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That said, I can't imagine that any of these cities are exactly bastions of cultural extroversion, either. However, Pittsburgh would seemingly be the least insular of these six cities, given its increased desirability in recent years and the presence of Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh.
The most insular of all these cities, though, is Louisville, KY. Holy crap. And, it's more Midwestern in personality and character than Southern (I don't care what some die-hard Ohioan or Wisconsinite tells me, I know what I speak of, I also used to live there.) Louisville should most definitely be included in this poll!
I thought hard about it, but ultimately I opted not to. Including Pittsburgh almost derailed the thread from the start, putting in another border city would probably have killed this thread before it started. Also, Louisville is by far the smallest among the metros discussed in this thread.
Pittsburgh also has the advantage that there are two great research universities, one public and one private, and they're about two miles away from downtown. St. Louis's premier university of Washington University is about six miles out from downtown and the majority of it is part of another municipality altogether.
WashU is odd in the sense that its main campus is technically straddling Clayton, University City, and St. Louis proper. Still, they sell the university quite literally as "Washington University in St. Louis." It's medical campus is all in St. Louis proper in the Central West End, and they've been investing pretty heavily I believe in the Cortex Innovation District that itself is straddling the CWE and Midtown.
From a geographic standpoint though, SLU is sitting much more prominently in the city with its primary campus in Midwtown, its law school downtown, and its med school nearby in Tiffany just south of Midtown.
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Well, WashU more so than SLU. SLU has really only torn stuff down.
That might be changing though. SLU is ready to help pour $1 billion into Midtown and some of the surrounding areas if the city gives it control over 395 acres between its primary campus and medical campus the same way the city had previously given WashU and the Cortex control over their areas.
Kind of interesting. I have looked at properties before in Pittsburgh, but for the first time ever, I am looking at several on this list...not STL, though. I was checking out some of the 1940s homes in Cleveland....so well made...just perfect smaller houses on great lots. I grew up in Nova and owned five homes in Arizona. Been living in SE Asia for four years. There are no property taxes here and I get excellent health cover for 100 bucks per month. High taxes on wines, cheese, and cigars are about the biggest negatives. I only need internet to work. Phoenix is a Hellhole...and housing costs are nothing near as low as Cleveland, Cincy or others. What is set to turn around more in the region? Mining or Manufacturing or Energy? As much as the Left would hate to admit it and give proper credit...there is suddenly hope in these places. A year ago I would have chosen Cuba or Burma over Detroit....well now I am actually looking at homes in the Rust Belt. But is Texas a safer bet? NoVa was a good place to grow up, but there are more people relying on the government for work than in Paris...it has turned into a bunch of nanny staters. I like city life, I like going carless, I like living near universities...and I love cold beer and football. I can rehab houses, and do most of my own work. I would appreciate some good suggestions for living and investment. I thought Over The Rhine was interesting in Cincy.....I also like being near the water.and I don't think you could do it for much less than Toledo. Some of the most significant and interesting aspects of post revolution America took place in those cities.
Kind of interesting. I have looked at properties before in Pittsburgh, but for the first time ever, I am looking at several on this list...not STL, though. I was checking out some of the 1940s homes in Cleveland....so well made...just perfect smaller houses on great lots. I grew up in Nova and owned five homes in Arizona. Been living in SE Asia for four years. There are no property taxes here and I get excellent health cover for 100 bucks per month. High taxes on wines, cheese, and cigars are about the biggest negatives. I only need internet to work. Phoenix is a Hellhole...and housing costs are nothing near as low as Cleveland, Cincy or others. What is set to turn around more in the region? Mining or Manufacturing or Energy? As much as the Left would hate to admit it and give proper credit...there is suddenly hope in these places. A year ago I would have chosen Cuba or Burma over Detroit....well now I am actually looking at homes in the Rust Belt. But is Texas a safer bet? NoVa was a good place to grow up, but there are more people relying on the government for work than in Paris...it has turned into a bunch of nanny staters. I like city life, I like going carless, I like living near universities...and I love cold beer and football. I can rehab houses, and do most of my own work. I would appreciate some good suggestions for living and investment. I thought Over The Rhine was interesting in Cincy.....I also like being near the water.and I don't think you could do it for much less than Toledo. Some of the most significant and interesting aspects of post revolution America took place in those cities.
Sounds like you should give Cleveland a try at least.
Asking people, where they wasn't to school is common worldwide, people that think you want to know where they went to high school is a bad sign....but there are many, many places like that.
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