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Originally Posted by McBane
I don't know about that. That time period you hark back to was absent of Internet shopping, the growth of the suburbs (at the city's expense), and the proliferation of shopping malls in those areas.
I'm not saying that Philadelphia couldn't use or sustain more retail. I just wouldn't use the retail footprint from the early 20th century as "proof" of anything. Times have changed greatly.
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My thoughts exactly. The dynamics were totally different. More concentrated population, higher city population, lack of mall competition, more reliance on public transit, no internet sales, etc.