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What Makes Skippack Special?
A view of beautiful Skippack, Pennsylvania; the Hotel Fiesole is on the right.
As corporate America and economies of scale rob the landscape in suburbia of flavor, one stalwart town outside Philadelphia stubbornly maintains a special character; mixing quaint and earthy, leaning toward sophistication without tipping over into the dreaded upscale foo foo. This is town that I have made my home: Skippack, PA.
Skippack is unique from two directions. It defies the bland acres of endless suburban development that lie to the East. At the same time, it is more diverse and better suited to the good life than the rural Pennsylvania working towns that lie further West.
Our shops and restaurants are all owned by individual entrepreneurs. Corporate ownership is forbidden: held back at the gate as if it were a form of leprosy. There is no Gap, no Best Buy, no Super Walmart, no Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks. Our main street has authenticity as well as charm.
This is the type of place where one gets to know people. In the two years I have lived here, I have gotten to know shop owners, restaurant owners, bartenders, local politicians, housing developers, musicians and more.
Please come back to visit this blog and take time to get to know a unique place and the people who make it special. I hope you will love Skippack as much as I do.
Our main street in the heart of town, Skippack Pike, also called Route 73.
Skippack, Pa
Skippack at night; photo taken from the patio of Brasserie 73, a fine local restaurant.
Skippack in winter
Covered bridge in Skippack Village
A beautiful day in Skippack Village
Skippack Village, early evening: Day is done.
For more about Skippack
Home Page
2012 Skippack Events
Skippack Days
First Fridays
The I Love Skippack Story
never heard of skippack…but i like it already. i like the nostalgia of the place
I am growing concerned over the number of “for rent” signs I have been seeing lately down in the village. I hope things are OK.
We love the village..that is why we moved here. It is very quaint. Be sure to frequent the shops down there.
Beautifully written!
Great intro Michael. Something so special is worth writing about and fighting to protect.
Nice article.
We live 5 minutes out of the town of Skippack and agree that it is a quaint town but are very frustrated at the hours of operation of most of the businesses. It seems they are only open till 5. There have been many nice evenings that we have been in town and everything is closed except the restaurants. If the shop owners want to attract people who are employed during the day, maybe staying open later a few evenings a week would help. Especially Friday and Saturday evenings! We frequent the playhouse in Skippack. We usually arrive early and walk through town only to find everything locked up tight.
I like your blog. The village is pretty and restaurants are of good quality.
I’ve seen a lot of blogs but this Skippack blog is something special.
I’m not from Skippack, in fact I’ve never even been to Skippack, but reading this blog about the town, it’s residents, restaurants and attractions has made me want to visit as soon as possible.
It’s nice to see a community like this that loves where it is and what it’s all about.
The Skippack blog reflects that personality perfectly and the design and ease of use of the site makes it a pleasure to visit.
Keep up the good work and I hope to see you in Skippack on my visit.
Bill
@William Johnson William, thank you for your kind words and support. William Johnson is the online news editor at Bucks County Courier Times and an amazing photographer. He took the photographs at my wedding. To see samples of his work, click on his name to the left of his comment or go to http://www.candidshooters.com.