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Originally Posted by Crawford
Eh, I would say that Philly and NY have somewhat similar development patterns. Of course NY is much denser, bigger and more apartment-oriented, but the metropolitan development patterns aren't THAT much different.
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Agreed. Also, it wasn't until the latter half of the 19th century that New York really started to pull away from Philadelphia. Both cities were well over 200 years old by then. But just about any building in New York today that predates the Civil War would not look out of place in Philadelphia.