Philadelphia, USA: ULTIMATE City Guide

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  • Опубликовано: 20 ноя 2024

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  • @juvenesmith8356
    @juvenesmith8356 5 месяцев назад +10

    I have been visiting Philadelphia for the past 40 years. Fell in love with the city during my initial visit. Then continued to visit there at least once a year. Amazed at how many changes have taken place since then. There is no longer the huge hustle and bustle of large crowds of people like before. Lots of the stores and restaurants I used to frequent are no longer there and the Gallery has been revamped. I still love Philly but so miss a lot of the places from before. I now visit with my hubby who loves it there as well!

  • @danielrsson2171
    @danielrsson2171 2 года назад +13

    I am from Sweden and I was in Philadelphia last summer during an almost 3 month long visit in USA!👍👍

  • @nathanielthrush5581
    @nathanielthrush5581 2 года назад +211

    As someone living here, I really wish Philly didn’t have so many problems because it is genuinely one of the coolest and most culturally unique places in the US, with an incredible amount of diversity, stunning architecture, and great food.

    • @gromit0299
      @gromit0299 2 года назад +16

      Every city goes through its tough times. We are in that time right now, but as a whole, all cities will always have some sort of problem. I love my gritty city.

    • @alexsinclair2012
      @alexsinclair2012 2 года назад +12

      I'll give you the great food, yes. This place is still a tremendous chithole though. And the local culture is horrible in that, God forbid you criticize this place people will use their Stockholm syndrome as a means of defending it and get violent with you.

    • @nathanielthrush5581
      @nathanielthrush5581 2 года назад +7

      @@alexsinclair2012 it has its problems man but don’t call the whole city a “chithole”

    • @alexsinclair2012
      @alexsinclair2012 2 года назад +6

      @@nathanielthrush5581 go to Kensington, go to North Philly. Philly is Mordor. A city surrounded by the hood. The only nice part here is Greater Northeast.

    • @nathanielthrush5581
      @nathanielthrush5581 2 года назад +19

      @@alexsinclair2012 I was in Kensington yesterday and I go to temple in north Philly. Now, certainly I try to avoid the really bad sections of the city but the greater northeast is a glorified suburb since it’s the only part of the city with 0 rapid transit. Go to practically any part of south Philly, fairmount, fishtown, or spruce hill/university city. Again, I wish the areas of the city with really high crime were in better shape, especially considering families of color are almost entirely the victims of inequality and crime in the city. The greater northeast is getting more diverse, but the far northeast is almost entirely a product of white flight and racism in the city.

  • @AndiAndrea
    @AndiAndrea 2 года назад +58

    Originally from Argentina and lived in Los Angeles, I have been living in Philly since 2011 and I love it. I live in the Fishtown zone and generally speaking, I love how walkable it is. In my first 7 years living here, I didn’t have a car, and I used public transportation or riding my Vespa.

    • @Byronic19134
      @Byronic19134 Год назад +3

      Welcome, I am a Philly native who use to live in Fishtown right near Thompson and Girard. And being raised in Kensington and then moving to Port Richmond I will say the best part that is not needing a car to get anywhere, you can walk to a store, ave, bus, or train from those neighborhoods within a couple blocks. I moved outside the city 2 years ago and had to get use to driving everywhere to the point I forgot what it felt like needing to walk.

    • @AndiAndrea
      @AndiAndrea Год назад

      @@Byronic19134 where do you live now. I am being priced out of fishtown and this entire area, so I think I may be moving to the west side - probably Mount Airy or near there. Not sure yet.

  • @Wallo-q1x
    @Wallo-q1x 2 года назад +28

    I know this beautiful city like the back of my hand now, I moved here from Kenya 🇰🇪 Africa in 2014. Live in South Philadelphia very close to almost everything, park, the sports stadiums, gyms ,public transport Septas , 10 to 15 minutes from the city center or center city, I recommend South Philly if planning to move here, places I like most Th Rittenhouse square park, Penns Landings, FDR park . Philly is beautiful city . Just choose your friends wisely and mind your business if wanna live here .

    • @PrincePaulIowa
      @PrincePaulIowa 2 года назад

      Is south safe or just low on crime? Where to eat Ethiopian food? 🙏🇹🇿

    • @liasol8518
      @liasol8518 7 месяцев назад

      Is there parking to move from place to place?

  • @AKen_Films
    @AKen_Films 2 года назад +43

    Was born and raised in Philly! Seen this city go through many up's and downs in my short lifetime. My parents where architects and my mother loved Philadelphia's architecture making it the primary reason she moved here after college. From food, history, it's walkable layout, cheaper cost of living, and the pride most of us from philly share about local sports franchises has always helped the city thrive and keep its sense of identity!
    As for the crime, it's always been a thing. One of the biggest issues with local government in philly is not only some of the corruption from a few of it's leaders but that they are often reluctant to let newer outside business build on their more historic or architectural foundations. And they struggle to decide on how put money back into the city itself. From repairing roads and bridges, to renovating neighborhoods unless it's some "gentrification style plan" that promises to bring in more money they usually shutter at incurring extra costs themselves.
    The city government once tried to make the Philadelphia Zoo pay for it's water (it was always provided by the city at no extra cost for the Zoo) and the Philadelphia Zoo threatened to close the Zoo permanently if the ordinance passed. The city council backed out on that.
    In the end philadelphia could be more willing to let outside business set up shop in the city and be more willing put money back into its aging infrastructure and neighborhoods. Hopefully in ways that don't burden some of the already impoverished residents who live there.
    I do agree the city does have a lot of unrealised potential where the incremental changes aren't usually enough to offset some of the crime and poverty setbacks that persist. It's all a very multifaceted and complex problem that won't get fixed overnight but people from philly say 'they will live and die by their city!' and don't tend to give up that easy.

