Most Interesting Major City in North America?
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irish_buffalo
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I was in SF for work two weeks ago. The place is beautiful. 65 and sunny every day with zero humidity. Hung out near SF University and Golden Gate Park more than I had in the past. Great neighborhoods with great amenities (restaurants). I talked to several Midwest transplants and they said the politics are simply noise to them and the benefits still outweigh the issues.
Chicago appeared to be a great city to visit during the Spring and Summer. HOWEVER, I never had that opportunity, since I was stationed there for boot camp during that summer. And Radar School during the winter months through early May, when I was preparing to graduate from Navy Radar School at Great Lakes, Ill. I LUUUV old cities to visit. However, most of the ones in my home state were burned to the ground back in the day, by Billy the pyromaniac Sherman.
eastisbest
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Who turned Mellow Mushroom into a parking garage?
The language wouldn't be the deal breaker! THAT would be the DRUG LORDS who run the country. Course, you need a passport going TO Mexico. Coming back, NOT so much. But with all the drugs you could smuggle in, the vacation would be FREE of charge!
irish_buffalo
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If anyone needs to visit some U.S. cities it’s this guy.
eastisbest
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I think it was IBM. Maybe they're the same. You're claiming to be from Ga and you don't know Mellow Mushroom?
eastisbest
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Was hopeful a new poster just here to promote the Ga-Massillon game. Early posts were more funny than mean. Now I'm thinking an alt-ID maga tool.
scbuckeye99
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they come for the football, then stay for the questions thread
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clarkgriswold
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My son lives in NYC, in Manhattan. He started with summers there 10-12 years ago. In that brief time, I think the City has gone downhill. There are now more empty storefronts than ever, due in part to Covid. The streets are dirtier than ever, the homeless numbers are out of control and crime has increased. The leadership of the City has let it all get out of hand.
Prior to NYC, my son was in DC. I still miss it and prefer it to NYC. There used to be decent hotel deals there on the weekends when there aren't people filling up the rooms for government business.
Toronto has to be near the top of any list.
Prior to NYC, my son was in DC. I still miss it and prefer it to NYC. There used to be decent hotel deals there on the weekends when there aren't people filling up the rooms for government business.
Toronto has to be near the top of any list.
clarkgriswold
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...and the second you pass over into Hull you can say goodbye to English as you are in Quebec. Not an English word to be found anywhere.
The only criticism I have with comments of this type is some longer perspective. New York is "dirtier than ever"? Were you in NYC in the early 70's? I was. Times Square was VERY scary....and very dirty. Ever watch "The Deuce" on HBO...a pretty accurate portrayal of NYC during that era...
Murders...2262 in NYC in 1990...433 in 2022, which was down 11% from 2021. In other words, LESS than 20% of the amount of murders in 2022 as opposed to 30 years ago. Other major crimes up in '22 from '21 but, overall, I'm not trying to suggest the crime rate is a non-problem (it's definitely a problem), but some perspective...
Big fan of Toronto...though it's been awhile...
We were in Queretaro, Mexico (about 90 minutes north of Mexico City) in early '22...very impressive, major city, with lots of old Spanish architecture.
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clarkgriswold
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Agreed. My comments as you will note were to 10 to 12 year perspective.
Ever?
I know there are challenges currently. I’ve had some of the best times of my life in San Francisco. Went to Boz Scaggs’ bar around 1990 on a night that the ballerinas of Russia’s Kirov Ballet were rockin’ the dance floor. Memorable evening. A close buddy went there after college, lived in the Marina District. I’m also reminded of a comment my father made. Big world traveler…Dad: “If I saw San Francisco when I was 18, I would have never left.”
If you want to get a taste of 50’s California, I recommend San Luis Obispo, Pismo Beach, Avila Beach. SLO has a great little downtown with excellent restaurants and a little bit of a San Antonio-ish River Walk. Great wineries around there as well.
Never felt unsafe in NYC/Manhattan when I lived there in the 90s- would even take the subway home after bars closed. Definitely don’t feel that way now- plus it’s so crazy expensive. Drastic change in the city when Giuliani took control- for all his faults now, he was an outstanding mayor who got done back in the day and cleaned it up
MOST US cities, ATL, Dallas, San Francicko, LA, Chi Town, Philly, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, DEEtroit, Cleveland, Cinncy, et al., are run into the ground by Left Wing whackados.
And YES, I've been to Pittsburgh, San Diego, Chitown, San Fran, LA, Seattle, Milwaukee, Cincy, ATL, St. Louis, and Nawlins. And they ALL STINK.
Not to hijack this thread but. Speaking of San Antonio, can you believe that Augusta, Ga., COULD have had that SA vibe as well? Had it not been for the ongoing political divide? There were apparently funds available, to build a new B Ball arena, or to revitalize the downtown area with a state-of-the-art minor league baseball stadium. (GIANTS affiliate), Plus development of the six-mile Augusta Canal, which flows through the city. The B Ball decision probably cost Augusta tens of millions of dollars in tourism monies per year. The building of both would not only have brought in tourism, but infused needed revenue into downtown Augusta, from residual tourism dollars for the shops and restaurants. Whereas the arena is utilized maybe a half dozen times or less, per year.
As an aside, The Augusta Green Jackets baseball club has since relocated across the Savannah River to NORTH Augusta, S.C., a town of a mere 20,000. And they are laughing all the way to the bank.
How LARGE is LARGE? I consider 250,000 pretty large. And THAT would be SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. And it's the most haunted as well. At least three major motion pictures have been filmed there. 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil', 'Con rack', and 'FORREST, FORREST GUMP'!