Yay Markesha!!

He said its dirty then proceeds to drive through clean downtown

I absolutely LOVE Philly. I have been there only once (1997) as I live and am from Michigan (born in Detroit, grew up in northern Michigan-Cheboygan County-, and now live in Genesee County-61 miles north-northwest of Detroit), but I absolutely agree with you. I have been to Center City (I thought locals didn't refer to it as 'downtown'), the South Philly Sports Complex, and South Street - shops and Jim's Steaks. However the city looks so much different with the Comcast Center, and they Comcast Innovation Center. Lincoln Financial Field, Xfinity Live, and Citizens Bank Park weren't built when I was last there, either. Philly seems like a hybrid of NYC, Detroit, Baltimore, and a little Chicago sprinkled in.

@@JW-uy2on get off my comment with this non-sense. You already named other places than just Center City. Which was the whole point of my comment in the first place.

@@JW-uy2on You forgot mount airy and the upper North East. Parts of Germantown and parts of east and west Oak Lane.

The area he drove through overall is really nice though. I walk those streets all the time and feel safe. The Architecture is some of the best in the country too

What is some famous streets to go to ?

@@charlemagne9935 elfreths alley, pine street, spruce street, Benjamin Franklin parkway, market street, broad. All pretty cool streets to walk around

@@charlemagne9935 to add on to the other guy, ridge avenue in roxborough, main street in manayunk, germantown avenue in chestnut hill.

We can judge Philly based on its bad statistics lol

As a Philly native, it's downtown. People in North Philly called it downtown.

As a uk native we call our centres ../. downtowns.....the high street.

@@phillygrunt2154 been here my whole life (42) and we always said downtown. I didn't start calling it cc until I worked there. But again I'm from the North side so going downtown made sense. People in South Philly called it going IN town.

@@phillygrunt2154 city demographics, thus vernacular changes from neighborhood to neighborhood. As mentioned, born and raised in the heart of North Philly and never did we call it cc.

@@phillygrunt2154 I said neighborhood to neighborhood. South Philly folk said, "in town". Demographic also includes age and gender.... Culture means everyone. You're the one who went to skin color. I suspect you're very young. I bid you goodnight.

No

​@@karenclips7476 you no.

Also the trash would probably be a lot better if we just had more trash cans around

@@Matt90541 no green space? Logan square, hunting park, franklin square, matthias baldwin park, rittenhouse square, penns landing, FDR park, John heinz nature reserve, wissahickon, pennypack creek,

@@Matt90541OLOL burbs? People in the burbs don’t know about green space. Their idea of green space is a sterile front lawn with nothing growing in it. In the city people travel to other parts of the world, in the burbs they travel to Disney world

It's all perspective..When you are IN Center City or looking for your bus stop or El stop, it is "Center City" describing a general area that has relatively undefined boundaries. Even people two blocks away from City Hall call City Hall Center City because the actual center is considered to be City Hall. When you are headed there from the north, it is referred to as downtown, in town or into town depending on how close you are it seems. If standing on a huge rock looking south and you see large buildings but you're not headed there, its Center City.. HEY LOOK, there's Center City!! Not sure what South Philly people call it... Funny, we generally gave the city nicknames depending on how we get there from where we are at. And they have stuck. An unwritten geographic identification that you had better know..Now, more importantly, try to find the lines in the street that identify what lane you are supposed to be in while dodging manhole covers... Good luck man!!!

It’s a downtown tho

We love that the police were defunded too! City of brotherly love.

I call it Central City! Lol

Born and raised in Filthadelphia and we ALWAYS called it 'downtown'.

Yup! There are many, many nice places in Philly aside from Center City. This video is proof of that. He’s in university city for some of it lol!

Yep. I was looking for my city. I be like: Uh, Nicetown Philadelphia, Get over here. MMM GIRL U A DANGOROUS HUNNEY. Btw im a boy

Dude, don't go there, maybe 30+ years ago that part of the lower Northeast was livable, not anymore, Tacony and Wissinoming also fell to the Barbarian s.

@@italobambino43 yea. But when you say lower, do you mean Cottman Ave?