    • @farrashafizh741
      @farrashafizh741 Год назад

      Thanks for explaining it with great clarity. But curiously speaking, is there any other problem other than the government who's unwilling to let business set up their shop in town? Maybe that came from the public or the business side?

    • @professorgrasstov
      @professorgrasstov Год назад

      @@farrashafizh741 Crime, crime, and crime. This is the biggest problem of the city, not government forcing zoo to pay for water or other minor bureaucratic things. And businesses are closing not because of govt, but because of constant robberies and gunshots.

    • @loremasteringwion9930
      @loremasteringwion9930 6 месяцев назад

      @@professorgrasstov Here I thought all of Philadelphia was like Kensington Avenue. I didn't know there were nice parts of Philly too.

    • @auapplemac2441
      @auapplemac2441 3 месяца назад

      @@professorgrasstov As someone who just moved back to Philly, I glad to see that the new mayor is clamping down on crime and working to clean up the Kensington area of it's drug problem. Crime is down and shootings are quite a bit lower than last year.

  • @julieshelley9251
    @julieshelley9251 2 года назад +14

    I live in Philly, best city, architecture, food and people! I am an East coast girl at heart. Love your content

    • @bobdroll6381
      @bobdroll6381 2 года назад +1

      In the burbs?

    • @julieshelley9251
      @julieshelley9251 2 года назад

      @@bobdroll6381 on the Delaware border

    • @bobdroll6381
      @bobdroll6381 2 года назад

      @@julieshelley9251 Far away from BLMers, I presume. No wonder you like it there.

  • @gabriellagirardi4741
    @gabriellagirardi4741 2 года назад +34

    Very beautiful city despite the big problems of drugs, homeless and unemployement. Greetings from Turin Italy

  • @Imforeverlemarz
    @Imforeverlemarz 2 года назад +14

    I’ve visited Phili once for a couple hours on my way to Atlanta. And I love the city first thing i noticed is how walkable the city is and historic I’m currently planning a trip

  • @travelandeats8518
    @travelandeats8518 Год назад +5

    Philly is my favorite city. Went alone for the first time for my birthday last august. Had a good time alone. South street, Fat Tuesday, pats and genos, wawa. Dope people dope vibes. Good to be in South philly

  • @davidwood2911
    @davidwood2911 9 месяцев назад +3

    From David A.Wood: Hello for the third time in a row today (Thursday, February 1, 2024). This brief text is also from RUclipsr David from Kettering, Ohio. I was also lucky enough to have visited the intellectually and culturally scintillating Philadelphia, Pennsylvania back in July 1976. I absolutely loved, and still do love, Philadelphia for both its rich American historical value and its equally rich, ethnic culture. I plan on returning there too someday before I die. Incidentally, my two cousins, Geneva (Kootie) and Rande (Poochie), have lived in Philadelphia for decades with their respective famies now, so I am guessing that they both really love "Philly." Oh, by the way, Happy 64th Birthday to my sister currently residing in Dayton, Ohio, Dawn M.Carter! Until next time, goodbye for now from Kettering, Ohio and have yourselves a really nice Thursday. Peace Out, everybody! ☮️🇺🇸

  • @bradtaylor5243
    @bradtaylor5243 2 года назад +288

    I recently moved to Philadelphia and found this to be a great video! By far one of my favorite things about Philadelphia is being able to live in a walkable neighborhood where groceries, nightlife and transportation hubs are all within a 15 minute walk, which is absent in the large majority of America. The architecture also surprised me and I'm always finding new buildings to admire on these walks. Septa is decent by American standards but as someone whos lived in Europe the trains are pretty gross and fairly limited in where you can go. I would agree what you said at the end of the video in that Philly has alot of potential. Crime, drug addiction and poverty are all hot issues that seem to be getting worse, as it is across the US. If the local government, which is apparently a bit corrupt, could actually solve these issues and improve the material conditions of the impoverished population it would be one of the best cities in the US. Either way I like living in Philadelphia so so much more than I did in Florida.

    • @GIRLRAZR
      @GIRLRAZR 2 года назад +7

      Florida is an overrated hell hole!

    • @travelwithchristina3960
      @travelwithchristina3960 2 года назад +17

      I hate every time I have to take the subway because it is SO dirty, but its true our public transport is better than most US cities...which is just so sad because it aint that great

    • @georgzausinger9730
      @georgzausinger9730 2 года назад +2

      Steuben Parade in New York City ? German American heritage ? Transatlantik Meetings ? Science relations welcome

    • @georgzausinger9730
      @georgzausinger9730 2 года назад +3

      Brad Taylor, Matt Fiszman Los Angeles, Patrick Houle

    • @nilodevera80
      @nilodevera80 2 года назад +1

      Nice

  • @elizabethcunicelli7023
    @elizabethcunicelli7023 2 года назад +3

    South Philly native of 66 years...born in the Italian Market area, now lives near the sports stadiums. Thanks for the great video showing great areas...good food, good friends!!!

    • @loremasteringwion9930
      @loremasteringwion9930 6 месяцев назад

      Here I thought all of Philadelphia was like Kensington Avenue. I didn't know there were nice parts of Philly too.

