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If you were comparing it to most other cities, Pensacola leaves a lot to be desired too aside from the beach / water.
This is sort of what I am thinking, too. I would like to see someone elaborate exactly why Amarillo is so bad, or so much worse than Pensacola, besides not being by the coast. I don't know how many people here have been to either one (I've lived in Florida for 11 years, and have never actually spent any time in Pensacola yet), but I'd guess more have been to or are familiar with Pensacola or surrounding cities, whereas I'm guessing most people have very little reason to have been to or know anything about Amarillo, really.
My daughter and son-in-law live in Pensacola. As stated by so many others, the beaches are stunning, and the downtown/older historic areas are nice. I don't find the rest of it to be anything remarkable, though. In fact, much of it looks pretty seedy and run down. I wouldn't move there without carefully checking out where I could afford to live.
Nevertheless, I would almost certainly choose it over Amarillo. I could probably tolerate Amarillo by being so close to places in the Southwest and Rocky Mountains that I love. And the Palo Duro Canyon does look cool. Otherwise, I don't think I would fine a city on the drab, semi-arid high plains very appealing.
Pensacola isn't too much yo write home about, it probably shouldn't win this poll in a slam dunk but people love beaches. I think I'd rather die than live in any of these places. I grew up close enough to the redneck riviera to not want to live there.
Pensacola is far from a utopia, but what redeeming qualities does Amarillo have?
At least Pensacola is close to the water.
Amarillo has Palo Duro Canyon State park nearby. It’s actually pretty amazing. Amarillo should really promote the fact that it’s near amazing scenery more often. https://palodurocanyon.com/
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Amarillo is a long ways from the desert in Texas actually.I chose Pensacola because Amarillo is way too cold for me.
Amarillo is located on the Great Plains, and in a way the Great Plains is a desert. The definition of the word "desert" is a region that is arid and has sparse and widely spaced vegetation or none at all. It would be easy for a person to get lost in the Great Plains when you consider the fact the Great Plains has so few trees and it's flat as a pancake and every direction looks the same, leaving the lost individual with no clue the nearest way to civilization. So, yeah, I think the Great Plains could be considered a desert.
Pensacola is my nearest "big city", so I go there often. I'm glad to have its amenities nearby, but it's not a place I would care to live. It doesn't have the same character or vibe as its Gulf Coast sister city Mobile, AL.
Pensacola - like much of Florida - has a large transient population which is exacerbated even more so by the large military presence. This inhibits the city's ability to have a well-rooted or firmly established feel.
Pensacola does have amazing beaches though.
As for Amarillo, I've only driven through it once on I-40. The thing I remember most about it is the giant cross on the side of the interstate. Amarillo by Morning is one of my favorite country songs. I'm sure Amarillo is fine for what it is - a cow town on the Great Plains - but it's a completely different animal from a coastal warm weather military town.
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