What you love about Baltimore (Betterton: amusement parks, crime, home)

[freeazabird]

What's something you love about Baltimore?

[redd1skng]

Finally! ...a positive thread.

1. SRB will soon be gone.
2. Crabcakes
3. I can commit a crime and probably not get caught or convicted.
4. The football team is a perennial contender.
5. The baseball team has the best color scheme. Orange and Black
6. The uneducated quirky people of all races.
7. The best medical facilities in the world. If you're sick this is the place to be.
8. Proximity to other metropolitan cities.
9. The Art scene is big.
10. 3" of snow sends everybody into a tailspin.

[Calvert Hall '62]

The short answer is the memories. In no particular order:

* The early days (late '40s) living in Uplands when every day was a fun-filled fantasy.

* Sailing down the bay to Tolchester and Betterton on the SS BayBelle with my retired grandparents

* Going to Colt games

* Amusement parks like Gwynn Oak and Carlin's

* Being a big, gorgeous teenager who passed for 21 at age 14 and walking around downtown relishing the young secretaries and office workers as they went out of their way to stare and flirt. Does the city even have good-looking young females anymore especially those who are not constrained by PC?

* Being able to walk anywhere without being bothered including the trek from downtown to parents' home in Belair-Edison via the Gay St. corridor.

* Living in a crowded city of almost 1M but where the inhabitants were friendlier, not as angry, and not as fearful.

* Ubiquitous movie theaters

Shucks, that's just a partial list.

[Infinite_heights77]

"6. The uneducated quirky people of all races."

*What in the hell is lovable about that??!! Uneducated people (not talking terminal degrees, but more like common sense, decency and intelligence ) are a detriment to any society or civilization.

Originally Posted by redd1skng

Finally! ...a positive thread.

1. SRB will soon be gone.
2. Crabcakes
3. I can commit a crime and probably not get caught or convicted.
4. The football team is a perennial contender.
5. The baseball team has the best color scheme. Orange and Black
6. The uneducated quirky people of all races.
7. The best medical facilities in the world. If you're sick this is the place to be.
8. Proximity to other metropolitan cities.
9. The Art scene is big.
10. 3" of snow sends everybody into a tailspin.

[Infinite_heights77]

Other than some family and friends, not a DAMN thing!

Originally Posted by freeazabird

What's something you love about Baltimore?

[Infinite_heights77]

This list should read "Activities Old White Men Loved to Do Before The Mass Migration of Blacks to Baltimore" LOLOL!!!

Partial list??! I want to your whole list sir!

Originally Posted by Calvert Hall '62

The short answer is the memories. In no particular order:

* The early days (late '40s) living in Uplands when every day was a fun-filled fantasy.

* Sailing down the bay to Tolchester and Betterton on the SS BayBelle with my retired grandparents

* Going to Colt games

* Amusement parks like Gwynn Oak and Carlin's

* Being a big, gorgeous teenager who passed for 21 at age 14 and walking around downtown relishing the young secretaries and office workers as they went out of their way to stare and flirt. Does the city even have good-looking young females anymore especially those who are not constrained by PC?

* Being able to walk anywhere without being bothered including the trek from downtown to parents' home in Belair-Edison via the Gay St. corridor.

* Living in a crowded city of almost 1M but where the inhabitants were friendlier, not as angry, and not as fearful.

* Ubiquitous movie theaters

Shucks, that's just a partial list.

[Calvert Hall '62]

Originally Posted by Infinite_heights77

This list should read "Activities Old White Men Loved to Do Before The Mass Migration of Blacks to Baltimore" LOLOL!!!

Partial list??! I want to your whole list sir!

Actually, "Activities That Humans (As Opposed To Sub-Humans) Loved To Do In Baltimore."

[bande1102]

1. National Aquarium in Baltimore
2. The Maryland Science Center
3. Camden Yards
4. Port Discovery
5. Ft McHenry
6. the USS Constallation and the other ships (can't recall the names) that you can tour as well as the lighthouse
7) The Baltimore Museum of Art

[redd1skng]

Originally Posted by Infinite_heights77

"6. The uneducated quirky people of all races."

*What in the hell is lovable about that??!! Uneducated people (not talking terminal degrees, but more like common sense, decency and intelligence ) are a detriment to any society or civilization.

You sound angrier than usual. Having a bad weekend? Your attitude is a detriment to this thread. Move along.

[james777]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Calvert Hall '62
The short answer is the memories. In no particular order:

* The early days (late '40s) living in Uplands when every day was a fun-filled fantasy.

* Sailing down the bay to Tolchester and Betterton on the SS BayBelle with my retired grandparents

* Going to Colt games

* Amusement parks like Gwynn Oak and Carlin's

* Being a big, gorgeous teenager who passed for 21 at age 14 and walking around downtown relishing the young secretaries and office workers as they went out of their way to stare and flirt. Does the city even have good-looking young females anymore especially those who are not constrained by PC?

* Being able to walk anywhere without being bothered including the trek from downtown to parents' home in Belair-Edison via the Gay St. corridor.

* Living in a crowded city of almost 1M but where the inhabitants were friendlier, not as angry, and not as fearful.

* Ubiquitous movie theaters

Shucks, that's just a partial list.

Originally Posted by Infinite_heights77

This list should read "Activities Old White Men Loved to Do Before The Mass Migration of Blacks to Baltimore" LOLOL!!!

This list should read "activities that one could do in Baltimore before the politically correct liberals took over and law and order were thrown out the window"