U.S. Cities  

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Arizona

Welcome to City-Data.com forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with 350,000 other registered members. User profiles and some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your free account you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 11,000 posts/day about local topics and you will see fewer ads. Within the last few months our forum was cited in an article in 15 newspaper and in a story on AOL's homepage.

Get a detailed profile of any city, county, or zip code:
      Search our forums (advanced):

Reply

 
Old 01-04-2007, 04:00 PM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
3 posts, read 3,143 times
Reputation: 13
glow is on a distinguished road
Default Douglas, Az - anyone have inside info?

My mother was born in Douglas - and my grandparents are buried there - my husband and I just came back from a trip there - I fell in love with the area - but wonder if anyone knows more about the area - any information will do!
thanks
glow
Reply With Quote
 
Old 01-06-2007, 01:14 PM
Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
10 posts, read 4,269 times
Reputation: 13
miss magdalena is on a distinguished road
Douglas has many problems that come from economic depression, crime and illegal immigration. Too bad, because it is a nice climate and there are some very nice (and cheap!) historic homes there. Put the word "Douglas" in the search function and you will find what others have said about Douglas
Reply With Quote
 
Old 01-08-2007, 12:43 PM
Member
 
Join Date: May 2006
45 posts, read 23,527 times
Reputation: 17
gabygirl is on a distinguished road
I went to Cochise College there 1989-1991 and find it SO very different now when I go back to visit. Lots of people moved out, lots of people from Mexico moved in. Lots of places seem to have shut down (movie theatre, restaurants & other eateries) but then again the generic stores seem to have popped up. I do love the beautiful historic homes and the small town atmosphere. Go have some lunch at the historic Gadsden Hotel, it's beautiful, although some of the rooms are in dire need of restoration!
All in all, it depends on what stage of life you're in, or whether you're looking to move, visit, second home, etc.
BTW, ditto for the previous poster re: economic depression, illegals, drugs, etc.
Reply With Quote
 
Old 01-09-2007, 12:05 PM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
3 posts, read 3,143 times
Reputation: 13
glow is on a distinguished road
Quote:
Originally Posted by miss magdalena View Post
Douglas has many problems that come from economic depression, crime and illegal immigration. Too bad, because it is a nice climate and there are some very nice (and cheap!) historic homes there. Put the word "Douglas" in the search function and you will find what others have said about Douglas
Thanks for your reply - I have searched thru the internet on Douglas, but wanted some "real" people information.
I know the homes were cheap and that is a big draw. The people I spoke to in Douglas, when I visited seemed to like it there. We did go across the border to check it out and on our way out thru the border, one of the border guards did tell us that there is a big drug problem in Agua Pierta (my spelling of that my be wrong) but he said Douglas wasn't bad and that he even lived in Douglas. I just found the area to be very quite and beautiful, that's what I loved about it.
Thanks again
glow
Reply With Quote
 
Old 01-09-2007, 12:23 PM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
3 posts, read 3,143 times
Reputation: 13
glow is on a distinguished road
Quote:
Originally Posted by gabygirl View Post
I went to Cochise College there 1989-1991 and find it SO very different now when I go back to visit. Lots of people moved out, lots of people from Mexico moved in. Lots of places seem to have shut down (movie theatre, restaurants & other eateries) but then again the generic stores seem to have popped up. I do love the beautiful historic homes and the small town atmosphere. Go have some lunch at the historic Gadsden Hotel, it's beautiful, although some of the rooms are in dire need of restoration!
All in all, it depends on what stage of life you're in, or whether you're looking to move, visit, second home, etc.
BTW, ditto for the previous poster re: economic depression, illegals, drugs, etc.
You're right - I noticed very few restaurants, etc - but I did eat at one that was probably the best Mexican food I ever had! But my stage of life is nearing retirement, and as you said - it depends on what I'm looking for.
I now live in Southern California and there are gangs, drugs and illegals here too. How different is that? Maybe I just don't understand that... would someone explain? How are illegals and drugs different in Douglas than in So. California?
I work in the office of a company that has a factory - I would say about 90% of our factory workers are probably illegal. They are wonderful, kind, honest and hardworking people.
Douglas seems to me a small "country" type of town, not much to do and very quite- and the views were beautiful. I liked that.
Thanks so much for your input, it helps me greatly.
Reply With Quote
 
Old 05-30-2007, 08:47 PM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: May 2007
1 posts, read 850 times
Reputation: 11
V Mairs is on a distinguished road
Quote:
Originally Posted by glow View Post
My mother was born in Douglas - and my grandparents are buried there - my husband and I just came back from a trip there - I fell in love with the area - but wonder if anyone knows more about the area - any information will do!
thanks
glow
I grew up in Douglas, Arizona and my grandparents still reside there. I, personally love it there. If my husband could find decent employment there we would consider living there (and if it had worthwhile education for our children). I like the "small town" mentality and I think the people who live there are so kind and they are the salt of the earth if you ask my opinion. Yes, there are definately drug issues, but there are issues wherever you live. I have lived in the East Coast and there were problems there too. There is no part of the country where people are immune to problems. The weather, both summer and winter, is decent. Cochise College tends to bring a little bit of culture (although not a lot) into the small town. The food (if you like mexican is awesome and affordable. I really like the town, and again, you won't find nicer folks.
Reply With Quote
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It's free and quick.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.



Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Similar Threads


Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Arizona

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:55 PM.

Copyright © 2005-2008, Advameg, Inc.