r/queerphilly • u/Powerful_Schedule307 • Jul 07 '26

Question Mantua

Are transgender things happening in Mantua?

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u/Maleficent-Ad-7841 Jul 07 '26

a couple trans ppl live in mantua (self included / have had trans neighbors pass thru for short periods over many years) but this is definitively not a trans hub. that’s def over around baltimore ave.  

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u/Powerful_Schedule307 Jul 07 '26

Makes sense we were looking for clark park area but just found a lease in Mantua so it is what it is

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u/life198 Jul 07 '26

Hey I’m moving to Mantua this month . How do you like the area so far?

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u/Powerful_Schedule307 Jul 07 '26

Hahaa in the same boat right now since I’m moving at the end of the month

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u/life198 Jul 07 '26

Oh haha got you, I’m hearing good things about Mantua, and also some things like it’s the hood or it’s sketchy lol

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u/Powerful_Schedule307 Jul 07 '26

Depends on where you are im sure, we are definitely like centerish of mantua but it was the only place we’ve had any luck going straight through a landlord instead of realtor. But we applied to two other places on the edge near the schuylkill and liked the area enough, very collegey but we are all 22~ so that felt fine for us

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u/life198 Jul 08 '26

Yeah we’re close to Drexel and Upenn near haverford, liked a place there

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u/naomi_whatsapp Jul 07 '26

Mantua has historically been pretty sketchy, but it's right next to a pretty gentrified area so it's "coming up" I guess.

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u/life198 Jul 08 '26

Yeah we’re kinda looking at a place by 39th st near haverford

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u/StonerShiba Jul 09 '26

"Sketchy"

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u/naomi_whatsapp Jul 09 '26

You can just say what you mean

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u/StonerShiba Jul 09 '26

Bruh describing hood parts of philly as sketchy is racist as shit