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theonetruefishboy t1_jef23mz wrote

Reply to comment by squirrel_eatin_pizza in 47-story apartment building is planned above CVS store at 19th and Chestnut by ColdJay64

There's no small town charm in the burbs. But there can be in the city if you have good pedestrian infrastructure and local commerce.

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pianoprofiteer t1_jef4fv6 wrote

Collingswood, Haddon Township, Haddonfield, New Hope, Media, Ardmore all have smalltown charm.

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theonetruefishboy t1_jef6poy wrote

I'll admit my statement is generalized for brevity but my underlying point is that most suburban towns lack the pedestrian infrastructure and local commerce that makes smalltown charm possible in some Philly Neighborhoods and in the towns you mentioned.

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