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Old 11-01-2004, 12:18 PM
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Belmont Plateau (I forget the official name of that section of Fairmount Park).

I ran many a cross country race there in HS and coached many a runner up and down those hills from my days as an Assistant Track Coach at Temple.

The views are incredible. The most "Philly" park IMHO.
So, all things considered Rob, this is where you like to shop in the suburbs. :rolling_:
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Sorry wrong thread. I was up at 6 am and I'm feeling the effects of the coffee as I usually never drink the stuff...

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I, for one, don't hate the malls. They siphon off the folks withwhom I don't want to rub elbows as I traipse through small stores on Pine or even Walnut. Of course, if I owned a store, I am sure I would feel differently.

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Ive spent the last decade in NYC. And am moving back to the Main Line 05.
And I find the people slagging on KOP saying its not hipster enough amusing.
KOP offers plenty of shopping for everything under the sun.

Sorry Philly Im heading straight from shopping in Soho, Chelsea &amp; the Village to shopping at the good ole Mall when I move home.

Maybe some day it'll improve but for now it still is unappealing to the normal shopper.
But to those who think theyre too cool for school like yourself I guess having each decent shop ten blocks apart is just fine.
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King of Prussia is fine for what it offers, but I don't really think it's this great mall everyone claims it is. Besides Neiman Marcus and a few other stores, it's not as high-end as one would think (certainly not like South Coast Plaza or Short Hills)..
Sure the Costa Mesa is the most upscale Mall Ive ever been to, but
what a hilarious assertion you make about Short Hills. :rolling_:
Have you ever been to Short Hills mall ?
I have on several occasions and was disappointed at how small it was compared to KOP.

And incessant cackling of Jersey Girls made shopping unbearable.

KOP has the same anchor stores as Short Hills and just as many high end boutiques. [ Vuitton, Movado, Hermes, Versace to name a few]
Plus it has many other places to round things out.

http://www.kingofprussiamall.com/sho...irectory.shtml
http://www.shopshorthills.com/
http://www.south-coast-plaza.com

Oh and Joan Shepp carries alimited selection of th ebrands you mention. Would rather pop onto Grand Street in NYC then scrape for crumbs there. And Nordstrom at KOP carries Dries Van Noten.

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Here in Manhattan most of the boutiques close around 7, with the bigger dept. stores closing around 8....it makes perfect sense...as the city stores also rely on the lunchtime/daytime shopping crowds...plus those small boutique owners need to get home to their families as well.
Im in NYC too. You're offbase again. :rolling_:
Plenty of boutiques are open after 7 pm.
Sunday is the only day many boutique shops are closed or shut down early.
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