In a message dated 4/12/2007 10:24:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
We're descended from a race of vicious, murderous apes, we're on the eve of
destroying the planet, and we're going to hell in a handbasket. What's your
version?
You're missing the bright side:
West' ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 10:07 PM
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Under Hackney, now back on campus as a professor of history, the West
Philadelphia Corporation became the
West Philadelphia Partnership and was restructured
The logical flaw underlying most of these anti-marketing posts is to
assume that if a name is used in some entity's marketing, therefore that
name is *only* marketing. It's like saying, because the Philadelphia
Phillies use the name Philadelphia in their marketing, therefore
Philadelphia is a
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Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 9:06 AM
To: UnivCity listserv
Subject: [UC] New voice in the anti-gentrification movement
The logical flaw underlying most of these anti-marketing posts is to
assume that if a name is used in some entity's marketing, therefore
In a message dated 4/13/07 10:24:11 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The real debate is about neighborhood names breaking free of being
labeled
as University owned.
I hope you all enjoy the article.
S
Sharieff, thanks for reminding me about the 1997 Penn Gazette article, now
almost 9
One thing we can agree on is that some branding just doesn't work:
Central City Toyota, 4800 Chestnut St. Huh?
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Sent: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 9:05 AM
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I believe the name University City was first bandied about in the early 70's
and not the 60's. Also Powelton Village and Sansom Village (remember that?).
It helps to have grown up here.
University City has become a brand now promoted by the UCD. This is true.
On 4/12/07 12:36 AM, Anthony West
From Tony West:
University City isn't a good name for this neighborhood because Omar Blaik
made it up. Rather, it works because it's descriptive. Three universities in
this neighborhood make a massive demographic imprint: tens of thousands of
residents and employees and consumers with a very
In a message dated 4/12/2007 7:18:58 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I believe the name University City was first bandied about in the early 70's
and not the 60's. ... It helps to have grown up here.
Research VS the recollections of middle aged fading memories:
literature that's fine, but I wouldn't waste time trying to
make sense of his meaning.
Sincerely,
Glenn
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From: Turner,Kathleen
To: Anthony West ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 7:31 AM
Subject: RE: [UC] New voice in the anti-gentrification
University City's so grand,
Now that it is an elegant brand,
Where things once looked so glum
That they called us a slum,
We've got gentrification at hand.
-- Sumner A Ingmark
** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
Glenn wrote:
I see the stickers as a brilliant reminder that we are a community of
people. I see these as a rejection of boundaries drawn up in the
boardroom to separate a gentrified zone from those across the border
whatever the names may be.
I saw a sticker the other day, and it said WAR
On Apr 12, 2007, at 7:16 AM, Wilma de Soto wrote:
I believe the name University City was first bandied about in the
early 70's
and not the 60's.
On 4/12/07 12:36 AM, Anthony West [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Newcomers should note the term University City dates back to the
1960s...
Tony is
Sorry. What I meant to say was that was when the full-fledged effort to
make the neighborhood over began during the early 70's.
Of course the Federal Homesteader's Grants began in earnest during the late
60's, but it was very low-key.
In reference to the 1963 mention of University City, forgive
Gary writes:
Tony is correct.
The first reference to University City of which I am aware was in
Leon S. Rosenthal's 1963 book entitled A History of Philadelphia's
University City.
GJJ
WRONG! IT WAS COINED IN THE MID 50'S
DIDN'T ANY OF YOU READ THE POST BELOW? DIDN'T ANYONE
are going?
S
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Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 9:14 AM
To: Turner,Kathleen; Anthony West; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [UC] New voice in the anti-gentrification movement
Come on Kathleen. Tony
On 4/12/07, S. Sharrieff Ali [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There are real issues here to discuss .. you know? It is a strategy of
the UC-listserv to move away
from the truth and twist it into humor and lies.
Can we handle the truth about where we came from, where we are, and where
we are
Ross did you read the article or not?
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Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 10:22 PM
To: S. Sharrieff Ali
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On 4
!
:-)
S
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ross Bender
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 10:22 PM
To: S. Sharrieff Ali
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On 4/12/07, S. Sharrieff Ali [EMAIL
In a message dated 4/12/2007 12:38:41 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
University City isn't a good name for this neighborhood because Omar Blaik
made it up.
Let me turn your farcical statement sarcastic.
Blaik was Rodin's community development expediter, otherwise
Glenn wrote:
I thought I was supposed to be the crazy one? Do these folks really
believe that everyone is that stupid?
well, maybe people are just forgetful. and maybe they're
missing what's meant by stickers that say 'university city
is a marketing scheme.' (and maybe they're mixed up
Newcomers should note the term University City dates back to the 1960s,
whereas UCD was spawned in the '90s. Some people can be terribly forgetful
of facts that inconvenience an otherwise juicy argument. University City
may have been somebody's marketing scheme when the name was coined, but it
Amara, Welcome to our dysfunctional family!
