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Little Rock and BR have MSA's at 700,000 and 800,000 respectively. Jackson with a MSA of 500,000 is still much closer in amentities to those two than Mobile with a 600,000 CSA.
Any way I agree that Memphis and Mobile may not be the best comparison, but it is what it is. I consider Memphis to be lacking for its size, but hey. What are all of these problems that Memphis has that other similar cities don't?
What amentities does Jackson has that Mobile doesn`t ? And what Amentities does Baton Rouge and Little Rock has that Mobile doesn`t ? Baton Roge has a Large State University.And what what about Jackson and Little Rock ? I have a lot of repsect for these cities and I have been to all but Little Rock.Again your assumption doesn`t make any sense ...I heard Little Rock has nice topography and Jackson has good bones. And even though Little Rock has an 800k CSA with about 6 or 7 counties I have been told that both Mobile and Little Rock feel the same size.Agaian I have never visisted and would love to visit the city it seem interesting
Like I said Memphis has 1.4 million and it SHOULD offer more.
Like what? What does it lack that its closest peers in the South (Louisville, Richmond, Birmingham, Jacksonville, OKC, etc.) have? What it might lack in certain amenities I think it makes up for in character and culture.
What amentities does Jackson has that Mobile doesn`t ? And what Amenties does Baton Rouge and Little Rock has that Mobile doesn`t ? Baton Roge has a Large state university.And what what about Jackson and Little Rock ? I have a lot of repsect for these cities and I have been to all but Little Rock.Again your assumption doesn`t make any sense ...
The shopping and dining scenes alone........ and that's not saying much. The Mall of Louisiana in BR actually rivals Wolfchase Galleria in Memphis... Nightlife I can't speak for. Can't really speak for the art/educational scene either. You should make a thread comparing the 3.
Shopping in BR is better with the mall of Lousiana I can admit that but that`s not a major amentity that`s not a make and break but shopping is better in BR .Shopping in Mobile SUCKS but downtown will soon have full blown retail disctrict on the water front. So we will see how that goes .And dinning option there about a tie in my opinion..
I will admit that memphis does have culture...Memphis feels like it is lacking something it felt more sleepy and laid back compred to the other tier cities...I like the vibe of Memphis and i really enjoyed Belle Street.
What amentities does Jackson has that Mobile doesn`t ? And what Amentities does Baton Rouge and Little Rock has that Mobile doesn`t ? Baton Roge has a Large State University.And what what about Jackson and Little Rock ? I have a lot of repsect for these cities and I have been to all but Little Rock.Again your assumption doesn`t make any sense ...I heard Little Rock has nice topography and Jackson has good bones. And even though Little Rock has an 800k CSA with about 6 or 7 counties I have been told that both Mobile and Little Rock feel the same size.Agaian I have never visisted and would love to visit the city it seem interesting
That's easy, Little Rock is the largest and capital city in Arkansas, so is Jackson, most operations are focused/based in those cities so it will offer more compared to the 2nd largest metro for a smaller city. I do like Mobile though, beautiful city and surroundings. Sorry to get off topic..
Hmmm I guess lol..I never been to Little Rock and have heard great things but I have been to Jackson on several occasions and not feeling the ammentities part but hey that`s how you guys feel so you are entitled to it.
Any who Memphis 1.4 million Vs Mobile 600k (two county) metro.....
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What amentities does Jackson has that Mobile doesn`t ? And what Amentities does Baton Rouge and Little Rock has that Mobile doesn`t ? Baton Roge has a Large State University.And what what about Jackson and Little Rock ? I have a lot of repsect for these cities and I have been to all but Little Rock.Again your assumption doesn`t make any sense ...I heard Little Rock has nice topography and Jackson has good bones. And even though Little Rock has an 800k CSA with about 6 or 7 counties I have been told that both Mobile and Little Rock feel the same size.Agaian I have never visisted and would love to visit the city it seem interesting
The question is, what ammenities does Mobile have? I opened this thread based on that curiosity. Being a Gulf Coast port city, is it anything like New Orleans (like a New Orleans lite) or better compared with some other southern city? I'll being driving across country roadtrip in late winter and was thinking about going further south and picking up I-10 to go across, perhaps stopping in Mobile for a while. What is it like there? How does it compare with other cities mentioned? Was thinking a tossup between Mobile/Dauphin Island or Gulfport/Biloxi.
The question is, what ammenities does Mobile have? I opened this thread based on that curiosity. Being a Gulf Coast port city, is it anything like New Orleans (like a New Orleans lite) or better compared with some other southern city?
The oldest section of Mobile bears some similarity to the oldest section of New Orleans and they share a few cultural similarities, but beyond that the two are like night and day. Mobile is definitely worth checking out by all means though.
Skyline view from Mobile bay : http://www.flickr.com/photos/24301687@N06/2301619391/in/photostream (broken link)
Mobile bay : http://www.flickr.com/photos/24301687@N06/2301619393/in/photostream (broken link)
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