Why don't people criticize Cincinnati like they do Cleveland? (Findlay: condos, hotels)

[Matthew Hall]

"mononucleic"? Wow! tell us more about this concept.

[xnyer]

Originally Posted by Mr216

People say that Cleveland is a dying city because of a falling population since 1950 but the same has been happening to Cincinnati since the same time period. Cincinnati also hasn't had to have the burden of refocusing it's economy from manufacturing to a "white collar" like Cleveland. Also Cincinnati has lost 10% of its population since 2000 and it is now under 300,000(296,000 I believe). The thing Cincy has over Cleveland is the number of corporations based in the city which still makes my point stronger because they should have more job opportunities than Cleveland. Also Cincinnati isn't really a safe city either because the City had a neighborhood ranked in the top 25 most dangerous neighborhoods like Cleveland. So my point basically is why are a lot of people overly critical and negative about Cleveland but Cincinnati isn't criticized nearly as much?

25 most dangerous neighborhoods 2010 - DailyFinance

There is just so much more material to work with in the "mistake on the Lake"

[jbcmh81]

Originally Posted by xnyer

There is just so much more material to work with in the "mistake on the Lake"

I think it should be a requirement of all posters who are going to make posts like yours to disclose their location. That way, we can make fun of you.

[UKUKUK]

Originally Posted by Matthew Hall

"mononucleic"? Wow! tell us more about this concept.

Cincinnati's metro is very Cinci centered while Dayton's metro is very Dayton centered.

Akron and Cleveland are more connected as a whole.

[gobucks86]

I think it's kind of embarrassing that so many people from Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati have such a distaste for the other two cities in the "3 C's" that they don't reside in. I live close to Cleveland but have good things to say about about Columbus and Cincinnati, but I guess if I dug deep I could rag on them, but I don't see the point.

Then again, this happens in other states. People in Texas rag on the cities they don't live in, primarily Dallas, Houston, and Austin. I guess it's a good thing we live in a state with 3 large metros, but the hate that goes on for the cities a few hours apart is kind of absurd.

And by the way, for anyone in Cincinnati that thinks saying "Mistake by the lake" is cool and clever, your city is called "Cinci-nasty" by many. So, let's call it even.

[Matthew Hall]

ukukuk, To establish that Akron and Cleveland are more "connected" than Cincinnati and Dayton you will have to provide lots of real data. This is no simple or obvious statement. I'm wondering how you could even do so. Aside from your assertion that cleveland and akron are special in some way aren't you just saying that cleveland's and akron's sprawl are bumping into each other. The same thing has happened between cincy and dayton. Should they one metro? I know most cincinnatians wouldn't want a declining area like that thrown in with them. None of this is as remotely simple and obvious as you suggest.

[UKUKUK]

Originally Posted by Matthew Hall

ukukuk, To establish that Akron and Cleveland are more "connected" than Cincinnati and Dayton you will have to provide lots of real data. This is no simple or obvious statement. I'm wondering how you could even do so. Aside from your assertion that cleveland and akron are special in some way aren't you just saying that cleveland's and akron's sprawl are bumping into each other. The same thing has happened between cincy and dayton. Should they one metro? I know most cincinnatians wouldn't want a declining area like that thrown in with them. None of this is as remotely simple and obvious as you suggest.

Well, Dayton isn't in Cinci's CSA. Akron is in Cleveland's.

Yes, their sprawl is bumping into each other and even mixing.

[btownboss4]

It has a higher profile, so more people make fun of it.

[Matthew Hall]

It has a declining population, so locals are more fearful for its future.

[UKUKUK]

Originally Posted by Matthew Hall

It has a declining population, so locals are more fearful for its future.

Dude, Cincinnati is declining too.

It's probably got a lower population than Lexington now.

While Cleveland is losing population, it's gaining business and beautifying while OTR continues to rot minus a few blocks of gentrification.

I love both cities, but in terms of sheer numbers, Cinci is losing.