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ysobelleI saw the loft today. The loft of my dreams. It's 1500sf of light-drenched space, with a wall of South-facing windows, a quirky, bowed hardwood floor, endless cathedral ceilings crossed by huge old beams, a washer-dryer hookup, an enormous bathroom, a kitchen twice the size of mine, and a glorious exposed-brick wall to frame views of Philadelphia from the Benjamin Franklin Bridge all the way across the entire city skyline. It's got remote-controlled access to the parking lot. It's got a dog run.
It's also at 5th and Cecil B. Moore.
Sigh. I took Mom with me, and while we both fell in love with the unit-- the penultimate of the six or so we saw-- we were both freaked out slightly by the no-man's-land of the neighbourhood: vacant lots, burned-out buildings, all that. I was told it's Northern Liberties, but it's not-- it's just plain North Philly, and it's NOT a safe place at ALL. I could probably grit my teeth and do it, but my Dad said, "I'd worry about you every night."
"I have a dog!"
"I'd worry about the dog, too!"
I want a loft now, though. I want one badly. Perhaps outside the city, to the West, if I could. But where? Or maybe a house, with a yard for Clue. Again, though-- where? Sigh.
It's also at 5th and Cecil B. Moore.
Sigh. I took Mom with me, and while we both fell in love with the unit-- the penultimate of the six or so we saw-- we were both freaked out slightly by the no-man's-land of the neighbourhood: vacant lots, burned-out buildings, all that. I was told it's Northern Liberties, but it's not-- it's just plain North Philly, and it's NOT a safe place at ALL. I could probably grit my teeth and do it, but my Dad said, "I'd worry about you every night."
"I have a dog!"
"I'd worry about the dog, too!"
I want a loft now, though. I want one badly. Perhaps outside the city, to the West, if I could. But where? Or maybe a house, with a yard for Clue. Again, though-- where? Sigh.
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Date: 2007-02-21 05:59 am (UTC)As my best friend John (who just moved from Philadelphia to Camden) told me, "North Philly is great, as long as you don't mind the gunfire, crack-heads, and general filth and run-down-ed-ness." Then again, he didn't seem to mind it, but he did recommend that I get two Dobermans if I ever bought a house there... and he's 6'3", about 280 - no one's gonna mess with Big John.
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Date: 2007-02-21 06:39 am (UTC)And JULY. We said JULY!
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Date: 2007-02-21 06:49 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-02-21 07:17 am (UTC)I've known Yso since March 11th, 1989.
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