S
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Amara Rockar
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 1:04 AM
To: Anthony West
Cc: UnivCity@list.purple.com
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dysfunctional family!
S
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*From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *Amara Rockar
*Sent:* Tuesday, April 10, 2007 1:04 AM
*To:* Anthony West
*Cc:* UnivCity@list.purple.com
*Subject:* Re: [UC] New voice in the anti-gentrification movement
Hi
Amara..meet Ross.Ross.Amara.
S
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From: Ross Bender [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 11:05 AM
To: S. Sharrieff Ali
Cc: Amara Rockar; Anthony West; UnivCity@list.purple.com
Subject: Re: [UC] New voice in the anti-gentrification movement
Yo, who
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From: Anthony West [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: UnivCity@list.purple.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 12:06 AM
Subject: Re: [UC] New voice in the anti-gentrification movement
That's probably true.
Of course, the irony is that for those of us who experience University
Vincent/Roger wrote:
I think you can just purchase so blank stickers of just
about any size at Staples or Office Depot, and then run
them off on a home computer. Not so much money any more
what's also thrifty about the add-on stickers is that they
remind us, with such economy of means, of
That's probably true.
Of course, the irony is that for those of us who experience University
City as a derived bottom-up name, being told we mustn't use the term, it
is verboten, because it means terrible things even if we don't mean
terrible things ... this sort of PC linguistic snobbery is
Hi everyone,
I just subscribed to this listserve a week or so ago. I don't know anything
about anyone but I did find it kind of funny that some of the people posting
rants on the term University City were doing so on the UnivCity
listserve. I did enjoy the history and trivia that has come out of
voice in the anti-gentrification movement
True. I have a pack of blank Staples Sticker Paper in my desk drawer
right now. Cost under $10 for 30 8 1/2 by 11 sheets.
From: Vincent/Roger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [UC] New voice in the anti-gentrification movement
Date: Fri, 6
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Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2007 2:02 PM
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Actually no. Each 8 1/2 by 11 sheet would produce multiple stickers,
depending on their size
That¹s perfect. I love it.
It seems that now there's a new group riled at the rich folk who moved in and
priced everything out of reach; and they definately have a point. I noticed
this afternoon that these have started popping up:
Its dialectical progression.
Jim
On 4/6/07, Margie Politzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's perfect. I love it.
It seems that now there's a new group riled at the rich folk who moved in
and priced everything out of reach; and they definately have a point. I
noticed this afternoon that
Jim,
Do you mean a progression of linguistic dialect or the progression of
logical argument?
Mario Giorno
On 4/6/07, Jim Cummings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Its dialectical progression.
Jim
On 4/6/07, Margie Politzer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That's perfect. I love it.
It seems
logical argument. I barely know what dialectical means, so don't look too deep.
On 4/6/07, Mario Giorno [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jim,
Do you mean a progression of linguistic dialect or the progression of
logical argument?
Mario Giorno
On 4/6/07, Jim Cummings [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 6:23 PM
Subject: [UC] New voice in the anti-gentrification movement
It seems that now there's a new group riled at the rich folk who moved in and
priced everything out
To: Kyle Cassidy ; UnivCity@list.purple.com
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 11:14 AM
Subject: Re: [UC] New voice in the anti-gentrification movement
It cost a lot of money to have stickers like that made. Groups like that
calling themselves grass-roots and of the people give me a pain
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Sande, et. al. --
I think you can just
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Sande, et. al. --
I think you can just purchase so blank stickers of just
True. I have a pack of blank Staples Sticker Paper in my desk drawer
right now. Cost under $10 for 30 8 1/2 by 11 sheets.
From: Vincent/Roger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [UC] New voice in the anti-gentrification movement
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 12:29:53 -0500
I think you can just
In a message dated 4/6/2007 1:55:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have a pack of blank Staples Sticker Paper in my desk drawer
right now. Cost under $10 for 30 8 1/2 by 11 sheets.
Is this admission circumstantial evidence to your complicity in this most
In a message dated 4/6/2007 1:55:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I have a pack of blank Staples Sticker Paper in my desk drawer
right now. Cost under $10 for 30 8 1/2 by 11 sheets.
Is this admission circumstantial evidence to your complicity in this most
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Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: [UC] New voice in the anti-gentrification movement
True. I have a pack of blank Staples Sticker Paper in my desk drawer
It seems that now there's a new group riled at the rich folk who moved in and
priced everything out of reach; and they definately have a point. I noticed
this afternoon that these have started popping up:
http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/westphilly.jpg
I want one of these too.
-cm
On Thursday, April 5, 2007, at 06:23 PM, Kyle Cassidy wrote:
It seems that now there's a new group riled at the rich folk who moved
in and priced everything out of reach; and they definately have a
point. I noticed this afternoon that these have started
On 4/5/07, Kyle Cassidy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It seems that now there's a new group riled at the rich folk who moved in
and priced everything out of reach; and they definately have a point. I
noticed this afternoon that these have started popping up:
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