Exactly, he could've easily pulled up a Map! That would've given him the correct information and locations that are considered "Downtown " and not West Philadelphia..Drexel Campus.

Come on, man. I live in a suburb outside of Philly. Philly is disgusting. It's needs to be burnt down along with its people so it doesn't destroy the areas around it.

@@jdamp9786 Some parts are beyond rehabilitation.

There is crime and trash (cups on streets) in parts of philly where it can be deemed sketchy. However, I do agree that there is some areas in philly that are nicer than expected. Near the stadiums even is nice homes. I live close by and I legit see the good that’s there.

That’s right. I forgot nick must be from Beverly Hills lol 😂

Don't be fooled it go down in all of those areas

Yesssss!

There's definitely good places to live in Philly. I'm not a city person so I'm in the burbs outside. I like having a bigger house and land lol.

I live at suburbs. There other cities that have more to offer. I could name so many cities that have better food and more diverse culture, Boston, NYC, LA, Toronto. I've traveled and know people from different cities. They think Philly is ghetto

Flyers fans are losers and that's a fact

Damn straight!!!

I live in Philadelphia and it is trashy!

Guess it all depends on what side of town you live on

Where is PR?

@@joannaharrison7368Porto rico?

@@sabrinacle aaahh...right! Got it!

Facts this dude don’t know what hell he’s talking about

Agreed

I agree, completely. Downtown is not the only part of Philly it would had benefit him to do more research ( Chestnut Hill, Lincoln Drive , Manayunk etc) these are all wonderful areas of Philly. This coming from someone who is originally from the west coast and loves living here .

Center city, roxborough, university city, passyunk, east falls, chestnut hill, just a few off the top of my head.

@@eellion3611Queen Village too

Exactly! Chestnut Hill Mount Airy. Try to get more knowledge before you blog. Oh and the clip where there’s a Drexel University underpass is not downtown: it’s University City. Your presumptuous negative attitude is astounding to me!

He’s not very good. He missed stating City Hall’s worldwide prominence. And he failed to note that he was passing the birthplace of the nation. Kelly Drive is noted as one of the most beautiful entryways to a downtown area in the world. And our colonial architecture? Society Hill? Nothing. That said the city has looked grungy since the pandemic. But if this guy needs wooded areas, then don’t film cities.

I recall Germantown in NE Philly being very attractive.

@@thomasceneri867 Exactly. I grew up in Mount Airy in the 70s and 80s and I loved walking the entire area that I grew up in.

Chestnut Hill area is really good. My prof lived there. I love Philly a lot & went to school.

I think u did the right thing man

You give primepoint an example of what I was speaking of to the content creator. It is not the buildings the griminess politics or poverty it is the people of Philadelphia or any City for that matter that makes a city of town a hamlet a village what have you not the material things of it it is the people in Philadelphia has some of the most beautiful people from the most beautiful communities despite its challenges folks in Philadelphia are beautiful and then points when it gets hard individuals and Philly come together that part you can't show from the outside you have to speak to the people and hopefully the video content developer would do something in regards to speaking to the people of the places that he is videoing and speaking on in a limited knowledge of even where he's video taping no punctuation or edited needed I see I said

I move to san Francisco and mam what a mistake and waste of time .. im coming back though because i miss wawa lol

Miss the city, don't miss the nasty mean not nice people!

The people suck. The food is all right but limited. The only thing cool about Philly (I live here, btw) is the history.

Absolutely agree! He didn't mention nolibs rittenhouse, manayunk, and so many other vibrant and beautiful neighboorhoods

its a fuckin dump

@@jonnyfendi2003 what do so many have against philly? Its not a bad city, and there a plenty in worse shape.

My vote is definitely Chestnut Hill

Not only is Philly a bad City but the people suck to I mean Philly people really suck

@@DONNYPESO & what do you suck?

@@billyjacc donny is correct, it does suck. not as bad as chicongo, but pretty bad.

BILL W what is Chicongo? What place is that?

Exactly, a quick glance at what this guy uploads and titles his videos tells it all.

No it's not like every other american cities. There are way better cities than Philly in the US currently.

