Re:In Praise of the Philly Stoop
by emehrkay on Thursday June 01, 2017 @10:17AM
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All of the comments are right, we, in Philly, never called it "Stoop," but simply steps. Stoop seems like an NY word. My mom still sits outside daily in the summer, she doesn't have a misting fan though (I didn't know those were a thing). I'll get her one
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We live in a post-Hey Arnold world. The national lexicon changed when this episode came out: http://blogdailyherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/BDH-St...
I live in Philly and I get texts about "stoop beers" at least once a week during the summer.
Re:In Praise of the Philly Stoop
by peterwwillis on Thursday June 01, 2017 @11:22AM
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Baltimorons call it a "stoop". We use 'em too when there's enough room, otherwise the sidewalk.
Historical note: Baltimore marble stoops were harvested to patch the cracks in DC's Washington Monument after the recent earthquake because they're from the same quarry. (Baltimore's monument needed no such patching and predates the DC monument by 59 years)
Another Baltimorean on Hacker News! And one with a geek code, yet - I didn't know those were still a thing. If you ever find yourself around Hampden, maybe we'll grab a beer some time.
Re:In Praise of the Philly Stoop
by soylentcola on Friday June 02, 2017 @09:18AM
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Haven't used my geek code in years, but fellow Baltimorean checking in.
Grew up in Philly. We always called it a 'stoop'. Just one of those micro-regional lexicon differences, I suppose.
I'm from New Jersey and I'd call it either, which I guess summarizes the predicament of my state.
I grew up in Society Hill and distinctly remember myself and all of my neighbors calling it both stoop and steps interchangeably in the early 90s
Re:In Praise of the Philly Stoop
by mcginleyr1 on Thursday June 01, 2017 @12:14PM
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My dad grew up in Port Richmond (or as he calls it Richmond Harbor Estates) in the 50s and 60s and calls it stoop.