  • @NatureTravelWonders
    @NatureTravelWonders Месяц назад +1

    video delivers a snapshot of this incredible city, diving into its key landmarks, cultural scenes, and historical significance. A fast-paced yet informative 30-second guide, it’s a must-watch for anyone planning their next adventure to the city of brotherly love

  • @BergyTheGhost
    @BergyTheGhost 2 года назад +18

    I live in Philly and this video is basically someone just reading the Wikipedia on Philadelphia. If I was a tourist coming here and wanted an accurate opinion on what to do, I would go to center city, walk around, and talk to locals for their opinion. Most people would be thrilled to give you suggestions

    • @jongzhao4689
      @jongzhao4689 Год назад

      wikipedia is gay. get over it

    • @Byronic19134
      @Byronic19134 Год назад

      That is exactly what it is designed to be only narrated with 4k video footage. The easiest way to tour Philly tho is simply to have somebody take you to the best food spots in each neighborhood and that will naturally tour the city for you and get interviews.

  • @kmlguitar
    @kmlguitar 2 года назад +7

    Thanks for bring us both sides of the city
    god bless America 🇺🇸

  • @lucid685
    @lucid685 Год назад +13

    You did a nice job with the visuals. A few things you missed:
    1) The incredible food scene here beyond cheesesteaks and russian food. The fine dining and varied amounts of great restaurants make it a great option for foodies.
    2) You didnt visit Rittenhouse square or any of the surrounding areas which are the best and nicest parts of the city imo. They are also the most expensive to live in but as you noted its significantly less still than nyc/boston/DC
    3) Fishtown. Borders Kensington which is admittedly not nice. But Fishtown is very different with a thriving creative cultuire, great dive bars and restaurants

  • @adnanferdousleo9528
    @adnanferdousleo9528 2 года назад +17

    Such a comprehensive video encompassing all the features and tourist destinations of Philadelphia . This is definitely going to give a good idea to anyone who ants to visit Philie

  • @johanaaa92
    @johanaaa92 2 года назад +8

    born and raised in philly!! love this video really shows the good and the bad of the city but regardless it’s always a good time here. always something to do especially during the summer !!!

    • @loremasteringwion9930
      @loremasteringwion9930 6 месяцев назад

      Here I thought all of Philadelphia was like Kensington Avenue. I didn't know there were nice parts of Philly too.

  • @optimisticdespite
    @optimisticdespite 2 года назад +23

    As a Philadelphian, I absolutely loved this video. You explained the different parts of the city so very well. Thank you!

    • @LoneLee2022
      @LoneLee2022 2 года назад +1

      Gotta carry a gun nowadays in Philly.........

    • @megachef0421
      @megachef0421 2 года назад +1

      Parts of center city. Damn has any body seen a map of Philadelphia, its not just downtown, thats on a quarter the city anyway

    • @twanacisse2156
      @twanacisse2156 2 года назад

      Did not show every great area of philly

  • @denilistacott
    @denilistacott 2 года назад +12

    Hello Cool Vision, I live in South Philly, born in the late 60s, raised and still here. Yes I have watched my city change through the years, good to bad, bad to good and all the in between. I wanted to tell you, you did a wonderful job in your presentation of Philadelphia and surrounding area. Thank you !

  • @bararhl
    @bararhl 2 года назад +28

    Man the information you give on each video are so on point and shows that you really done your research 👍

  • @jeremyedmund2404
    @jeremyedmund2404 Год назад +4

    Philadelphia Museum Of art so awesome 👏🏼

  • @beinghappy8492
    @beinghappy8492 2 года назад +8

    Awesome. Plz keep these videos always for watching for common middle class poor people like us. Never delete these videos from youtube

  •  2 года назад +17

    Greetings from Lisbon, Portugal. Wonderful city!

    • @onlinetradingonbinance
      @onlinetradingonbinance 2 года назад +1

      Huskybell garcia .how beautiful you

    • @onlinetradingonbinance
      @onlinetradingonbinance 2 года назад +1

      Do you like traveling?

    •  2 года назад +1

      @@onlinetradingonbinance Yes, I like to travel, get to know different cultures, know the history of countries and their people

    • @onlinetradingonbinance
      @onlinetradingonbinance 2 года назад

      That's awesome...share your whatsapp number...same situation

  • @BTMos
    @BTMos 2 года назад +13

    As a native Philadelphian and I really liked majority of this video however I would say your view on the prison industrial complex in America is not complete and very biased. Because there’s so much that goes into what happens to people who are imprisoned.

    • @kelliewilkinson1523
      @kelliewilkinson1523 2 года назад +5

      Agree. That part of the video was very misinformed. That prison site seems like a good learning experience for tourists to really understand how messed up and racist the American prison/justice system is.

  • @BashirAhmed-wr7lf
    @BashirAhmed-wr7lf 2 года назад +180

    Homeless people in US? Can’t believe it. A country which spent 14 trillion dollars in fighting various wars to topple regimes of various countries in Africa and Asia, its people living in poverty. Unbelievable.

    • @gnrgods
      @gnrgods 2 года назад +6

      spending on wars has nothing to do with the homeless in America.Drug use and mental health are the driving forces behind the homeless in every downtown in US cities.There are milions of open jobs in the US and lack of labor but you cant employ drug addcits and people with mental problems and they end uo on the streets......this is the policy of the democrats they dont want mental health institutions and they dont want to treat the drug addcits.....in the end you end with homeless

    • @BashirAhmed-wr7lf
      @BashirAhmed-wr7lf 2 года назад +5

      @@gnrgods So you think it’s better to spend trillions on un winnable wars, kill millions of innocent people rather than rehabilitate your own people? Am I right?

