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I think rubygreta has Baltimore right. Camden is worse but much smaller. Detroit is worse but it's a longer commute to get yourself shot. Baltimore consists of a strip along Charles Street, an island around Johns Hopkins, the Inner Harbor, and a whole lot of nasty.
I have a soft spot for Baltimore. I grew up near there (DC suburbs) and have friends and family up there. I know the city well. And it has alot more going for it than Johns Hopkins and the Inner Harbor: interesting old waterfront neighborhoods like Federal Hill, South Baltimore, Locust Point, Fells Point, Canton, etc. Some nice neighborhoods uptown like Bolton Hill, Mt. Vernon Place, Charles Village, Hampden, etc. Old school blue collar neighborhoods like Highlandtown (or "Hollandtown" as the locals pronounce it). Even some pricey upscale neighborhoods like Guilford and Roland Park. Great parks like Patterson and Druid Hill. Plenty of good restaurants bars and clubs. Yeah there are some rough sections, particularly in West Baltimore. But overall Baltimore isn't a bad town. I'm surprised to see some of you cats from the Bronx write off Baltimore as one big hell-hole. It wasn't too long ago when people were saying the same thing about the Bronx. Now it seems that the Bronx is turning itself around and becoming a decent place to live. So don't be too quick to write off B-more.
One of my good college friends is from the Bronx, he said "Baltimore reminds me of the Bronx or Newark during the 1970's!"
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Originally Posted by r small
I have a soft spot for Baltimore. I grew up near there (DC suburbs) and have friends and family up there. I know the city well. And it has alot more going for it than Johns Hopkins and the Inner Harbor: interesting old waterfront neighborhoods like Federal Hill, South Baltimore, Locust Point, Fells Point, Canton, etc. Some nice neighborhoods uptown like Bolton Hill, Mt. Vernon Place, Charles Village, Hampden, etc. Old school blue collar neighborhoods like Highlandtown (or "Hollandtown" as the locals pronounce it). Even some pricey upscale neighborhoods like Guilford and Roland Park. Great parks like Patterson and Druid Hill. Plenty of good restaurants bars and clubs. Yeah there are some rough sections, particularly in West Baltimore. But overall Baltimore isn't a bad town. I'm surprised to see some of you cats from the Bronx write off Baltimore as one big hell-hole. It wasn't too long ago when people were saying the same thing about the Bronx. Now it seems that the Bronx is turning itself around and becoming a decent place to live. So don't be too quick to write off B-more.
Yeah, good description of places. There is much more to Baltimore than one might think. More to these neighborhoods than what is advertised, like the BX is being gentrified the same way Baltimore is. Baltimore needs an infusion of progress ideas, fresh people and stuff.
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Originally Posted by r small
I have a soft spot for Baltimore. I grew up near there (DC suburbs) and have friends and family up there. I know the city well. And it has alot more going for it than Johns Hopkins and the Inner Harbor: interesting old waterfront neighborhoods like Federal Hill, South Baltimore, Locust Point, Fells Point, Canton, etc. Some nice neighborhoods uptown like Bolton Hill, Mt. Vernon Place, Charles Village, Hampden, etc. Old school blue collar neighborhoods like Highlandtown (or "Hollandtown" as the locals pronounce it). Even some pricey upscale neighborhoods like Guilford and Roland Park. Great parks like Patterson and Druid Hill. Plenty of good restaurants bars and clubs. Yeah there are some rough sections, particularly in West Baltimore. But overall Baltimore isn't a bad town. I'm surprised to see some of you cats from the Bronx write off Baltimore as one big hell-hole. It wasn't too long ago when people were saying the same thing about the Bronx. Now it seems that the Bronx is turning itself around and becoming a decent place to live. So don't be too quick to write off B-more.
New Yorkers could own Baltimore if they wanted. Push these old , proverbial, provincial fools away who don't want to do anything but get high, shoot dope, beat their child and talk trash.
If I was starting a business, and didn't want to do it in NYC. Baltimore would be way at the bottom of the list where I would likely go.
Up at the top? Probably Austin.
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