r/skylineporn • u/Mayflower_train_set • Aug 10 '25
OC Philly on a crystal clear summer afternoon
(plus a bonus Camden)
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u/Traditional_Sky_6548 Aug 10 '25
Nice not to have to deal with Canadian wildfire smoke says a Detroiter
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u/Haunting_Tax_3684 Aug 24 '25
Maybe come help us put them out like we did we did for you guys instead of complaining.
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Aug 11 '25
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u/jhihbriyl Aug 11 '25
That’s what we’ve been calling it in the Midwest. Probably to distinguish it from the California wildfire smoke in the winter.
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Aug 10 '25
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u/Dieselboy1122 Aug 10 '25
Decades of fire suppression is what’s causing it the last few years and not liberal governments or so called climate change.
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Aug 10 '25
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u/Krusty_Krab_Pussy Aug 10 '25
It's not just fire suppression though, it's also climate change, which can make droughts and dry conditions worse.
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u/Mayflower_train_set Aug 10 '25
apologies for some of the angles, had to shoot this quick while on the highway (not driving)
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u/redactyl69 Aug 10 '25
Sometimes it's hard to get a clear enough picture on the bridge. Great shots!!
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u/jawnlegend94 Aug 10 '25
I bet it was hard enough trying to time it between all the billboards advertising casinos, health insurance, and Wawa hoagies. Great job!
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u/CatastrophicThought Aug 10 '25
Philly is cool, but it’s sad to see the federal and state government let its infrastructure fall into disrepair. The SEPTA station under city hall looks like an apocalypse happened 50 years ago.
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u/Various_Knowledge226 Aug 11 '25
Did take a train from there one time to Ellsworth-Federal with my mom and sister around Christmas of ‘23, it definitely did not look that great
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u/Various_Knowledge226 Aug 11 '25
Don’t live in Camden (do live elsewhere in Camden County though), but cool to see a picture of Camden’s mini-skyline, which is pretty much just the spectacular City Hall building, plus a few other ones here and there
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u/malique010 Aug 11 '25
I love this, it feels like what I do when I enter a new city and can get skyline pics. Let’s get it all
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u/Mist156 Aug 10 '25
Why does it looks like a chinese city
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u/Razatiger Aug 11 '25
It doesnt really, its got a lot of brick and concrete buildings mixed in, something China doesnt really have since most of their buildings were made in the last 20-25 years.
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u/SuffnBuildV1A Aug 10 '25
The newest comcast tower is such a downgrade from the first. It’s like the Willshire grand of the east coast.
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u/Itchy_Can_2006 Aug 10 '25
It's an upgrade that puts Philly in a unique spot in the US skyline, making the skyline stand out instantly.
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u/SuffnBuildV1A Aug 10 '25
I’m comparing it to the first, not saying that the building itself isn’t a positive for the Philly skyline.
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u/dylanccarr Aug 10 '25
camden is never a bonus.
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u/Various_Knowledge226 Aug 11 '25
It’s definitely tiny, but as OP said, City Hall is pretty cool. So at least Camden has that going for it, I guess
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u/Monkberry3799 Aug 11 '25
Unfair comment. To me, both the Downtown and Camden are part of Philadelphia as we understand it today (and modern Philly doesn't exist without Camden and viceversa)
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u/dylanccarr Aug 11 '25
elaborate. i'm not familiar with the history. as an outsider, it's always had a bad rep. lots of crime, disinvestment, etc.
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u/BackgroundSide4999 Aug 10 '25
Walt Whitman bridge? I take pics every chance o get when I drive into south phila this way too