    • @bradtaylor5243
      @bradtaylor5243 2 года назад +16

      @@isaraela5483 Perhaps that was true in like the 1950s but now its just a dying empire

    • @realcoolvision
      @realcoolvision  2 года назад +37

      Good job Isa. A lot of people moving to America from other countries see the opportunities it presents. Because they have something to compare it to. Well some locals take too many things for granted

    • @emmae11685
      @emmae11685 2 года назад +2

      @@gnrgods And republican politicians are out here desperate to spend money on mental health and drug treatment as soon as they get in office? Get real. Republicans have consistently done everything in their power to block needle exchanges and other treatment for drug addicts while the Democrats have mostly sat on their ass doing nothing about the problem.

  • @WestPhillyNative215
    @WestPhillyNative215 2 года назад +3

    Informative video! I am a native of West Philadelphia. This brought back many good & bad memories. Thanks for sharing.

  • @vishuddhathakkar
    @vishuddhathakkar 2 года назад +81

    Loved all your videos especially this one, Boston, Chicago and NYC. Could you please cover Washington D.C., Las Vegas, San Francisco and Seattle sometime in the future? There is so much to learn from the videos , and the drone footage does not disappoint. Amazing content !

    • @jongzhao4689
      @jongzhao4689 Год назад

      DC needs to disappear, fast

    • @darylhopkins9796
      @darylhopkins9796 Год назад

      DC is the swamp.

    • @davidr2802
      @davidr2802 Год назад

      @@jongzhao4689 sure, the capital of the world needs to disappear

  • @jayp398
    @jayp398 Год назад +17

    If you make decent money, Philadelphia is better than NYC and DC. Center City has world-class dining and is super nice to walk around. If you can't afford the nicest part of the city, there are great pockets. If you make the same salary in New York, you live like a pauper in some corner of Queens.

    • @TheGreatWasian_
      @TheGreatWasian_ 4 месяца назад

      Is DC really expensive?

    • @auapplemac2441
      @auapplemac2441 3 месяца назад

      @@TheGreatWasian_ Yes. Mainly due to the fact that it is the Capital. That's very true of most western countries.

    • @BobbyDouglas-c7v
      @BobbyDouglas-c7v 3 месяца назад

      I wanna stay in nasty part of city😅😌

  • @PhillyGrub
    @PhillyGrub 2 года назад +3

    There's so much more to the Philly food scene than the cheesesteaks which I'm glad you did mention such as Chinatown and the Italian Market.

  • @alice.3333
    @alice.3333 2 года назад +8

    필라델피아에 거주하고 있고 자세하게 설명해줘서 감사합니다! 요즘 치안이 좋지 않은 것은 사실이고 조심하며 살려고 하고 있어요. 그렇지만 센터시티 주변에 거주한다면 도심과 자연을 함께 즐길 수 있기 때문에 거주할 만한 가치가 있다고 생각합니다. 문화생활도 종종 즐길 수 있구요. 추천합니다🥰

  • @ryanrhea1
    @ryanrhea1 Год назад +3

    I live in North East Philadelphia and i'm originally from Manila Philippines. I have been to Center City many times via Septa bus from my place, it's a perfect city for me. The architecture, the foods, the diverse community, my job, nice parks, and ofcourse the famous Jollibee 🤗

    • @ryanrhea1
      @ryanrhea1 Год назад

      @@thebrowniesempire Thats True.

    • @duangerous
      @duangerous 11 месяцев назад

      How do you like living in NE Philly? Thinking of moving but the consensus has been to not live there.

    • @ryanrhea1
      @ryanrhea1 11 месяцев назад

      @@duangerous Theres a park walking distance from my place. lots of resto which are drivable, church nearby. I like it. Only i dont like is the county phily tax which is huge. Live in the state where no state tax like TN.

  • @mkphilly
    @mkphilly 2 года назад +19

    Actually, the population has grown the past few years, and, Center City has the second largest downtown population after New York City

  • @jamescharlton73
    @jamescharlton73 2 года назад +34

    Great video. I'm from the UK and I visited Philadelphia in 2018. The city left it's mark on me and I'm wanting to go back. I done some of the stuff and also visited some of the places highlighted on this video.

    • @donovanevans7658
      @donovanevans7658 2 года назад +7

      Hi,I live in Philadelphia and I want to visit London UK one day!

    • @jamescharlton73
      @jamescharlton73 2 года назад +4

      @@donovanevans7658 Hello although I live 300 miles from London I do normally go there 3 to 4 times a year. Although it's a huge city a lot of the main sites are within a long walking distance of each other. The underground is really extensive and it gets you all over the city. There is also tons of museums, plenty of green spaces. It's one of them cities where even if you had a week there you could only cover a fraction of what there is to do with it being so vast.

    • @donovanevans7658
      @donovanevans7658 2 года назад +2

      @@jamescharlton73 ok nice to meet you James.

    • @jamescharlton73
      @jamescharlton73 2 года назад +1

      @@donovanevans7658 yes you to Donovan.

    • @anthonyzestley3980
      @anthonyzestley3980 2 года назад

      I visited England about ten years ago. The weather was great except for the last day of my journey. London, Oxford, Cambridge, Birmingham, Southampton and Manchester

  • @minniec.9127
    @minniec.9127 2 года назад +8

    Excellent video. I like Philadelphia and have visited many times.

    • @LoneLee2022
      @LoneLee2022 2 года назад

      Nice to visit, nice to leave.............

  • @EmanChuks
    @EmanChuks 6 месяцев назад +3

    Philadelphia is an awesome city. From London.

  • @vanillanice4664
    @vanillanice4664 2 года назад +16

    Very much love Philly and have visited annually as a tourist during the past 50 years. Unfortunately there were 559 homicides in 2021. Much too dangerous to return.

