Johnson City vs. Bristol (Lexington: low income, apartment, rent)

[gsp4ever]

Jesus Jab, I think you're just getting upset because I'm correcting the information you provide about Bristol.

Sigh. To say that Windsor Avenue is "across the road" from Tennessee High is just plain false. That's like saying that the Mall in Johnson City is next door to Science Hill. Not accurate.

I'm done with this stupid thread.

[rccrain]

Is there a word between "dumpy" and "less than pristine". We need a wordsmith to appropriately desribe these neighborhoods. "Drab" maybe?

And to clarify, I am far from anti-Bristol. Bristol actually does a good job, considering its inherent limitations. Is Macado's (pronounced Mak' a dooz) open yet?

[JoshB]

Settle down guys. Wow...

[SarahSal]

Loved that Gandhi quote, JoshB... Really makes you think --- and wonder how centered you are - or can be!

[JoshB]

Thanks, Sarah!

So has everyone had their questions answered now?

[Tennesseestorm]

Yes. That was me.... I had never even heard of Patterson Park before and I have lived here in Bristol all of my life, but again, I am never in that immediate area, as thats off of the main roads.

I also agree with you about the Holston Avenue, Holston Drive and Vance Drive areas... while oh so close to the run down areas like Hill St and Windsor Avenue, the Holston Avenue, Holston Drive and Vance drive area have some very nice (although older) homes. One of my aunts live on Holston Drive in a very nice ranch style home that was built in the mid 1980s. I also know of some local doctors that live in the Vance Drive and Holston Avenue areas and there are some rather "quaint" homes in the area, as well as some HUGE historic antebellum type homes... a couple are run down, but most are still in fine condition.

I think as far as homes go, JC and Bristol are very comparible. Homes in JC are no nicer than the nicer ones in Bristol. I know where is a multi-million dollar home in north Bristol.

Originally Posted by gsp4ever

I don't know if Google is wrong. It may, in fact, be half a mile as the crow flies but I'm going to say it is an oversimplification to deem that area as close to Tennessee High based on Google Maps. Those roads/blocks aren't built on a grid and there are intermittant sidewalks (as I recall) and private property/hills in that area. You'd have to make lots of turns to drive and/or walk to that park from THS. I used to run all over that area and think that maybe Jabogitlu saw the Hill Street or Windsor Avenue area. Those residential areas of Holston, 7th Avenue, Vance Drive, Skyline Drive and Indian Hills/Trail are some nicer (and convenient) residential areas in Bristol TN but you can't see any of them from Volunteer Parkway. Most of the good areas of Bristol are off the beaten path. They're definitely not obvious from I-81 or Volunteer Parkway.

Heck, I don't even know why Patterson Park was listed on here as some sort of landmark in Bristol. I grew up there and had no clue where it was (and someone else said the same) but I did recognize it when I saw it on Google Maps. I'm sure few people in Bristol even give Patterson Park a second thought.

[Tennesseestorm]

Originally Posted by jabogitlu

Sigh. I think *you* are the one oversimplifying. I didn't say I drove past Patterson Park and it was the ugliest, meanest, foulest ghetto I've ever seen. I said the AREA AROUND Patterson Park is a DUMP. Yes, that would include Windsor Avenue, and yes, that's across the road from Tennessee High. Jesus.

Yes - areas northwest of Patterson Pk. I need to ride by there... I am thinking its near Anderson School. I think its like .5 of a mile from TN High to Windsor. Parts of Windsor are OK... there are some nice houses, but alot of them are rundown OLD houses that have been converted into apartments. To some of those not familiar with that area, alot of homes seem to catch fire in that area, as well as Anderson St and Hill St. I guess its either from the old wiring circuits and they are all frazzled, or some people may get out of hand and set them on fire. ??

[jabogitlu]

It's probably a combination of old wiring and people falling asleep with cigarettes, too drunk to care. I know all about the kind of people who live in Victorian sublets.

I agree that Bristol and Johnson City housing stock is mostly comparable, with the exception of north Johnson City's newer developments. No other place in the Tri-Cities has such a quantity of cookie-cutter McMansions and that reality is reflected in average real-estate prices in Johnson City, which tend to be higher than Kingsport or Bristol. That data has been posted on C-D many times. Also, listing prices aside, the Tree Streets neighborhood in Johnson City is, I think, fairly unique in NETN, not so much architecturally as demographically.

[Tennesseestorm]

Originally Posted by jabogitlu

It's probably a combination of old wiring and people falling asleep with cigarettes, too drunk to care. I know all about the kind of people who live in Victorian sublets.

Thats what I was going to say, but not sure if I could come off to harsh by saying it!

[jabogitlu]

haha leave it to me to be harsh.