Philadelphia vs Pittsburgh

[bulllittt757 0]

the "the use to be" murder capital. My vote 4 Killadelphia

[Duke87 1,070]

Bump? Okay, I'll bite.

There is a big difference in attitude and atmosphere that one might not actually guess. Philadelphia is a northeastern city: fast-paced and full of life after hours. Pittsburgh is a midwestern city: much slower and more relaxed, and they roll up the sidewalks at 5 o'clock. Contributing to this is the fact that midwestern cities do not attract much tourism. But, that's a plus in my book. I hate touristy stuff, I prefer going places that are unusual to go to.

So, um, yeah, I'm going with Pittsburgh. A couple more reasons why:

Pittsburgh's terrain is far more interesting. All those hills and valleys force the layout of the city to get creative. Philadelphia is fairly flat.

Pittsburgh's freeway network is awesome, owing in large part to the aforementioned terrain. Tunnels, all those bridges, and double decker freeways!

[Duke87 1,070]

Bump? Okay, I'll bite.

There is a big difference in attitude and atmosphere that one might not actually guess. Philadelphia is a northeastern city: fast-paced and full of life after hours. Pittsburgh is a midwestern city: much slower and more relaxed, and they roll up the sidewalks at 5 o'clock. Contributing to this is the fact that midwestern cities do not attract much tourism. But, that's a plus in my book. I hate touristy stuff, I prefer going places that are unusual to go to.

So, um, yeah, I'm going with Pittsburgh. A couple more reasons why:

Pittsburgh's terrain is far more interesting. All those hills and valleys force the layout of the city to get creative. Philadelphia is fairly flat.

Pittsburgh's freeway network is awesome, owing in large part to the aforementioned terrain. Tunnels, all those bridges, and double decker freeways!

[Duke87 1,070]

Bump? Okay, I'll bite.

There is a big difference in attitude and atmosphere that one might not actually guess. Philadelphia is a northeastern city: fast-paced and full of life after hours. Pittsburgh is a midwestern city: much slower and more relaxed, and they roll up the sidewalks at 5 o'clock. Contributing to this is the fact that midwestern cities do not attract much tourism. But, that's a plus in my book. I hate touristy stuff, I prefer going places that are unusual to go to.

So, um, yeah, I'm going with Pittsburgh. A couple more reasons why:

Pittsburgh's terrain is far more interesting. All those hills and valleys force the layout of the city to get creative. Philadelphia is fairly flat.

Pittsburgh's freeway network is awesome, owing in large part to the aforementioned terrain. Tunnels, all those bridges, and double decker freeways!

[Duke87 1,070]

Bump? Okay, I'll bite.

There is a big difference in attitude and atmosphere that one might not actually guess. Philadelphia is a northeastern city: fast-paced and full of life after hours. Pittsburgh is a midwestern city: much slower and more relaxed, and they roll up the sidewalks at 5 o'clock. Contributing to this is the fact that midwestern cities do not attract much tourism. But, that's a plus in my book. I hate touristy stuff, I prefer going places that are unusual to go to.

So, um, yeah, I'm going with Pittsburgh. A couple more reasons why:

Pittsburgh's terrain is far more interesting. All those hills and valleys force the layout of the city to get creative. Philadelphia is fairly flat.

Pittsburgh's freeway network is awesome, owing in large part to the aforementioned terrain. Tunnels, all those bridges, and double decker freeways!

[Slashback 136]

Never heard of Pittsburgh actually, so i prefer the good old Philadelphia

[quicksilver991 37]

I must side with Pittsburgh since I am originally from there. I must admit that Philly has a better mass transit system. Pittsburgh's metro is sadly inadequate. But I much prefer the skyline of Pittsburgh to Philly. And go Pens! And Stillers! And...oh...yeah about the Pirates....

[TekindusT 3,809]

I take Pittsburgh, for just one reason. Pittsburgh Steelers, my favourite NFL team.

