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Indescribable... You really have to have you feet on the ground here, to appreciate it.
Actually, there is a lot to see in the great Southwest.
Oh ok. I been to ABQ on 3 occasions, longest I've stayed at one time was only 2 weeks though. Loved that it had 4 seasons like NYC, although the weather is different
What's the usual rent for a 1 bedroom?
Is it really the place if you love outdoor activities? I've heard alot of people say that
Hows the job market over there?
Oh ok. I been to ABQ on 3 occasions, longest I've stayed at one time was only 2 weeks though. Loved that it had 4 seasons like NYC, although the weather is different
What's the usual rent for a 1 bedroom?
Is it really the place if you love outdoor activities? I've heard alot of people say that
Hows the job market over there?
I have gone four or five or more years walking the dogs every day... Hiking, bicycling, various events, exploring the whole state...
I've also had the opportunity to visit or work in Arizona, Nevada and Texas over the years, they have a lot to offer... We are now retired and chose to stay here in New Mexico.
I have gone four or five or more years walking the dogs every day... Hiking, bicycling, various events, exploring the whole state...
I've also had the opportunity to visit or work in Arizona, Nevada and Texas over the years, they have a lot to offer... We are now retired and chose to stay here in New Mexico.
Oh ok great. I'm in my mid-20s and ABQ sounds like a great place
Being from NYC, I'm not looking for a carbon copy of that at all haha. I want the opposite
What I also like is that all parts of the city does not look the same. Midtown looks different from downtown, west side looks different from the east side
I'm an outdoor guy. I'm currently in Detroit and I feel cooped up. I literally have drive everywhere, even to get a tooth brush
What I find interesting and maybe unique about Albuquerque is that it has a relatively small downtown -- mostly the administrative center, courts, transportation, and some businesses and then a lot of entertainment and restaurant space. Much of the commercial activity is dispersed up and down Central and midtown and scattered in other clusters around town. There is a fairly large residential population in the downtown area and the area is quite walkable. Industrial and light manufacturing seems dispersed as well. My impression is that it wasn't designed that way, it just happened over time and it works OK. I think that cities that developed before the automobile was in common use have more of a centralized downtown while places that developed later might be more dispersed. In 1930 the Albuquerque population was under 27,000.
Although Albuquerque is unique and difficult to find comparisons, perhaps the most common city to compare with is Tucson.
Also Las Cruces for a smaller version of ABQ.
Pueblo, Colorado is in many ways more similar to Albuquerque than Tucson, in my opinion.
Apart from its smaller size, I think it has more cultural affinity to northern New Mexico and the cultural minutia that makes Albuquerque (and northern NM) distinct from other Southwestern locales.
On the other hand, while Tucson is comparable in general qualities of Southwest cities and more similar in size, it is quintessentially Arizona, and more specifically, lower Sonoran in climate and culture, in a way that Albuquerque is certainly not.
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