    • @jackypatterson9566
      @jackypatterson9566 2 года назад +2

      Philly is a dangerous city..alot of crimes
      don't make the news...'home invasion's' are on the rise along with car jackings..

    • @andrewtingzhou6668
      @andrewtingzhou6668 2 года назад +2

      We skipped U. Penn. after the college tour with my son. We felt so much unsafe in city after dark.

    • @Dalt21
      @Dalt21 2 года назад +5

      It’s really not unsafe in the center city region and many of the surrounding neighborhoods. Parts of southwest Philly and north Philly is where you need to stay away from. I walk Philly all the time and never feel unsafe

  • @dyrectory_com
    @dyrectory_com 2 года назад +3

    Thanks for this guide to Philly and for keeping it real! 💡👏🏻

  • @migdaliajimenez500
    @migdaliajimenez500 2 года назад +2

    We been in Philly during the summer of 2021. Beautiful city ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ love it. Nice memories ☺️☺️

  • @blkbass
    @blkbass 2 года назад +9

    I'm a native born Philadelphian. I lived my first 23 years there before I moved for professional reasons. I still have family there and have visited often. You did a fantastic job of summarizing the good and bad of the city. It's a well done video.

  • @videoguru1987
    @videoguru1987 2 года назад +2

    Best channel on youtube for traveling insights. I learned a lot watching your videos without having to leave my house lol. Thank you.

  • @NightHawk914
    @NightHawk914 2 года назад +3

    Love the relaxed ambience of your videos.

  • @masonkanterbury3007
    @masonkanterbury3007 2 года назад +2

    Great city. Went there recently with the whole family and had dinner in a fancy restaurant, walked around. We had a blast.

  • @anatolsid3590
    @anatolsid3590 2 года назад +8

    Beautiful city! Great video!

  • @cambodiacitytour2503
    @cambodiacitytour2503 2 года назад

    Wow Philadelphia, USA. Things to do and see in Philly. From downtown to Kensington. I really love ❤️ you video

  • @jordanh4034
    @jordanh4034 2 года назад +38

    I live in Philly. My 3 favorite neighborhoods in the city are 1) Passyunk 2) Fishtown 3) Rittenhouse (specifically more south Rittenhouse). None of those neighborhoods were mentioned so thought I’d add them there.
    As far as crime/safety goes, it basically just comes down to where you’re living. If you live in Fishtown, Rittenhouse, Old city, Washington square, or any of the neighborhoods in South Philly on the east side of broad street (like Bella Vista, Passyunk, Queens village, etc) then you’ll never really feel unsafe walking around day or night. I’ve never once felt unsafe (I’m a tall male though to be far).
    Beer and cocktail scene isn’t nearly as good as like Chicago. Food is pretty good but google really doesn’t help you when trying to find the good spots to eat, you have to kind of figure it out on your own through trial and error. Lots of cheap places though which is nice.
    Best part of Philly is how walkable it is and just the general feel of the city, it feels very unique and is very charming. Just walking around is a great time. Lots of great small local corner bars and restaurants all over which is great. Philly is what you make it, there’s something for everyone here.

    • @mdominic8201
      @mdominic8201 2 года назад

      Your gender doesn't change how safe you are in the streets

    • @JeanineFollette
      @JeanineFollette 2 года назад +1

      So bummed south philly wasn't mentioned! Its the best place to live IMO

    • @jordanh4034
      @jordanh4034 2 года назад +3

      @@mdominic8201 male is a sex, not a gender fyi

    • @megachef0421
      @megachef0421 2 года назад +2

      You live in center city

    • @jordanh4034
      @jordanh4034 2 года назад +1

      @@megachef0421 Bella Vista

  • @auapplemac2441
    @auapplemac2441 3 месяца назад

    You've really done your research of the city's history. I think some who were born and raised here don't know as much as you do. Good job!

  • @NomadShifu
    @NomadShifu 2 года назад +9

    Philadelphia is a city steeped in history. It's where America's founding fathers gathered, and where the American ideals of freedom were brought to life. It's a place with dozens of historic sites, centuries-old neighborhoods and some 90 museums to explore.

  • @stahmercraftworks9798
    @stahmercraftworks9798 9 месяцев назад

    Excellent documentary! Very informative and not censored to block the unfortunate areas of the city.

  • @junomaranan1101
    @junomaranan1101 2 года назад +8

    Great realistic coverage of a great city! Been considering moving into Philly & you've supplied a balanced view of Philadelphia. Very grateful!

    • @isfahantour5675
      @isfahantour5675 2 года назад +1

      Hello my good friend...have you ever traveled to Isfahan?! Isfahan is famous for half the world..Isfahan is a must see

  • @mushtaqminhas6339
    @mushtaqminhas6339 Год назад +1

    Beautiful city, can't forget, i visited many times, wow.i lived not far from here-coatesville.

  • @podcast-marhaba
    @podcast-marhaba 2 года назад +7

    Thank You, Slava for this great video and the big effort you put in each of your videos.

  • @olivia_lam
    @olivia_lam 2 года назад

    What a great video!!! Thanks for the love.
    Xoxo raised in Philly. Always my city. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @twanacisse2156
    @twanacisse2156 2 года назад +8

    I really regret leaving philly. There are so many wonderful things about philly. You missed the best part. You missed out on so many great areas. I grew up in southwest a nice area near U Penn and a block from Clarks Park. We have movies at night on wed. Farmers markets and peewee football. There are soul food restaurants and jazz clubs. Block parties and cool clubs. But you did not show the coolest neighborhoods.