Exactly, every city has good and bad parts.

True over the schuylkill river is center city.

Torresdale and Bridesburg is ard but idk bout nice

As all the dope heads ask you for change on cottman lol yep, its nice

East Falls around Kelly Land is the place to live.

Queen's village came alive after the bi cential fishtown manyunk HSS similisr stories of regrowth ! Gotta love philly how it rises

Of all these places they still are only okay ngl

I've never been there but totally agree walking in any city gives you a better feel unless it's Gary Indiana or Hammond lol

Only northeast Philly is a desirable place and south Philly the rest is crap

@@mooserocka522 that’s just wrong

and were do u live mate? 'coming from an Aussie n wit wat i no i would rather live there than Texas n many other places in the States as it truly has a better feeling about the place n also it seems to me that the police r quite good there in Philadelphia n the State of Pennsylvania compared to many other State's in America n not to mention that there local government is not so strict on everything n the further south u go the easier it is to be put in jail n so on..

It’s terrible. Moved away 35 years ago and never been back, not even to visit family

@@trevorthetherapist4200 you do know a lot can change in 35 years? Philly looks completely different from how it looked back then.

@@Nobilitism 🙏

Philly is great place live. Obviously you stay away from the bad neighborhoods, just like every other city in America. I recommend checking it out for yourself. The architecture and history alone are worth it. It’s a UNESCO world heritage city

You should try driving in hot springs Arkansas

Facts

In Brooklyn about 75 min away makes Philly drivers look like saints 😂

All the New Yorkers moving there bringing bad honking habits!

I was wondering about all the honking. Never seen that in a first world city, you typically see that in third world countries lol

That was everywhere lady

@@NickJohnson because it's trash day ...

Trash day?? Slot of philly homes don't have enough space for a trashcan some homes have alleys but others don't so they just toss the bags out in trash day

Shocking as this might sound...other parts of the world use trash cans. Dumping trash on the sidewalk is ugly even if it's one day of the week

@@tjroe5190 i agree with you but alot of people in the city is actually poor and a trash can is least of their worries when they have bills and buying food just to get through the week and possibly the month. Also the garbage people usually throws the trash cans and they break after a while

It has whole districts of bad areas some worse than detroit neighborhoods

It's usually on the way to someplace else like the Jersey shore or NYC for a lot of people!

Pockets of bad areas? It's all mainly bad and got even worse since our leaders defunded the police.

LOL. It isn't just pockets.

Lol!!! You mean pockets of good areas? My city is notoriously bad majority of spots. But I love it here.

Big city,big construction. At least recently,the city requires overhead protection so fewer sidewalks get blocked with renov or construction. Aftercovid, I hope workers and activity return to CenyerCity. Some days it looked like a ghost town at noon.

That's the deal when you move to a big city. Part of living is dealing with traffic and other people. If you want peace and quite, move to the suburbs!

When I spot something like Wells Fargo building I just look it up on the net...help yourself !

@@ossoduro7794 fratello?

@@ossoduro7794 I don't know what you imply but he is asking, not demanding.

I would like to know the locations of wherever he goes, but if we put the map there, it would distract me from the video footage. Better not put it on there unless it is something significant.

maybe put time markers/stamps in the video, with a general location (old town, ...)

You said it. There are any beautiful Philly neighborhood's! I've walked every street driven in this video and he didn't even scratch the surface! This was a partial Center City drive through. Nice even when you know better.

@@michaelwhite2823 maybe I’ll go there on foot and film their sometime.

Oh I did that's why I said this is the only nice part

What defines nice to you??

@@NickJohnson sorry you're taking so much heat from all these commenters. They're apparently really sensitive and don't believe you have a right to your opinion. Probably due to either their superiority or inferiority complex. These people are unable to accept any criticism. But, yeah, I agree with you, philly in general is not great in terms of cleanliness.

True…I just moved here in September; so far I like it. 😊

It all depends on what you prefer: Condo, Row Home, do you want a yard? Do you want to be in the thick of everything, a quieter neighborhood in city or a close suburb? Will you have a car? Price range is also a factor (it’s a lot cheaper than anywhere in NYC)

​​@@lovesgucci1I definitely want a detached house with a yard not far from Philly. I have a car. Is it true that Philly has a lot of raccoons day and night?