[Muck308 55]

Originally posted by: Duke87  Pittsburgh is a midwestern city: much slower and more relaxed, and they roll up the sidewalks at 5 o'clock.quote>

I'm tellin' ya, Duke. You were hanging out in the wrong neighborhoods! Although compared to Philly, yeah we are pretty beat about nightlife.

Originally posted by: ImVhOzzi  Never heard of Pittsburgh actually, so i prefer the good old Philadelphia

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I heard Philadelphia cream cheese is actually from Philadelphia, NY. I was never able to validate that though.

[Philadelphia 25]

shouldnt take a rocket scientist to figure out my answer. lol

[Slashback 136]

Originally posted by: Muck308

Originally posted by: ImVhOzzi  Never heard of Pittsburgh actually, so i prefer the good old Philadelphia

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I heard Philadelphia cream cheese is actually from Philadelphia, NY. I was never able to validate that though.

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Sounds plausible that the cheese is from Philadelphia

[GreekMan 246]

philly!

[Duke87 1,070]

Originally posted by: Muck308

I heard Philadelphia cream cheese is actually from Philadelphia, NY. I was never able to validate that though.

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Wiki:

According to the American food processing company Kraft Foods,^[5] the first American cream cheese was made in New York in 1872 by American dairyman William Lawrence. In 1880, 'Philadelphia' was adopted as the brand name, after the city that was considered at the time to be the home of top quality food.quote>

I believe the part about it being from New York (City?), but I'd venture a guess that the actual story of why it's called "Philadelphia" is simply lost to time. People tend not to think to document this stuff since they aren't counting on it becoming famous.

[MiniMark 7]

Originally posted by: st louis dude

Philadelphia is know as the city of Brotherly Love,and is our nation's oldest city.Pittsburgh is know as the city of Steel,and was founded one the site of Fort Duquense,and is Pennsylvania's 

second largest city.Both cities skylines are new and old,but which city do you like better?quote>

I thought St. Augustine, Florida was the United States Oldest City?

[Ant1-b0dy 0]

I'm going to side with Pittsburgh for several reasons:

A. My home city

B. Steelers FTW

C. Penguins FTW

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Transport is simple and doesn't cost much.At Carnegie Mellon University for example:

Bus It

Carnegie Mellon and the city's public transportation system, Port Authority Transit (PAT), have an agreement by which degree-eligible students may ride any PAT vehicle when you show a valid Carnegie Mellon ID card.

There are numerous buses with stops in the Oakland area, and many of them stop right in front of Carnegie Mellon's campus. Bus schedules are available at the University Center Information Desk, or they can be found online on the Port Authority website.

Bike It

Bring your bike to campus. It's great exercise and there are plenty of free parking spaces (racks) available near class. And when you're ready for a break from hitting the books, there are loads of trails to ride throughout the city.

Cab It

It's not free, but many Carnegie Mellon students use a cab to travel to places like the South Side and the Strip District. People's Cab Co.; Yellow Cab Co.,; Port Authority Transit (PAT)

Walk It

There is plenty to do just outside of the Carnegie Mellon campus in Oakland, Shadyside and Squirrel Hill. The Carnegie Museum of Art and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History are right down the street. Not to mention the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens that will make even a winter day look alive. Squirrel Hill and Shadyside shopping and eateries are within a 20-minute walk from campus.

Zip It

It's about as close as you can get to borrowing the family car. Zipcars are located on and around campus and in several other locations in Pittsburgh.

To use them, you sign up for an account online and get a card. When you need to get somewhere, book a reservation for one of the Zipcars online and then use your card to unlock the doors during the reserved time.

Rates include gas and insurance

But yes the transit system lacks in comparason with Philly, but the architecture and pure history has it beat every which way. (First radio station was in Pittsburgh)

[astrosfan27 0]

Philly it has better achitecture, more things to do, better baseball team, more history,and tourist attractions, public transpertation and while pittsburgh is more of a regional city. Philly is a national city. possibly a International City. Plus they have the cheesesteaks and Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia. Now if they would just lose those accents...