  • @shade0762
    @shade0762 2 года назад +1

    As a Temple University Graduate, your video inspired me go back and visit! Thanks

  • @hectorlopez1069
    @hectorlopez1069 2 года назад +3

    The city where Kobe Bryant was born. He went to middle school and high school in Philadelphia, after growing up in Italy.

  • @penielrwendeire7869
    @penielrwendeire7869 Месяц назад

    I have toured Singapore,UAE,Malaysia and USA in one day through your channel Great work

  • @cre8tivity06
    @cre8tivity06 2 года назад +38

    As someone who works in Philly and knows all sections of the city throughly, I’m surprised you included Kensington as a place to visit in Philly. There is so much crime that happens in Kensington. It is NOT a sight seeing location by any means. A quick drive down Kensington Ave will look like the movie “Night of the Living Zombies” from all the druggies walking around like zombies. Prostitution is huge in that area along with crime. Be careful if you choose to go there for anything.

    • @ericb7776
      @ericb7776 2 года назад +6

      He didn't say Kensington was a place to visit

    • @cre8tivity06
      @cre8tivity06 2 года назад +2

      @@ericb7776 then why is Kensington mentioned in the title of this video? Kensington is not a sight seeing location by any means.

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    • @BryanX64
      @BryanX64 2 года назад

      It is if you’re a Rocky fan

    • @jackiegraham4072
      @jackiegraham4072 2 года назад +3

      It’s the largest open air drug market in the world. And its right here in Philly!

  • @himanv
    @himanv Год назад

    It's a fair overview, and a fair commentary on the city's crime and economy. Well done!

  • @travelwithchristina3960
    @travelwithchristina3960 2 года назад +35

    I have lived in Philly for 8 years and I have never seen that roller rink 😂 I've seen it as an ice skating rink in the winter but never a roller rink. Also when you have over 70% of criminals going right back to jail, how is that not the worst in the world? Jail is for rehabilitation not to just pump out cheap labor. Our prison system is literally legal slave labor. Also, its unfortunate Sazon ( the Venezuelan restaurant mentioned) closed a couple months ago. I'm glad you mentioned Wawa, its such a huge staple in every Philidelphian's life. The murals here are one of my favorite thing about the city.

    • @lindavanes7842
      @lindavanes7842 2 года назад +1

      Where are the murals? All over the city?

    • @goblinbabe
      @goblinbabe 2 года назад +1

      @@lindavanes7842 yeah, I see one every time I turn a corner lol.

    • @lindavanes7842
      @lindavanes7842 2 года назад

      @@goblinbabe haha nice!!!

    • @ridesharegold6659
      @ridesharegold6659 2 года назад +2

      It's funny that anyone still thinks you can rehabilitate a sociopath or that people are too dumb to realize that we tried leniency and rehab in the 60s and 70s and it lead to one of the most violent periods in US history.

    • @irisheyes0075
      @irisheyes0075 2 года назад +3

      I've lived here my whole life and I think it sucks here, now more then ever! And nobody should comment and say move then, because unless whoever says that wants to pay for me to move, I'm stuck here...

  • @sanjivkeskar2547
    @sanjivkeskar2547 2 года назад +1

    Very nice city Phili. Thanks for sharing informative videos.

  • @stevenpace1849
    @stevenpace1849 2 года назад +6

    Great video. I've been thinking of moving to Philadelphia for sometime. You just nudged me a little closer. Many thanks.

    • @HandleThiSS88
      @HandleThiSS88 2 года назад +1

      Dont. People are fleeing. Crime everywhere.

    • @ngndnd
      @ngndnd 2 года назад

      dont unless u wanna get shot or robbed. Only come if you are gonna live in northeast philly and ur job is also in northeast philly

  • @teramachibaliwisata2959
    @teramachibaliwisata2959 2 года назад

    Wow...amazing and wonderful place to visit.Thanks for sharing and best regards from Bali.🙏🙏🙏

  • @kvngscorp9828
    @kvngscorp9828 2 года назад +6

    Finally a video not bashing my city

  • @indecisivewolf5620
    @indecisivewolf5620 Год назад +1

    There's nowhere else I'd rather live! Sure I'm biased because I live in the area but I just love it here so much. I hope that in the future the city really fixes it's problems and gains the respect and recognition it deserves. Philly has so much to offer but the problems make it a place many people don't want to visit or live in. Amazing video, thank you so much for covering the city as well as some suburban locations as well.

  • @ADPeguero
    @ADPeguero 2 года назад +3

    I'm barely 10 seconds into the video and I immediately gave it a like. CoolVision videos are that well made.

  • @chrisplacido4737
    @chrisplacido4737 8 месяцев назад +1

    I love how Philadelphia and specifically the art museum is now inspiration to the sport of boxing. It will be like that for centuries.

  • @angangaus
    @angangaus 2 года назад +3

    🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 you are the beet and never stop making these videos. Philly would take on any European city.. if only it would deal with its self esteem issues😩😩

  • @LittleTut
    @LittleTut 2 года назад +1

    Always great to see Cool Vision in my notification. Always great content! 🤗🤗🤗

  • @mdominic8201
    @mdominic8201 2 года назад +14

    Northeast Philadelphia is awesome due to the fact that there are practically no crimes and homeless people there. It is suburban, but not too rural. It feels like Florida.

    • @No_Show94
      @No_Show94 2 года назад

      I’ve always liked the northeast but does it really feel like Florida?

