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I havent been to all the Southern cities but from the ones I have been to I think Memphis is the ugliest by far, I actually think the small towns are alot more attractive in apperance than the cities are in the South.
Much of Memphis is dirty, particularly areas just east of downtown, as well as southeast of downtown. Only until you get out toward Germantown, Bartlett, or Cordova does it become nice.
I agree. Mountain Brook is beautiful, complete with three distinct retail villages, beautiful treen-lined streets on winding, curvy streets. It's fantastic. I can't think of many places in the U.S. where one could have such a good quality of life.
We'd better leave it at that. The Mountain Brookers that I know don't want the word to get out.
Much of Memphis is dirty, particularly areas just east of downtown, as well as southeast of downtown. Only until you get out toward Germantown, Bartlett, or Codova does it become nice.
East Memphis has beautiful neighborhoods and a great shopping district along Poplar Avenue.
Miami is pretty ugly away from the tourist and high-end residential areas. Some of ther burbs are nice, espacially Coral Gables. Jacksonville and Tampa are pretty ugly. New Orleans has some pretty ugly areas, but they are offset by many very beautiful areas. I really liked Charleston, down in the oldest part ot town. Birmingham, I wasn't expecting much, but was really impressed with the 5 Points area and the downtown area. The western parts of the city and the western suburbs I drove through were very ugly. The upscale suburbs I drove through on the east side seemed nice, but nothing special.
Miami is pretty ugly away from the tourist and high-end residential areas. Some of ther burbs are nice, espacially Coral Gables. Jacksonville and Tampa are pretty ugly. New Orleans has some pretty ugly areas, but they are offset by many very beautiful areas. I really liked Charleston, down in the oldest part ot town. Birmingham, I wasn't expecting much, but was really impressed with the 5 Points area and the downtown area. The western parts of the city and the western suburbs I drove through were very ugly. The upscale suburbs I drove through on the east side seemed nice, but nothing special.
Fairfield, Midland, and Bessemer are the worst parts of metro Birmingham. The southern suburbs are the nicest. Nothing is special about Irondale on the east side.
However, Mountain Brook, Hoover, Homewood, and Vestavia Hills are very nice.
Well, some people might like those things City Fanatic, but I prefer a good public transportation system to roads, don't care for big yards and the yardwork that comes with them, not a fan of the big box store shopping, and prefer the older brownstone and rowhouse designs to the suburban homes that tend to look a like to me. I also like the more liberal vibe of the city. To each their own I suppose
I havent been to all the Southern cities but from the ones I have been to I think Memphis is the ugliest by far, I actually think the small towns are alot more attractive in apperance than the cities are in the South.
Wow. You haven't actually been to Memphis then. Either that, or you hate mile after mile of historic Victorian houses hidden by old growth poplars, elms and oaks.
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I find Houston to be not very attractive.
Then get off the freeway. Mine isn't a city looking to impress those who aren't willing to explore it.
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Much of Memphis is dirty, particularly areas just east of downtown, as well as southeast of downtown. Only until you get out toward Germantown, Bartlett, or Cordova does it become nice.
Straight to the plastic suburbs and completely dismissing historic Midtown? Does history automatically equal dirty?
Wow. You haven't actually been to Memphis then. Either that, or you hate mile after mile of historic Victorian houses hidden by old growth poplars, elms and oaks.
Then get off the freeway. Mine isn't a city looking to impress those who aren't willing to explore it.
Straight to the plastic suburbs and completely dismissing historic Midtown? Does history automatically equal dirty?
I don't remember Memphis being ugly either. I mean, every city has it's ugly points. When we are visiting a city, we always make a point to see it's historical district...and while in Memphis, Beale St
Wow. You haven't actually been to Memphis then. Either that, or you hate mile after mile of historic Victorian houses hidden by old growth poplars, elms and oaks.
Then get off the freeway. Mine isn't a city looking to impress those who aren't willing to explore it.
What makes you think that I've only seen it from the freeway. Even then, you're admitting that Houston's freeways are ugly?
The Clear Lake area is nice, as is the Galleria area, the Woodlands, and Conroe. There are other areas. Overall, though, I wasn't impressed with the look of the eastern Houston area, with its massive oil refineries towering over the horizon, or the tackiness of its freeway advertising (everywhere, and to the extreme), or its mediocre beaches in Galveston.
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Straight to the plastic suburbs and completely dismissing historic Midtown? Does history automatically equal dirty?
If I recall, if you drive from the east heading west along I-40, and you instead continue west onto what was originally supposed to be I-40 (west of where I-40 shifts onto the loop), this freeway dead-ends into some very slummy, hardcore neighborhoods.
I don't remember Memphis being ugly either. I mean, every city has it's ugly points. When we are visiting a city, we always make a point to see it's historical district...and while in Memphis, Beale St
Beale Street is nice. I have no problem with the historic areas that are nice, but let's be honest, Memphis has a huge percentage of its area that is slummy in nature.
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