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Define large...then I'll be able to answer your question. For me, major cities that I'd consider boring would be Omaha, Des Moines, Indy, Columbus, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Louisville. All cities with not really that much to show, at least from the perspective of someone living in a much larger metro area.
It's a shame Columbus is overshadowed by the cities you listed. Columbus is clearly bigger than all thoes cities mentioned but we have to compete with Cleveland and Cincinnati on the national stage. Thoese other cities have the luxuy of being the only major player in their state. That's what makes the growth in Columbus more impressive in my eyes. And to say Columbus is boring with not much to show for it... Maybe you're talking about another Columbus....
Oh yea, it's so boring here. There's never any festivals in the summer, never any malls to shop at, no lakes to go jet skiing or boating or fish, and god forbid anyone actually wanted to live some place with history and art. Don't even get me started on the lack of national sports teams in this area. We just totally have none of the things people aren't looking for in a metro.
I may have to sell my boat - boating is so boring in southeast Michigan.
Define large...then I'll be able to answer your question. For me, major cities that I'd consider boring would be Omaha, Des Moines, Indy, Columbus, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, and Louisville. All cities with not really that much to show, at least from the perspective of someone living in a much larger metro area.
St louis is not that much larger.
But as i always say to people that say Indy is boring........... Indy is not boring YOUR boring. theres a big difference
The old Sterotypes coming from St Louis and Missouri....... Yawn
Plus why is Indy and Columbus with that group?
Those metros are 50% larger than the other cities. heck Des Moines doesnt even have a 3rd of the population that Indy does.
St louis is not that much larger.
But as i always say to people that say Indy is boring........... Indy is not boring YOUR boring. theres a big difference
The old Sterotypes coming from St Louis and Missouri....... Yawn
Plus why is Indy and Columbus with that group?
Those metros are 50% larger than the other cities. heck Des Moines doesnt even have a 3rd of the population that Indy does.
St. Louis isn't that much larger?
If you are going to use the comparison that Indianapolis and Columbus are 50% larger than some of the other metros listed, shouldn't you recognize that St. Louis is more than 50% larger than Indianapolis or Columbus?
If you are going to use the comparison that Indianapolis and Columbus are 50% larger than some of the other metros listed, shouldn't you recognize that St. Louis is more than 50% larger than Indianapolis or Columbus?
St louis is 30% larger than Indianapolis............
Indy has a 2M people metro and Columbus is in that area too.
Plus even though St Louis is a little bit bigger than Indy its downtown doesnt compare to how compact and great downtown Indianapolis is.
When I first got stationed there, I said that there was "nothing to do in El Paso..." well somebody corrected me by saying there was tons to do in Elephant Butte, Ruidoso, Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Juarez... I replied by asking: "What about El Paso?"
St louis is 30% larger than Indianapolis............
Indy has a 2M people metro and Columbus is in that area too.
Plus even though St Louis is a little bit bigger than Indy its downtown doesnt compare to how compact and great downtown Indianapolis is.
Speaking of which have you been to Indianapolis?
The Indianapolis MSA had 1,778,568 people at the 2010 Census. The Indianapolis metro area does not have 2 million people.
The St. Louis MSA had 2,817,355 people at the 2010 Census.
And yes, I've been to Indianapolis. It's on the way to Chicago. The idea that St. Louis' downtown doesn't compare is nothing short of laughable.
The Indianapolis MSA had 1,778,568 people at the 2010 Census. The Indianapolis metro area does not have 2 million people.
The St. Louis MSA had 2,817,355 people at the 2010 Census.
And yes, I've been to Indianapolis. It's on the way to Chicago. The idea that St. Louis' downtown doesn't compare is nothing short of laughable.
You won't even find too many St. Louisans that will make that claim comparing to the two downtown districts. St. Louis is neighborhood centric meaning its main activity is out in the neighborhoods, with "some" activity downtown. Indianapolis is downtown centric. The its main activity downtown with "some" activity out in the neighborhoods (Broad Ripple, Fountain Square, International Village).
Other than that, once you hit a place over 1M people, if you can't find anything to do, it's generally NOT the city, it's the person.
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I replied by asking: "What about El Paso?"