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West Philadelphia born and raised? The article would be much stronger if there was some quantitative backing of the assertion that east sides are poorer.
by qq66 16y ago
West Philadelphia born and raised?
The article would be much stronger if there was some quantitative backing of the assertion that east sides are poorer.
- smokinn 16y agoWell here's an extra data point: It's definitely true of Montreal. The poor live in the north and east ends whereas the rich live in the "West Island" (the west side of the island where all the suburbs are) and Westmount (which is roughly the west/southwest side of Mount Royal). Most of the majorly polluting industry is just off the east side of downtown Montreal.
- SamReidHughes 16y agoEast Philadelphia is also known as Camden, NJ, but I don't think that means anything. West Philadelphia was originally a middle and upper class community, before its decline in the second half of the 20th century. If you ride the el through it, you can see some fine office buildings from the era, and you can see the history in the architecture of the rowhouses, too.