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05-22-2009, 10:13 AM
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City Boy in The 'Burbs
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"Spending Yet Another Holiday Season Alone"
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Reston, VA : We're too "progressive" for sidewalks or streetlights.
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Originally Posted by go phillies
That's better than "Upstate PA."
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 What were they thinking when the state is roughly shaped like a RECTANGLE?!!  On the plus side the people of Upstate NY must feel flattered that we're trying to emulate them.  |
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05-22-2009, 11:07 AM
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!, NOT Happy Holidays!!!
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"Annoy a liberal, use logic and facts"
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Sheeptown, USA
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Originally Posted by ScranBarre
Fine, then how about the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Microplex?  |
Paul, I like that, microplex. Fits the area perfectly. |
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05-22-2009, 11:17 AM
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Stupid
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: El Escrántono
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Originally Posted by ScranBarre
Fine, then how about the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Microplex? |
Sold! Except for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre part--barf! 
*******/Wilts-Barf Microplex |
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05-22-2009, 11:52 AM
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Apathy Rules!
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Apathy Central
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Scranton moving forward.....
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05-22-2009, 12:14 PM
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!, NOT Happy Holidays!!!
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Sheeptown, USA
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Dan, funny you should post that. I friend of mine who lives outside of the city joked to me yesterday, that they should just level Scranton and start over.
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05-22-2009, 06:12 PM
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City Boy in The 'Burbs
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"Spending Yet Another Holiday Season Alone"
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Reston, VA : We're too "progressive" for sidewalks or streetlights.
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Originally Posted by NYRangers 2008
Dan, funny you should post that. I friend of mine who lives outside of the city joked to me yesterday, that they should just level Scranton and start over.
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UGH! NEVER! Scranton has soul, charm, and heritage that should be treasured and preserved, not destroyed. Why do you think so many people are always in awe of the homes in Green Ridge, parts of The Hill, parts of Hyde Park, and many of the older buildings downtown? Scranton is unique in that it has preserved quite a bit of its historic architecture whereas in places like NoVA, Raleigh/Durham, Charlotte, Tulsa, Tucson, and other "hot spots" everyone lives in a tract house and patronizes strip malls! NEVER dream of leveling Scranton to the ground! |
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05-22-2009, 08:34 PM
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Conservatives are people too. No, really they are!
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Join Date: May 2009
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I couldn't agree more Paul. Those cities that you mentioned all look the same. Even a lot of the Lehigh Valley looks like that. Blech. Who wants that?
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05-22-2009, 11:35 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Sarasota, Fl.
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Like I said Scranton is a "living" movie set spanning close to 2 centuries.......need to sell that point. Go for charm and nostalgia.
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05-23-2009, 05:52 AM
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!, NOT Happy Holidays!!!
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Sheeptown, USA
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Originally Posted by ScranBarre
UGH! NEVER! Scranton has soul, charm, and heritage that should be treasured and preserved, not destroyed. Why do you think so many people are always in awe of the homes in Green Ridge, parts of The Hill, parts of Hyde Park, and many of the older buildings downtown? Scranton is unique in that it has preserved quite a bit of its historic architecture whereas in places like NoVA, Raleigh/Durham, Charlotte, Tulsa, Tucson, and other "hot spots" everyone lives in a tract house and patronizes strip malls! NEVER dream of leveling Scranton to the ground! |
Well, at least level half of the city.  |
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05-23-2009, 09:55 AM
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Apathy Rules!
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Apathy Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ScranBarre
Why do you think so many people are always in awe of the homes in Green Ridge, parts of The Hill, parts of Hyde Park, and many of the older buildings downtown? Scranton is unique in that it has preserved quite a bit of its historic architecture
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Yeh they are in such awe that they are leaving in a mass exodus for the outlying communities...Those houses and buildings look better from a far I guess. |
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