What other city/town is like Buffalo? (Rochester, Syracuse: best cities, university)

[Canerican]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

and a little more vacant and a higher crime rate.

Well, yes, simply because of the scale. If you take a look at the big picture, they are so similar. Two formerly great American cities, where people considered centers of opportunity, in various stages of decline

[jrice]

Originally Posted by njsocks

Omg no! Syracuse is nothing like Buffalo. I remember going to a club there back in my early 20's and wow, Syracuse is very small town.....not much nightlife either!~


Someone said Detroit too??? WOW> Worlds away!!! No comparison.

I lived outside of Buffalo in the burbs 35 years and nuttin like Detroit!

No one has bakeries like Buffalo! My pastry hearts cannot be found anywhere else!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!or cutouts!!

Buffalo is a friendly, downhome town!! People are tight knit--*in the burbs at least!

Syracuse and Buffalo are very similar, granted Syracuse is smaller in terms of population.

Syracuse has alot of nightlife, you just have to know where to go and on what nights. Armory Square is usually busy almost every night.

But theres more to compare than just night life. The people are similar--attitudes, sense of community, etc. Both cities are very much ethinically based, Syracuse is very Italian/Irish as is Buffalo (with a healthy dose of Polish), both are blue collar type towns, and both citizens have what alot of what other cities lack--citizens pride. We both take great pride in our cities, where if you look at a city like Detroit for example then you see it not so much there

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by jrice

Syracuse and Buffalo are very similar, granted Syracuse is smaller in terms of population.

Syracuse has alot of nightlife, you just have to know where to go and on what nights. Armory Square is usually busy almost every night.

But theres more to compare than just night life. The people are similar--attitudes, sense of community, etc. Both cities are very much ethinically based, Syracuse is very Italian/Irish as is Buffalo (with a healthy dose of Polish), both are blue collar type towns, and both citizens have what alot of what other cities lack--citizens pride. We both take great pride in our cities, where if you look at a city like Detroit for example then you see it not so much there

Well, Detroit is complex. It's an area where there is still a lot of mistrust with the city versus the suburbs and in terms of race. There are still quite a few people that have pride in parts of the city like the old rich neighborhoods, but I agree in that it doesn't have the same amount as the major cities here in upstate NY.

Also, Syracuse has quite a few Polish people on the West Side along Park Ave. and around Sacred Heart Basilica, as well as around Transfiguration Church and the Northeast side(Lincoln Hill/Park and SW Eastwood neighborhoods) by Henninger High. You can still that presence on some places on Teall and Burnet Ave.'s.

[Canerican]

Most people in Buffalo have great pride of their city??? Any more than Detroit?

When I see 7% of Buffalonians moving away from WNY every 10 years, I have to question the validity of that statement.

Most Buffalonians are happy to live in Buffalo, and want it to improve... but if something better comes along, they'll be on that train. Most people couldn't care less what happens here, as long as they have a job. Some really care, but they are the minority.

[grdnr]

I know exactly what you mean, I grew up there too and everysince i have been away as i grew up, nothing compared to it and i want to come home, but it is not easy to do.

Originally Posted by londonbarcelona

OOPS! Sorry! For some reason I was under the impression you were interested in relocating (possibly for job purposes.) I love Buffalo with all my heart and soul, but other than for obvious reasons (like the lakes, ski resorts, four seasons, friendly people, great neighborhoods, etc.) I think the reasons I miss it most is because it is where I consider my "home" to be. From what I have seen, most people really love their home (home is where the heart is...) especially if they grew up there as a kid. I guess that is why no matter where I've lived, I just could never fall in love with the area as much as I love Buffalo. I know, hit me with a stick, knock some sense into me, I realize that Buffalo has so many problems, but I can't but help yearn to live there again. (My family lives there and I raised my two children there until they were in middle school.) *sigh*

[ThroatGuzzler]

Cleveland, Pittsburgh or Cincinnati.

[Canerican]

Originally Posted by ThroatGuzzler

Cleveland, Pittsburgh or Cincinnati.

I agree 100% about Cleveland, about 90% about Pittsburgh.

Cincy is actually a very nice city, not part of the rust belt at all, I don't understand how you make that connection. My parents live there, and I go every month or so, and it does not remind me of Buffalo.

I went to Memphis a couple years ago, and that city seemed like a warm version of Buffalo. I've heard Jackson, MS is this way too.

[v3ronika]

You peeps are all sticking to the east. Being a mega-traveller let me tell ya, I just went to Denver CO and it LOOKS just like upstate NY. Not what I expected! Only got to hang around for a wkend but I'll be going back to check out the scene (Im interested whether they have the same vibrant arts scene that B'lo has.) I loved this city and had the same feelings about it as when I saw B'lo for the first time (that it was someplace I wanted to live.)

People were super nice and everywhere theres that early 1900s gothic brick architecture; its just beautiful. Unlike B'lo, it has enough population to sustain industry, lots public transportation etc but it isnt overflowing with people either.

[jblake78728]

I lived in Colorado Springs for a few years after I got out of college & absolutely loved it at first. After a while though I started finding the landscape to be very dull & brown, the lack of trees & natural water resources also disappointed me (not saying you would find this as a problem but I have a personal preference for lusher/greener areas). Colorado Springs was so spread out that it seemed to take forever to get anywhere within the city (Denver is much more compact though its suburbs seem to spread out forever). I did find Denver to be a fun city with plenty of arts/entertainment options, not so much in Colorado Springs. Housing costs were absolutely insane & one of the main reasons I moved.

[Canerican]

Originally Posted by jblake78728

Colorado Springs was so spread out that it seemed to take forever to get anywhere within the city (Denver is much more compact though its suburbs seem to spread out forever). I did find Denver to be a fun city with plenty of arts/entertainment options, not so much in Colorado Springs. Housing costs were absolutely insane & one of the main reasons I moved.

I go to Colorado Springs about every year, and I like it, I looked at housing, very costly. I didn't find it sprawled too much, but then again, you only see so much spending 2 days there each year.

Really nice people. Colorado Springs seems like the Bible Belt, just in a different geographical location, which I liked.

I would never move there, definitely a nice place to visit. Nice folks at the churches and whatnot. I liked how the town shut down for Sunday morning services...