Does Pittsburgh Natives Hate Ohio? (St. Clair, Platea: subdivision, moving to, stations)

[RRANGEL09]

Originally Posted by SteelCityRising

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OP, I grew up in Scranton, moved to Northern Virginia (near DC) for a couple of years, and then moved to Pittsburgh by choice because I found the people of Northern Virginia to be insufferably snobby and materialistic and had always admired Pittsburgh from afar. I've thrived in Pittsburgh overall and only plan to move if it's to care for my parents as they age and ail.

Since moving here I've taken MANY road trips into and around Ohio. I love the Buckeye State. Whenever I'm feeling depressed (most Sundays anymore it seems because I get anxiety about my stressful job on Monday) I love to hop in the car and cross a state line into either WV or OH because it feels like an "adventure" to me and perks me up.

I've become very familiar with the Mahoning Valley and love it---warts and all. I stumbled upon White House Fruit Farm in Canfield, OH by accident, but now I'm hooked! In Youngstown I also love Fellows Riverside Gardens (free) and the Butler Institute of American Art (free). Before Pittsburgh landed a Jamba Juice the closest one to us was on YSU's campus.

I also drive a few times per year to Stow, OH (suburban Akron) for Skyline Chili because they hate Pittsburgh and won't build a location closer to us. I've also become quite fond of Kent.

Cleveland and Cincinnati are both sorely underrated cities. I feel like Columbus is overrated (especially by eschaton's aforementioned resident "fly-by-night" troll who joins and then posts, essentially, "Columbus > Pittsburgh"). I've never been to Dayton, Toledo, or Canton but look forward to exploring them soon. I drove through Geneva-on-the-Lake and Ashtabula recently during a snowstorm and thought both were beautiful. I'm also considering taking a weekend trip to Marietta this year that will include some stops in/around the Hocking Hills.

I don't know of anyone locally who "hates" Ohio. I DO know many people---myself included---are offended when people say Pittsburgh is "the Midwest". No. We're not. If you want to be technical we're the southwesternmost major city in the Northeast. We're also the "Paris of Applachia". I can see a strong argument to be made for saying Weirton isn't the "South" than saying Pittsburgh isn't the "Northeast".

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[ForYourLungsOnly]

Originally Posted by QCongress83216

Yeah, I thought "Huh?" when I saw that poster's reply. I was wondering how can Pittsburgh relate to West Virginia?

Seriously? Both the Pittsburgh area and West Virginia have strong Appalachian roots.

[JoeP]

Yes Pittsburgh AND WV are hilly.

Oh wow. Yawn.

[bradjl2009]

I don't hate Ohio, but I don't really have an interest or need to go there, so it has been 3 years now since I've been anywhere in Ohio and the Midwest actually. Family things and most places I'm interested in travelling to are just either east of Pittsburgh, or so far away I'd have to fly to get to them. So while I don't hate it, I likely won't be stopping by anytime soon.

[_Buster]

A large portion of WV is truly mountainous, unlike the Pittsburgh region. The panhandle obviously is more like it, but for the most part I don't find much similarity. The vast majority of the state is either very mountainous or very rural or both.

[eschaton]

I always find it interesting that if Virginia's land claims over the area had won out, rather than Pennsylvania's, Pittsburgh (minus the North Side/Allegheny City) would have ultimately been part of West Virginia.

[slackercruster]

I lived in Ohio, Pittsburgh and various parts of PA, WV. I hate Pittsburgh the worse. But only because of it crazy street grid and congestion.

[_Buster]

Originally Posted by eschaton

I always find it interesting that if Virginia's land claims over the area had won out, rather than Pennsylvania's, Pittsburgh (minus the North Side/Allegheny City) would have ultimately been part of West Virginia.

yeah I was looking into that once and if I remember correctly, Virginia had massive amounts of land claims as a colony, basically even the Northwest Territory all the way north to Minnesota at one point, and in the mid part of the country all the way to the pacific ocean even!

[svband76]

Originally Posted by slackercruster

I lived in Ohio, Pittsburgh and various parts of PA, WV. I hate Pittsburgh the worse. But only because of it crazy street grid and congestion.

You can't have an easy street grid layout over hills and valleys. The topography makes it impossible. I think that's what makes Pittsburgh great and interesting. Flat, mindless grids are boring.

[eschaton]

Originally Posted by zalewskimm

You can't have an easy street grid layout over hills and valleys. The topography makes it impossible. I think that's what makes Pittsburgh great and interesting. Flat, mindless grids are boring.

San Francisco tried its best, which is why you have insane crap like this.