The Sexy, Scary World of Craigslist Apartment Listings Friday, May 1, 2015, by Megan Ritchie Jooste
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Actual listing photo via Craigslist
Welcome to another edition of It Came From Craigslist, where we scour Philly's rental listings to get a taste of current housing offerings, and then pop out a subset whose listing photos or descriptions really go above and beyond. Everybody knows that sex sells. But on Craigslist, the outright frightening apparently does, too
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↑ For $1,350, you can rent this "LARGE 3 Bedroom House w Full Basement." Also maybe get murdered? Showing at 4:30 PM.
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↑ "You're gonna have to arm-wrestle me to get to the cutting board, you know." For $1,795 you can "get your place in the sky" in this studio apartment on north 12th street.
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↑ "Look, Ma! I cleaned the toilet!" Listing photos of open toilet seats are never as appealing as you think they'd be. This one bedroom with shared kitchen near Temple will set you back a cool $550.
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↑ Everyone knows trampolines are giant bouncy disks of death. Does this one come with this three-bedroom rental? What's going to happen? We can't watch.
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↑ Please tell us that no faux-zebras were harmed in the making of this photo. This efficiency apartment in East Falls includes all utilities.
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↑ That chick on the wall is going to climb out of that painting Ring-style in three, two...
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↑ "We Do ALL The Work For YOU. . . Just Click To See!" Who does? All these people? Do they ever leave?
Poster Comment:
Photos at source.