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Regarding New Haven: there are 3 very bad neighborhoods in New Haven: Newhallville, Fair Haven, and the Hill neighborhoods. Most other neighborhoods in New Haven are very nice. There are some "classic Americana" streets and neighborhood cafes, streetscapes, and street life in New Haven. Did you know they filmed some scenes depicting the 1950s (or earlier) for the new forthcoming Indiana Jones movie in New Haven?
New Haven has a wonderful quality of life. There are tons of restaurants, bars, and galleries/arts in this city. It's small (around 130k), but for its size, it easily rivals other cities in the 500k population department.
Sounds good! I have added New Haven to my list of cities to visit someday.
i have only been to 2 cities where I found absolutely NO redeeming qualities--
Gary, Indiana and Cairo, Illinois
Capt. Dan--I would agree about Cairo, except when I went thru their last Fall, I did find a great little area off the beaten path (off the highway with its dliapidated, 50s style businesses with bars on the windows, and away from the abandoned old downtown). It was a maybe 2 x 3 block area of fabulous old Victorians on a tree lined, brick-paved street with a grassy boulevard down the middle. It was reminiscent of New Orleans' Garden District. It was very jarring to see this, surrounded on all 4 sides by crumbling neighborhoods.
Sounds good! I have added New Haven to my list of cities to visit someday.
Yeah, you should. I was super surprised. Yale University is here--and that is the lifeblood of the city. It is a city positioned 1.5 hours from NYC, right on the beach, the mountains are an hour or so away, and it is a city full of nightlife and culture. It's truly a very vibrant smaller city.
Nice pix, ScranBarre! Do you have one of Hillary's dad's boyhood home? (Just curious, read he was a native Scrantonian!)
Thanks. To be honest I don't quite know the address of Mr. Rodham's childhood home, but I believe it is near the city's Providence section, which bridges the gap between "West Side" and "North Scranton." They attended a church in the Tripps Park neighborhood in West Side if I'm not mistaken. Trust me---we here in Scranton have been subjected to a television commercial every other minute reminding us that Hillary is just a "regular girl from Scranton."
Not to steal upstate's thunder, but I'm also an admirer of Binghamton (Bingo) from my perch across the state border and about an hour south of town. Of course it's not as "hip" as my native hometown of "The Office" fame, but it is certainly well on its way to being an awesome place in its own right. Let's also not forget that Rod Serling, creator of the "Twilight Zone" is a native of this town.
Thanks. To be honest I don't quite know the address of Mr. Rodham's childhood home, but I believe it is near the city's Providence section, which bridges the gap between "West Side" and "North Scranton." They attended a church in the Tripps Park neighborhood in West Side if I'm not mistaken. Trust me---we here in Scranton have been subjected to a television commercial every other minute reminding us that Hillary is just a "regular girl from Scranton."
I can imagine, LOL! I was guessing that because she has been in the spotlight for so many months now and has Scranton roots (though apparently not born there herself), knowing local newspapers, they would've done something to trace her Scranton roots in depth! Sounds like her dad had a few bucks, but was descended from Scranton coal miners.
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