Misconceptions of Cities (difference, south, live, compared)
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It only rains constantly here from October to May, the period of June during the Rose Festival, most of September,
the third week in August..and occasionally in July. Seriously..
I realize most of you could care less about a city called Lubbock, but I'm going to share some of its misconceptions anyway.
Lubbock is in the middle of a desert wasteland - not true. The city receives on average 20 inches of rain. Granted, this is not much compared to the East Coast, but it's more than cities like Denver and Los Angeles and comparable to San Francisco. Lubbock is surrounded by prairie farmland, and the city is green.
Lubbock is an oil town - not true. There is no oil industry in the city. Its main industries are healthcare, higher education and agriculture.
Lubbock is ugly - you guessed it, not true. The surrounding scenery is not the greatest, but the city is green and nicely landscaped. It's not the most beautiful city, but it is very clean and nice-looking. Here are some pictures to give you an idea of what it looks like.
Here are some pictures of the surrounding landscape:
Here's what Lubbock looks like:
We have sunsets like these very often
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Yes I can read, but I don't buy that. In the end what people remember from reading such polls is still the stereotype not the defending statements, especially from the original post. It is just a psychological thing. Lots of media manipulates people's mind that way. Clever trick, but doesn't do for me.
I can't even begin to speak for Cleveland... So far today from these boards, I've read Cleveland is flat, has a lot of amish, and the downtown is really ghetto I laughed pretty hard.
Doesn't Tulsa have the most art deco buildings in the world or something along those lines? Or am I confusing it with
OKC?
You are correct, or close to being correct. It's definitely up there in the top three in the country along with Miami and LA, but France and other countries are literal havens for art deco that makes anything in the US pale in comparison. Tulsa was the site of some kind of art deco conference this year.
Here is an article from Preservation Magazine on Tulsa's art deco.
You know I like art deco, but somehow art deco on a church looks/feels a bit odd to me. I guess I associate Art deco with things that I don't associated with churches. I'm not sure if this expresses it right, but I think of art-deco as like sleek, cool, urbane, and exciting. I'm not sure "cool, exciting, and urbane" is the kind of feelings I'd think of, or want, a church to inspire. "Shrug"
That said just taking it in as a building I like the look.
48.71% White[10] 11.0% African American, 0.81% Native American, 10.0% Asian, 0.28% Pacific Islander, 23.53% from other races, and 4.94% from two or more races. 44.56% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. The largest ancestry groups are German (6%), Irish (5%), English (4%) and Italian (3%). 45.87% of the population reported speaking English at home; 37.89% speak Spanish, 2.22% Tagalog, 1.98% Chinese, 1.87% Korean, and 1.57% Armenian.
Not just the misconception of it being all Mexican but also the misconception of it being all gay, all gang bangers, or all gay gang bangers
You are correct, or close to being correct. It's definitely up there in the top three in the country along with Miami and LA, but France and other countries are literal havens for art deco that makes anything in the US pale in comparison. Tulsa was the site of some kind of art deco conference this year.
Here is an article from Preservation Magazine on Tulsa's art deco.
And then there are the Philtower and Mid-continent towers (left to right).
ONG Building.
Awesome pictures. I really love Art Deco, it has a very glamorous quality about it. The 3rd picture you posted is definitely my favorite. Even more amazing considering that it's a church.
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Seriously..
I laughed pretty hard.
