Need advice on South Indy (Indianapolis, Kokomo: appointed, places to live, suburbs)
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Your original alias clearly says "Not a member" below your username. Also, if you try to add reputation, it says "You cannot add Reputation to this user." When someone's username says "Not a member," that means that the account is disabled--i.e., the user violated the TOS somehow and got banned. Accounts just don't become disabled one day, someone has to manually do that.
I was never banned.
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Originally Posted by X-Greensboro Resident
I second that. To put it nicely, he's nothing but a cyber bully... and I'll leave it at that!
You know you love me. Just because I dared to speak against one post of yours about a traffic stop, now you hate me. Remember, you said this about me "And for the record, I always enjoy your posts but this time..." So I happen to dare engage in a debate with you over a traffic stop and now I'm "nothing but a cyber bully?"
If the OP wants to live north and have hubby drive all the way south taking up 2 hours of his day just commuting, that's on her and him to work it out.
As far as the keeping up with the joneses perception, from someone who has literally lived on every side of town, it is definitely more prevalent on the north side. Are there some areas on the south side that fit the model, yep, Center Grove is one of them and certain neighborhoods in Franklin Township but pound for pound, NS has that beat and people go flat broke trying to live it due to that perception. At the end of the day though, it's what fits your personality. Since I'm uber laid back and can care less about keeping up appearances the south side suits me perfectly as well as people that tend to think the way I do. We'd kick back have a couple of cold ones, bbq almost daily and just have a good time.
If you're all about nordstrom's, being seen in the fancy cars and fashion mall, south side probably isn't for you. South side is safer though.
Nice post. I reside in the "vinyl village" named Southern Dunes at 37 & Southport Rd. I like it and it suits my family and me nicely. I never lived North so I have no opinion on that. I did live downtown for a number of years. Now that I have kids I consider it a decent trade-off.
I don't follow your logic. You refer to Indianapolis as your city; but you don't realize Broad Ripple is on the northside? Castleton Mall and Greenwood Mall may be similar, but neither define their entire respective side of the metro. Anyone who doesn't see the differences between the north and south sides is either blind or oblivious.
Broad Ripple is on the north side like Beech Grove is on the south side. I just don't think it is right to compare them to towns outside of the beltway. That is my logic. Greenwood should at the very least be compared to something equal distance from downtown (Broad Ripple is at least 3 miles closer to downtown) and the Castleton area comes to mind because they both have a shopping mall and similar commercial buildings. Indy is my city in the sense it is easier to pinpoint than Whiteland although I would sooner use Greenwood as a reference to those from here.
Greenwood and the Northside are very very different. My mother has lived in Greenwood for years. Greenwood has been going downhill fast. Especially the area's around the mall. CG on the other hand is very similar housing wise to places up north.
The southside goes from urban to sprawl much faster then the north side as well. Pretty much everything south of Raymond street you are getting into sprawl on to the starts of suburbs a few miles down. Thats why I would never compare something thats the same distance from the circle North to South. At 38th street you still have huge apt buildings etc. but the same distance south you are well into nothingness. I would consider Broad Ripple Indy. But I wouldn't even consider Beech Grove or Southport to be Indy at all. That's suburbia.
Greenwood and the Northside are very very different. My mother has lived in Greenwood for years. Greenwood has been going downhill fast. Especially the area's around the mall. CG on the other hand is very similar housing wise to places up north.
The southside goes from urban to sprawl much faster then the north side as well. Pretty much everything south of Raymond street you are getting into sprawl on to the starts of suburbs a few miles down. Thats why I would never compare something thats the same distance from the circle North to South. At 38th street you still have huge apt buildings etc. but the same distance south you are well into nothingness. I would consider Broad Ripple Indy. But I wouldn't even consider Beech Grove or Southport to be Indy at all. That's suburbia.
Really, for starters Broad Ripple is Indianapolis proper and Beech Grove and Southport are two of the four excluded towns. Uh, what makes you think Greenwood is going downhill? If anything, businesses in the area have actually picked up along the corridors of Countyline Rd where you have a bevy of medical associated businesses as well as 31 South. To the west end along SR 135 route you have more businesses opening up shop after a few years of relative stagnation. East along Emerson to Main Street businesses are opening up. The Clark-Pleasant area of Greenwood Police district is seeing very high growth to where they just added a new middle school and elementary and housing additions popping up all over the place and actually starting to get some diversity even as far south as Whiteland. CG is actually south and west of Whiteland.
As far as population south, Raymond St and the population tapers off? You do realize Perry Township is one of the most populated townships in the city. Seeing as how PT goes from Thompson Rd all the way south to County Line. Decatur is just stagnant with little to no growth while Franklin Township has seen growth and a lot of housing, they took a image hit with the whole busing fiasco.
Actually, three years ago I knew nothing and relied on the knowledge and expertise of people like yourself and the other regulars here to learn about the area, online resources and other valuable info about Indy. So you haven't been replaced just another student of this forum giving back to others. LOL though - funny.
Every city I have lived in has been that way. When I moved to Chicago, I quickly learned to ask everyone I met if they were a Northsider or Southsider. After a couple of years there I didn't have to ask.
I grew up on Chicago's southside. Always a Cubs fan too. Never followed the White Sox.
...Someone told us to look in the Greenwood or Center grove areas, but I can't find much info on those areas. I need opinions on these areas, school advice, neighborhood advice, etc. We know nothing!
If you love country music, and have an equal amount of fun telling the guvment to get out of your life (except for the local guvment, of course), then the Southside wouldn't be a bad fit, especially where your significant other would be working.
If you love country music, and have an equal amount of fun telling the guvment to get out of your life (except for the local guvment, of course), then the Southside wouldn't be a bad fit, especially where your significant other would be working.
Also, FYI, Greenwood is not in Indianapolis.
Don't be a tool by offering dated stereotypes. Greenwood and Center Grove Township are decent places to consider for someone working in Franklin. No doubt there are some who like country music who are also small-government conservatives that reside in these areas (as there are some of these in some Chicagoland burbs).
I'm sure the OP gets that Greenwood and Center Grove are part of suburban Indianapolis. Not Indy proper, but part of the Indy metro community.
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