    • @mdominic8201
      @mdominic8201 2 года назад

      @@No_Show94 Feels like Saint Augustine, FL

    • @shariymagoldstine2143
      @shariymagoldstine2143 2 года назад +2

      There are shootings And Crimes in the northeast too

    • @mdominic8201
      @mdominic8201 2 года назад

      @@shariymagoldstine2143 give me a few shootings in northeast pa that happened this year

    • @shariymagoldstine2143
      @shariymagoldstine2143 2 года назад

      @@mdominic8201 yo are you serious?? There was just a shooting in Mayfair last night. The NE is just as bad now as other parts of the city

  • @jblack8149
    @jblack8149 Год назад +1

    SEPTA buses is on time to the minute (at least when grew up there) stop every corner and when the trains stop, the "night owl picks up" and runs like it does, so therefore the trains never stop and there is only two. The subway (orange line runs up and down Broad south to north and Chinatown and the EL runs up and down Market st and West and Southwest got the trolleys. SEPTA covers over 2000 square miles and runs thru Delaware and Jersey too.

  • @lindsayferko9768
    @lindsayferko9768 2 года назад +3

    Great video! I will be travelling here soon and really appreciate you addressing the safety/homeless aspect. So many travel videos gloss over that but as a female traveler, it is my top concern! Loved your commentary and info!

    • @thebaraik3314
      @thebaraik3314 Год назад

      Before heading up to there! Pls checkout Philadelphia Street video on RUclips.

  • @gleysonxavier259
    @gleysonxavier259 Год назад

    Thank you so much for making video guys. I’m a flight attendant n I’m trying to go out more on my layover so great channel to check it out before I leave the hotel n go out to explore. 😊

  • @analezaa6306
    @analezaa6306 2 года назад +3

    That Uzbekistanian restaurant looks awesome.
    That guy fishing isn't lazy, since fishing is really about chilling anyways and going with the flow. But....the poor fishy.
    It's sad when cities potentials can't be realized due to crime. My city in central Canada has also become that way a bit although significantly smaller, and colder lol.

  • @MrLou345
    @MrLou345 5 месяцев назад

    My home city. Born and raised in Philly, now living in Los Angeles, but the food in Philly is awesome known for it's "Cheesesteaks", "Hoagies", Philly pretzels, and water ice and of course where the country started because the seat of government was in the center of the city before Washington DC was even found.

  • @DharmendraKumar-nr6bw
    @DharmendraKumar-nr6bw 2 года назад +7

    Beautiful city.

  • @davidmiller4161
    @davidmiller4161 Год назад

    Excellent. Your analysis of Philadelphia was both accurate and fair.

  • @jjfish64ify
    @jjfish64ify 2 года назад +30

    Great video, thanks for covering Philly! I know you had limited time but there are so many very nice, historic neighborhoods to cover that I think should've made the list before visiting Kensington. As someone who lives in the city, I have never once had to go there or anywhere close, it's not really part of daily life for most residents or tourists (though it does need to be addressed by city leadership). Washington Square West, Fairmont, Graduate Hospital, Fishtown, and Northern Liberties would be great places to visit on your next trip.

    • @realcoolvision
      @realcoolvision  2 года назад +1

      Thanks James. I'll remember that. You're right. Having limited time you can't cover everything.

    • @Weappreciatevaluablecontent
      @Weappreciatevaluablecontent 2 года назад +6

      The problem is many Philadelphians ignore Kensington and pretend it doesn't exist hence why the drug problem has persisted for so long. Philadelphia's worst habits come to surface in Kensington, it's as Philadelphia as Philly gets

    • @davidr2802
      @davidr2802 Год назад

      @@realcoolvision you just wanted the Kensington clicks, you even said it in your video. Where you are from. We love to do a video of your paradise.

    • @homeoftek5844
      @homeoftek5844 Год назад

      ​@@Weappreciatevaluablecontentif you aren't into drugs or the night life, you probably won't know much about Kensington

  • @Paula-o3i
    @Paula-o3i Год назад

    Loved it. I'm a California girl born and raised. I think about moving there.

  • @B-rock-braga
    @B-rock-braga 2 года назад +4

    I'm surprised at the very few skyscrapers. I'm from Boston, it's smaller but seems to have more skyscrapers. It was interesting and beautiful though.

    • @Harold710
      @Harold710 5 месяцев назад

      I think phil had a law (since repealed) that said no building taller than Billy Penn was allowed.

    • @joelressner9651
      @joelressner9651 24 дня назад

      @@Harold710 It wasn't a law, just a "gentleman's agreement" -- you could not build taller than William Penn's hat. Of course, if you wanted the city to approve your plans for building then you didn't violate the agreement. One bold builder (Willard Rouse) finally convinced the powers that be to create a "skyscraper zone" west of City Hall and built 1 and 2 Liberty Place which dwarf City Hall.

  • @GoodHare
    @GoodHare Год назад

    I enjoyed watching this video. I am a Kenyan and I hope to visit Philadelphia one day.

  • @kennethblackwell1137
    @kennethblackwell1137 2 года назад +5

    Again you have produced a fantastic video. Details, demographics, history, photography. Lots of work went into this production. It has been at least 35 years since that I've been there for either work or vacation. We would never live there or in any other big city....too many people.

  • @nilratanbanerjee9723
    @nilratanbanerjee9723 2 года назад +1

    Brother this is an excellent video made by you. I am an Indian watching your video and very happy to see it. It is not possible foe us to moving around the globe, we are enjoying the video by your eyes. I hope you will upload new video as soon as possible and am waiting for next one. Thank you so much. Nilratan Banerjee, India, Calcutta.

  • @trevormorrison9784
    @trevormorrison9784 2 года назад +3

    Nice mix of old and new. Hope the city gets a handle on the crime and homeless problems.

