How about MORE bars in Mayfair ??? - Page 4 - PhillyBlog

GOP65 · #31 (**permalink**) 05-09-2008, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by ILuvPhilly

tourists don't go looking for Nail Salons and crappy Chineese food.

Or bars, there needs to be more then just "bars" to attract "tourists" and none of that exists(or will in the near future). This thread gets my nomination for one of the most asinine of the year so far.

tbdiscovery · #32 (**permalink**) 05-09-2008, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by The town drunk

You must be a real great time, maybe you should open up the first book shop

If more people were to read non-fiction instead of slowly dying just for pleasure or to numb the pain, then many of the problems we see everyday would be minimized.

I think Chris Rock really made a statement with his Niggas love to not know spew. It's definitely not a black thing.

ILuvPhilly · #33 (**permalink**) 05-09-2008, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by GOP65

Or bars, there needs to be more then just "bars" to attract "tourists" and none of that exists(or will in the near future). This thread gets my nomination for one of the most asinine of the year so far.

I completely agree but there have been cute little shops on the ave that just don't make it. Do you really think a nice coffee shop would last more than a week..I would hope so but, I sadly doubt it.

That bar that I like to keep "secret"

doesn't get too crazy because beers are more expensive there and that doesn't draw the same crowd as other places in the area.

GOP65 · #34 (**permalink**) 05-09-2008, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ILuvPhilly

Do you really think a nice coffee shop would last more than a week..I would hope so but, I sadly doubt it.

I believe the coffee shop on Frankford near Hellerman has been in business quite awhile now(couple years?) and apparently succesful.

ILuvPhilly · #35 (**permalink**) 05-09-2008, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by GOP65

I believe the coffee shop on Frankford near Hellerman has been in business quite awhile now(couple years?) and apparently succesful.

Thats good to hear!..don't drink coffee so I would never go there.

cerberus413 · #36 (**permalink**) 05-09-2008, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by tbdiscovery

If more people were to read non-fiction instead of slowly dying just for pleasure or to numb the pain, then many of the problems we see everyday would be minimized.

I think Chris Rock really made a statement with his Niggas love to not know spew. It's definitely not a black thing.

I make it a point to read as much as humanly possible...mostly history related books but I have a handful of sci-fi and political books in my library.

amythatch · #37 (**permalink**) 05-09-2008, 11:18 AM

I'm all for a bookstore. Add a boutique or two, some more decent restaurants, (preferably ethnic restaurants) that should get things rolling. Capitalize on the small-town feel of Mayfair's Frankford Ave. I'm thinking about how Collingswood, New Jersey did just that on Main Street and has made impressive gains.

tbdiscovery · #38 (**permalink**) 05-09-2008, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by cerberus413

I make it a point to read as much as humanly possible...mostly history related books but I have a handful of sci-fi and political books in my library.

Nice. The only room in the house that is truly mine is the office. I'm building a mini-library in there; I could never be bored. If I didn't have to work, I'd be even more of an ubernerd.

My PITA thinks I'm always looking at porn. She can't imagine that someone could enjoy reading and researching so much.

tbdiscovery · #39 (**permalink**) 05-09-2008, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by amythatch

I'm all for a bookstore. Add a boutique or two, some more decent restaurants, (preferably ethnic restaurants) that should get things rolling. Capitalize on the small-town feel of Mayfair's Frankford Ave.

Beautiful.

cyainthehood · #40 (**permalink**) 05-09-2008, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by amythatch

I'm all for a bookstore. Add a boutique or two, some more decent restaurants, (preferably ethnic restaurants) that should get things rolling. Capitalize on the small-town feel of Mayfair's Frankford Ave. I'm thinking about how Collingswood, New Jersey did just that on Main Street and has made impressive gains.

I know the area of Collingswood you're talking about. Very cute shoppes. But the parking is a nightmare. It's a real deterrant to shopping there vs. a mall.