Originally Posted by geoGraphicFTD

1) where are you from?

2) South Philly is not charming, and doesn't have much nice older architecture.
Germantown has some sweet older houses, and it's really not a bad area to live in. Not the nicest of course, but there are definitely people up there who moved there because they found awesome older homes for sale for cheap. Maybe she should look a bit north, towards Mt. Airy? I'd probably vote for West Philly, though. Great old houses and a good neighborhood feel. Every time I walk through it (I live on the eastern edge) I think how cool it'd be to live in one of those houses.