  • @ajt141
    @ajt141 Год назад +1

    I'm in my 20th year here. I grew up in Lancaster County. I'm a tour guide and hotel concierge, so selling the city is my business. After 20 years, I'm divorcing Philly and getting a one way Amtrak ticket back to Lancaster. Pains me to say it, but I have fallen out of love with this town.

  • @keiththomas3141
    @keiththomas3141 2 года назад +3

    I'm upset that Bookbinder's Seafood restaurants no longer exists in Philly. We went there for decades and was one of the best seafood restaurants in the country. Now it's gone.

    • @dp5062
      @dp5062 2 года назад

      There's a bookbinders in Richmond VA! And if you haven't been to richmond it's very rich with history, culture, art, and food. You should visit sometime!

  • @Martinbunt-x8i
    @Martinbunt-x8i 2 месяца назад +1

    If you're paying your bills by yourself, Shout-yes.
    We're blessing 20 families

  • @thecreepers3478
    @thecreepers3478 2 года назад +7

    Fun fact:
    When the US got independence from Britain this was the capital of the US

  • @comelytravel
    @comelytravel 2 года назад +1

    Great video, I pray who ever sees this be successful in life

  • @drewh3224
    @drewh3224 2 года назад +18

    I would agree with most of the content by being a visitor without scrapping under the surface. As someone from NY and doing part-time business in Philly, the big missed is the culture of Philly itself. If anyone have involved with any city agency or courts, you would know how corrupt the city government. I think this socially corrupt behavior is triggering down to the general public on streets and everyday life across the board, big and small. This including racism or hatred embedded in Philly's culture all in one salad. It is what Brotherly Love needed!

    • @bobdroll6381
      @bobdroll6381 2 года назад +2

      Racism? Stfu. "Racism" is the response, not THE problem.

    • @HeyImGeorge
      @HeyImGeorge 2 года назад +1

      Wtf are you talking about lol you don’t even live here. Corrupt government for sure! And Racism is prevalent in every single place in America. But saying the culture of Philly is hatred because of your experience doing “part time business” here? Who hurt you lmao

  • @Sabotage_Labs
    @Sabotage_Labs 3 месяца назад

    Hey Cool Vision, come see us in Phoenix and, the entire state of Arizona. Phoenix and Southern Arizona in the Winter, especially after new years during the Phoenix Open Golf Tournament and Barret Jackson car show. Great time here. Can go down to Tucson and Saguaro National Park and even day trip to Mexico for some shopping (haggling) in Nogales.
    See the beautiful northern Arizona in Summer. Prescott, Jerome, Sedona, Flagstaff and even meteor crator! And of course, the Grand Canyon. Northern Arizona in like nothing you've ever seen before. Been here 45 years. Born in South Jersey...just outside of Philly. Go Flyers! You'll never meet more friendly people than on Phoenix and Arizona. We love meeting tourists and sharing all the greatness of Arizona!

  • @albertomacias7159
    @albertomacias7159 2 года назад +7

    Born & Raised in Philadelphia and I have to say I avoid center city at all cost

    • @LoneLee2022
      @LoneLee2022 2 года назад +1

      Not as nice as it used to be. Used to love the Gallery Mall.

  • @ingobernoble2678
    @ingobernoble2678 9 месяцев назад

    I'm from Maryland so it's not far but I've never spent much time there. DC and Baltimore always get all my attention. But I'm changing that soon and spending a weekend in Philly in a few months. I can't wait to check it out. Writing down ideas from this video!

  • @vishnuvijwani
    @vishnuvijwani 2 года назад +3

    Amazing videos! Please do a video for Vancouver and toronto! I guess you've posted a video on toronto but it wasn't in detail like these ones.

    • @realcoolvision
      @realcoolvision  2 года назад +2

      Thank you. No I've never posted a video about Toronto in fact I've never been to Canada

    • @vishnuvijwani
      @vishnuvijwani 2 года назад +1

      @@realcoolvision oh my bad, Must have been a different channel then. But hey Canada is quite interesting to visit and alot of Asians look to move there every year so might also be a video that would perform well :) hope you consider it future! ❤️

  • @uluwalker2345
    @uluwalker2345 2 года назад +1

    I enjoy watching this wonderful video very much. Liked358. Cheers!

  • @MissGiggleGirl12
    @MissGiggleGirl12 2 года назад +6

    You did NOT cover the gentrification issue in University City well... Penn is not giving the neighborhood "new life". It's taking peoples lives, businesses, and homes so that it can profit. Penn needs to do a LOT more for the community to outweigh all its taken from the people who use to live there

  • @gino9025
    @gino9025 2 года назад

    Moving here in a month or less. I'd say, you have the most detailed recent video of how Philly is in the present day. Great content!

  • @ИннаМашева
    @ИннаМашева 2 года назад +8

    Спасибо, что показали настоящую Филадельфию. Сейчас постоянно смотрю ролики, где улицы с наркоманами, я думала,что вся Филадельфия такая. Мне бесконечно жаль этих людей, я живу в России, проблема наркотиков существует, но такого ужаса нет.

    • @goodtimefolkrock
      @goodtimefolkrock Год назад

      Philly is a wasteland and these videos dont show the real philly....im from philly trust me. They dont call it one of the most dangerous cities in the US for nothing

    • @gamingghost9345
      @gamingghost9345 Год назад

      Philly is a shit hole and I live not far from Philly. 😂

  • @chilyquienmas8038
    @chilyquienmas8038 2 года назад

    Saludos 🤗, HI 👋 just wanted to let you know I watched 👀 the video 📹 to the end, great information 👍 I live here at Kensington area, but work at the City, life is rough but there is also great people out there. I enjoyed watching your video 📹 blessings.