@@mmcdonald1000 There’s great suburban areas outside the city but for a single home, even if it’s small, can be more expensive the closer to the city you get (which is true wherever.) Conshocken (closer to Northwest Philly), Jenkintown (closer to North/Northeast Philly)are close to the city but leafy (kinda looks like New Rochelle, if you can picture that) Homes are older but pretty. Then you have town in Bucks county (really close to Trenton & a quick train to NYC.) Depending on the neighborhood, the homes are newer but you’re a bit further from downtown (Center City) Philly. Huntington Valley, Wynnewood… All great areas. There’s also nice neighborhoods in the northeast section of the city, with single homes, of all sizes (kinda similar to Staten Island) Most important, they’re safe neighborhoods. I thankfully never actually saw I raccoon (I’d literally have a heart attack 😂) but they go into your trash if the let isn’t on tight enough! If possible, take a trip and set up showings. If you have any questions, definitely let me know! Good luck!

Damn right we gone defend our city. It's OUR city. We don't care about what some beta male momma's boy who never been around the block thinks of our city 😂

@@yuegonghuamei6685 All of the US's problems lie solely at the politicians fault imo (granted...partially on the people that vote these same idiots in each year as well as getting rid of them and replacing them with people with common sense would fix things). Nowadays it's more at the Democrats feet but Republicans have their fair share of issues (not using money when it's needed for one or delegating too much to specific things that don't need it for decades, like the War chest) but most of the issues today are Demcorat policies that are wasting money (Critical race theory, global warming/climate change (very little human activity affects either, it's mostly just a cyclic pattern that will happen with or with humans and cannot be stopped no matter what we do...at best we can aim to enhance current technology so it pollutes less but that's about it...cause as far as pollution goes we know it creates harmful chemicals for the human body so i can go along with the pollution hurts humans route more so than CO2 will kill the earth via climate change route), let everyone through the border, defund the police, etc) rather than fixing issues that need it (border, infrastructure, economy, actually helping the police force do their jobs and give them means to prove their innocence or guilt (via body camera on all officers that are on at all times while on the clock for one), passing laws that would reform/create new ports and make things move faster/hire more people, reform immigration system to make processing them faster, etc). Personally i want a new party/coalition of non party affiliated candidates to take power and push actual common sense policies rather than the trash our current politicians pass.

Near the great Reading Terminal Market, featuring Bassett's ice cream.

@@mattwalker5252 and?

Which is why I walk and bike, Philly bike infrastructure is almost unmatched in this country, outside of the country not so much.

Iv never heard so much car beeping

@@imadrunk3576Like in third world cities

My septa Broad Street Line video at night will show you photos from rough streets of North Philly, to the beautiful Center City, all the way to the end of South Philly at the stadium

You give me crap about what?

@@NickJohnson about what you consider dangerous. LOL But it's all in good fun.

@@mactastic144 🙄

@@mactastic144 Or they could just get a job and move out of the ghetto. Nothing stopped my black neighbors from moving to a white neighborhood and making more money than me.

@@joesmobody5152 For starters, the price of the houses...

@@mactastic144 apartheid was dismantled in SA, which is the only place it existed. Histories aren’t interchangeable

@@joesmobody5152 well said

As long as the voting stays the same Philly will continue to devolve thats what liberal cities do. Can't grow with the cancel culture sensitive TikTok mentality.

In live in south Philly and work in center city. I also used to live in NE Philly and would ride my bike through kensington to center city 5 days a week. Amd for a portion of that i was buying heroin in Kenso....... I was ok ..... 😂 😆 WHY IS YOUR LIFE BEING THREATENED IN THE DAILY?!?!😂 Although...takimg the L train when hugh school is being let out..... Wow..... Those kids are always fighting.... Standing in the doors when the trains at a platform keeping the train from departing again... They pulled a gun out during one fight.... Smh those kids yikes 😂

@@Jonny-Law u must be on heroin.. lol

@@Jonny-Law I used the take the bus to k&a from port Richmond every day. I was never threatened or fucked with but it’s so shitty in that area

I just let you know i use to live in philly and i move to couple other city , believe me , about homeless and drug i seen a lot of worse in city that o thought is clean , nice and better for living I told you 1 of it , Seattle downtown, you will scare just walking around in downtown seattle , homeless, tent and needle is everywhere and smells like ‘pee” everywhere Just disgusting, and also there is weed store in every corners

@@sirensatnight4463 You’re wrong about that… don’t just say things if you haven’t driven in Philly

Good

Memories Bobbie!

