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Originally Posted by ak.nessa
Wow. I am so sorry!!! Salem = armpit of Oregon
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malachai23 wonders to herself how many times aknessa has actually been in Salem, OR, besides driving through on the freeway...
ANYhow..... I spent a number of years growing up in an around Salem and I am still in Salem every 3 months or so to visit friends and family (who by the way really like living there). OP, Salem is a nice little town. It can be a little rough around the edges in spots, but it also has some very nice neighborhoods as well.
It has a lovely downtown with many independent shops & restaurants, and great old architecture. They have even started building new modern looking condos downtown with neat lines and lots of glass. A few of the old warehouses have been rennovated into loft space. Salem has a nice riverfront area. It has many historic neighborhoods including one in South Salem with some amazing old turn of the century mansions.
Salem has some issues, sure - like traffic is one of them. It, like Portland to the north, also has a high number of homeless and group-home types. Those poor souls are always the least of my worries. Rather, I wish they would get the traffic situation under control! That would boost Salem's ratings in my book.
Salem is no Portland - it's a mere fraction of the size. It's wedged in between two pretty "hip" cities - Portland and Eugene - which will probably make it eternally overshadowed and dissed on. It will probably never have the "hipness" factor of Portland and Eugene, but it's a nice town in its own right and plenty of people enjoy living there.
Good luck with your move!!
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