Visited Dover (Delmar: appointed, house, living)

[pete lynch]

rdlr, just sent you a little greenie for that; well said.

[longnecker]

Originally Posted by mrdkb

Wow. Sorry I didn't mean to offend.

Actually you did a good job of that without having the nerve to reveal where you hail from.

[doctorjef]

To try to bring some objectivity to this, I could imagine that Dover would be a disappointment if one is expecting that the State capital should be a happening sort of city. That would be true for some State capitals -- Austin, TX for example. It wouldn't be true for one like Montpelier, VT. The latter looks a bit down at the heels, yet is full of charm. Dover isn't either of those places, of course. But it features the architecturally unique Jacobean-Georgian revival Legislative Hall, the Biggs Museum, the old statehouse, the charming and historic Green, Woodburn - the Governors House, and nice old residential areas in the central part of town. There are also some historically worthwhile old churches, and the pretty campus of Wesley College. These features appeal to anyone who appreciates history and historical architecture. If you don't care about history and historical preservation, you probably won't be impressed by any of that.

The more suburban parts of Dover are less impressive and pretty generic. The suburban strips occupy a larger area than the old town. When we visit Dover, I just more or less ignore the uninteresting shopping centres, fast food outlets, filling stations, ecclesiastical modern architectural mediocrities, etc. None of that is what I'm there for.

Dover AFB is a noteworthy feature if you enjoy seeing the enormous, visually impressive transport aircraft flying in and out of there, and if you appreciate the mission of this base, as well as what it brings locally to the life and economy of Dover (NB: this is not to imply that one needs to sympathise with America's foreign policy and its bellicose adventures abroad; but separating the human lives of the armed forces from the foreign policy of the United States, one can readily appreciate the important roles that Dover AFB fulfills).

Delaware State University doesn't have a very impressive physical plant. The status and money go to the University of Delaware, a much older institution than DelState. Delaware State University was created by the State during the waning days of segregation. It's true that the football stadium looks like that of a large high school (and smaller than some stadiums built by school districts to serve all-district purposes). My response to that: football is not what higher education is really about, though it may play a legitimate role in providing scholarships to young men who would otherwise have a hard time affording college, and it serves as a money-raising device for universities. However, when one looks beyond the superficiality of the football stadium at Delaware State, one will discover that the school offers cutting edge academic programmes in biological sciences and other fields, including a respectable array of post-graduate degrees.

I must admit to a personal inexperience of Dover's shopping mall. You wouldn't reasonably expect an enormous shopping mall for a small city, however. Within easy driving distance, you've got the large Christiana Mall to the north and the outlets of Rehoboth to the south. It's actually a fairly decent sized mall for a quite small city, it would seem to me.

[HopetobeBeachLiving]

Well, you have it exactly right. I agree with you 100%…. Im a local… This place sucks!! Im looking to relocate somewhere in May once i obtain my associates degree. I prefer a place where the beaches have sand that is white rather than sand that looks like its been bought for a sandbox from lowes. The ocean water looks more like a still water lake. The color is dark green. I hate it here.

[rdlr]

Originally Posted by HopetobeBeachLiving

Well, you have it exactly right. I agree with you 100%…. Im a local… This place sucks!! Im looking to relocate somewhere in May once i obtain my associates degree. I prefer a place where the beaches have sand that is white rather than sand that looks like its been bought for a sandbox from lowes. The ocean water looks more like a still water lake. The color is dark green. I hate it here.

Hmmm....that's odd.

Delaware beaches top ratings...again

[doctorjef]

Originally Posted by HopetobeBeachLiving

Well, you have it exactly right. I agree with you 100%…. Im a local… This place sucks!! Im looking to relocate somewhere in May once i obtain my associates degree. I prefer a place where the beaches have sand that is white rather than sand that looks like its been bought for a sandbox from lowes. The ocean water looks more like a still water lake. The color is dark green. I hate it here.

Strange, the Atlantic always looks blue to me when I'm at Rehoboth, and it's usually not still -- can be quite choppy, in fact. The sand is pretty white. Perhaps you have in mind somewhere on the Delaware Bay? Or perhaps you just don't know what you're talking about.

[James420]

Originally Posted by doctorjef

Strange, the Atlantic always looks blue to me when I'm at Rehoboth, and it's usually not still -- can be quite choppy, in fact. The sand is pretty white. Perhaps you have in mind somewhere on the Delaware Bay? Or perhaps you just don't know what you're talking about.

I would say the last sentence sums it up.

[retiree2011]

I liked Dover very much and concentrated my house-hunting on areas convenient to the city. I like how everything you would need is situated along Route 13, loved the racetrack/casino, and found the old downtown area to be very scenic. Again, that is very convenient - I found one parking space and was able to walk to everything I wanted to see. I brought back photos of the historic downtown to show people up here what a beautiful area I will be relocating to.

I hope you are very happy where you live now and at least you can cross Dover off your list of places to move - if you are thinking of moving.

[longnecker]

Originally Posted by doctorjef

Strange, the Atlantic always looks blue to me when I'm at Rehoboth, and it's usually not still -- can be quite choppy, in fact. The sand is pretty white. Perhaps you have in mind somewhere on the Delaware Bay? Or perhaps you just don't know what you're talking about.

Originally Posted by James420

I would say the last sentence sums it up.

Well if this person is a "local" they must know what they are talking about. Right?

[James420]

Originally Posted by mrdkb

I visited Dover over the weekend (July 4th)and I have to say the place just seemed completely depressing. For starters, what is with the "Mall". In all honesty, it looks like a flea market with a "Macy's", a Sears, and a JcPenny. The Macy's carried NO DECENT clothes. It was so small. The movie theater inside the mall was disgusting.

I saw lots people around Dover who looked...well bad. Like former alcoholics and drug addicts.

And what's with the poorish looking area, where there were a lot of african American's in run down homes.

Old strip malls - check.
One Starbucks in Safeway that just opened.

A Football field (Del State) that cannot compare to HS Footbal fields/stadiums in the South.

The huge ugly Dover Race Track.

Just looked sad.

I am commenting because a relative of mine just moved there and I am thinking WHY??????

You can't compare football here to the south, it doesn't rule our lives like it does down there.
Ugly race track? Wtf is a Nacscar track supposed to look like, plus it doubles for horse racing. Dover is not Charlotte or Daytona but c'mon man!!