More like 5 miles from government buildings.

You have the right perspective. Every major city has crime and poverty issues. Not just Philadelphia.

You too!! Did you dress up???

Some parts of New York, San Fran, Chicago, and LA look like 3rd world countries too. It’s not unique to Philly. Philly actually has a MUCH lower homeless rate then those cities.

Philly is the first american city to ban traffic stops for minor road violations because everyone sucks at driving and police dont wanna spark another riot 🤣

Cheltenham is in Montgomery County, not in the city.

I like to think you can do almost everything you can do in New York in half the time and cost.

Nah. Camden is way too desolate. Lol. We not that bad. Ugh

Nah Philly is bad but Camden is 20 brackets up Philly can’t compare to Camden, NJ in any category

The City Center has a lot of beautiful architecture but the surrounding area is abject poverty literally 5 minutes away!

Definitely can't compare Philly to jersey we different in philly

@@hoodbull8728 I mean Philly is Ight But some parts of NJ crime rate is off the roof places Like Camden so if u saying Philly is more rough than Jersey your wrong

He actually didn’t even show half of it

Got a cell fone ticket in Delaware, never paid it, non moving violations are non-enforceable for out of state drivers!

I don't think they're native.

That's what I was wondering about the constant honking. I've never seen that in a first world western city ever. You see that in the third world.

Sorry that's just how it is there

@@NickJohnson From the other comments on this post, I'd say your opinion is biased.

@@NickJohnson ratioed also you clearly don’t know what you’re talking about

@@NickJohnson you say that like you've lived in Philly which I know you haven't, so is it such a hard task to visit when it's sunny? You don't showcase a whole lot, and a lot of your information just seems to come from interpretation rather than true facts.

@@wesleysturgis7356 Yea, he's just a weirdo!!!

That traffic was nothing compared to what’s around Atlanta or Austin or many, many other places in the US

Correction, Philadelphia has some of the BEST medical facilities in the world.....you really do not get any better.

If you were to live in downtown Philly as opposed to driving in for a day once in a while, you wouldn’t deal with the traffic anyway. You’d take the train and walk

@@Thedogofdoom1997 Yes, You are absolutely right Nick I would take the train or bus. But from Allentown area where I came from I had to drive. The city isn't for everyone, I'm just not that person. I'm a small town kind of girl ( suburbs of Allentown). Allentown doesn't have that kind of traffic yet.

Boul was tripping whole way thru

Because people are moving out of Philly. Philadelphia doesn't even rank in Alpha or Beta city categories I believe..but neither does Phoenix

Pennsylvania just took illinois 5th place in population

Phoenix is dying of Thurst. East Coast still has fresh 💧

Nice to see some parallels between good and bad Nick. Good transparency as a non bias journalist.

Hard to call Phoenix a city it’s literally just suburban McMansions with a suburban shopping centers even the downtown looks suburban

Philadelphia City Hall

@@kaimln thankx.

@@davechristian7543 no problem sir! It was constructed over the time span from 1871 to 1901

They're addictive as hell , i watch driving videos from all kinds of cities around the world .

@@awsomemodels I also like abandon mall videos so idk lol

I have no desire to go there, but I don't mind Nick doing the driving. It's kinda like a tour, lol.

H O N K

It has a weirdly appealing. It’s kinda like virtual reality so I can visit places that I want to see but don’t want to go to myself! I love it 💕 Especially Philly. I miss it…and I don’t miss it!

😭😭

Yes, wonderland.... Fentanyl zombies, burned out rowhomes and abandonded factories....