’s and Geno’s, making it almost impossible for drivers to see pedestrians. I’ve come within a foot or two of getting hit multiple times there and drivers act like I’m the asshole for walking on the striped crosswalk. Additionally, when the weather gets nicer, those psychopaths on trikes, motorcycle, and gators come by acting like macho assholes and blasting their music as loud as they fucking can at 3 AM.

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benjaminpoole t1_ja8a958 wrote

Replying to Phl_worldwide (#2,054,595)

The only place I can imagine a parking garage making sense would be at the former police car depot at 11th & Reed, which I believe is being turned into a grocery store instead. I do think closing E Passyunk to cars would be very nice though.

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gobirds1182 t1_ja8eq9f wrote

My only memory of Genos is going there, looking at their “speak American” sign, then placing an order in English and then then fucking up the order

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carlosnelson_ t1_ja92d1r wrote

I call Geno's, Pats, & Dalessandro's tourist steaks & that's not to say they aren't good but these are establishments that are promoted for out of towners. One late night after heavy drinking a friend & I decided to get one sandwich from Geno's & Pat's & split it & Pat's blew Geno's out the water easily!!!

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Ajaws24142822 t1_ja93br2 wrote

Replying to SClub909 (#2,058,637)

Dry as fuck? Dalessandros was pretty good when I had it for the first time, better than Pats and Genos hands down

Can’t say about Jim’s south street though since it burned down a week after I moved here and never got to try it

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Ajaws24142822 t1_ja93mni wrote

Replying to carlosnelson_ (#2,067,976)

When I first moved here everyone talked about Jim’s south street and Max’s.

I already knew pats and genos were tourist stuff, but honestly they weren’t terrible.

Dallessandros was honestly pretty damn good, if there are better places PLEASE tell me because if they are way better I’ll go there

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dingosongo t1_jaa0wsi wrote

Replying to Ajaws24142822 (#2,068,337)

Angelos and Riccis are close by and much better, of course more expensive too. I always liked Ishkabibble's chicken cheesesteak although I haven't had it in like 10yrs. Roast pork sandwich >>>> cheesesteak IMO so I'm maybe not the best judge.

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GeekyMoore t1_jaan43q wrote

Truest definition of peacocking. All that flare to masquerade their god awful cheesesteaks & racism.

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