Which group of cities do you think of when you hear "Old South"? (cons, similarities)

[Akhenaton06]

Originally Posted by Rwarky

Any place where a grown man is still called a "boy" and it's not by his own mother or father.

Give me examples of such places.

[Rwarky]

Originally Posted by Akhenaton06

Give me examples of such places.

I said any place where this still occurs, I would consider it the "old south."

[Brewzerr68]

Originally Posted by Rwarky

I said any place where this still occurs, I would consider it the "old south."

When I lived in L.A. I had a boss who called every single one of his male employees "boy", so I guess Los Angeles is old South.

[btownboss4]

cities like birmingham, and jackson seem like northern industrail cities transplanted in the south
Vs. New Orleans and Savannah which seem like traditional southern cities

[AdamBpa]

Originally Posted by ~CountryBoy~

Charleston, Richmond, and Savannah.

These three exactly in my opinion.

[Thomas R.]

Agreed. Well agreed if we're limiting to larger cities. New Orleans is an old city, but it's fairly French and other influences. "Old South" I thought meant more like the original Southern states. (Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia)

Originally Baltimore was at least arguably an "Old South" city. I know the idea of that is borderline horrifying to many posters here, but I'm reasonably certain it's right. Baltimore was named for an aristocrat and allowed slavery until the Civil War I believe. Although it had apparently declined some after 1810.

[~CountryBoy~]

Originally Posted by Thomas R.

Agreed. Well agreed if we're limiting to larger cities. New Orleans is an old city, but it's fairly French and other influences. "Old South" I thought meant more like the original Southern states. (Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia)

Originally Baltimore was at least arguably an "Old South" city. I know the idea of that is borderline horrifying to many posters here, but I'm reasonably certain it's right. Baltimore was named for an aristocrat and allowed slavery until the Civil War I believe. Although it had apparently declined some after 1810.

You're right.

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[Optional Angel]

I picked the first option but I don't really think New Orleans has that much in common with the other two. Maybe Richmond instead?

[Iconographer]

Originally Posted by jm02

All of the above plus Atlanta, Memphis and Richmond.

I voted for the NOLA/Charleston/Savannah group because those cities are going to give you the most unadulterated flavor of the Old South, but I concur with jm02 that Richmond should rank right along with these cities as well.

[Iconographer]

Originally Posted by Akhenaton06

Except Birmingham. It was founded after the Civil War.

Founded in 1871, to be exact.