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(06-29-2017 03:02 PM)CornellCoog Wrote:  NEW ORLEANS- I love New Orleans but could never live there. Almost never go to the French Quarter any more. The best places are not found there.

I agree. They are on the outskirts of there. Like neighborhood just to the south.

But NO just went from being my favorite city to visit to my least favorite about 3 weeks ago. Matter -o- fact, I will probably never step foot in there again.
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I want to buy this Reece guy a beer. If PonyUpTempo, Rebel10, PonyBoss thinks that's me, good on him but I seriously have no clue who he is referring to....
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(06-29-2017 09:29 PM)CornellCoog Wrote:  
(06-29-2017 09:06 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  Orlando has been the #1 travel designation for like 10 years straight. Everything else is #fakenews

McDonald's is a popular restaurant but it doesn't mean the food doesn't suck.

People literally save up for years just to come to Orlando. Theme parks aren't my thing, but clearly we are the #1 spot for travel. I'm on the north side so I don't see the tourist stuff.
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(06-29-2017 11:43 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  
(06-29-2017 11:34 AM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  Memphis. I felt very unsafe there, be it just a few blocks off Beale St. or near the Liberty Bowl.

Yeah, it has blues and BBQ, but I also dare anyone to walk somewhere alone after dark.

I do it ALL the time. The area around the Liberty Bowl is Cooper-Young and CBU...you also have the Coke bottling plant and a RR loading/unloading site.

Cooper-Young
[Image: CYNight_54_990x660_201404231523.png]

CBU
[Image: f314e9604dcd490a9db1ba24a7915798.jpg]

coca-cola factory
[Image: coca-cola-bottling.jpg]

lots of great places to eat like Central BBQ and Soul Fish Cafe.

of course, I also didn't feel unsafe walking around NO at night...so maybe I'm just not afraid of people.

Wow, a Coke bottling plant and a railroad yard. Who knew that Memphis had such attractions. Safe or unsafe, those are worth a visit, for sure.
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There are parts of Iraq and Afghanistan that are nicer than the area of Houston where UH is located
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(06-29-2017 08:00 PM)panicstricken Wrote:  Worst to first

1: Wichita
2: Cincinnati
3: Storrs
4: Greenville
5: Orlando
6: Annapolis
7: Tampa
8: Memphis
9: Philly
10 Houston
11: Dallas
12: Tulsa

1. Storrs
2. Greenville
3. Orlando
4. Wichita
5. Tulsa
6. Tampa
7. Dallas
t8. Memphis
t8. Cincy
9. Philly
10. Houston
11. Annapolis
12. NOLA

Worst to first.

Sorry Storrs and Greenville. Your towns are fine...I just dont like small college towns. Not my cup of tea.

Orlando Tulsa and Wichita are meh to me. Perfectly fine cities just nothing exciting.

Tampa and Dallas are very similar in the personality makeup of their citizenry.

Memphis and Cincy are similar. Cincy a little bigger; Memphis a little more fun.

Philly and Houston are both great cities on different growth patterns. Both have great food.

NOLA and Annapolis are just amazing
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(06-29-2017 06:04 PM)gostangs Wrote:  
(06-29-2017 04:55 PM)willhclark Wrote:  Dallas is a landfill.

There is not a single thing better about Houston than Dallas. Not one.

Houston is 238 miles closer to salt water fishing, so...
Dallas has the trinity river, but so does Far East Houston and the fishing near where I-10 and the trinity cross is really great, I can catch a bass and a red fish from same spot and same bait too...
Seems to be more gators lately so be careful around 10am or so...
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(06-29-2017 09:56 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  
(06-29-2017 09:29 PM)CornellCoog Wrote:  
(06-29-2017 09:06 PM)KNIGHTTIME Wrote:  Orlando has been the #1 travel designation for like 10 years straight. Everything else is #fakenews

McDonald's is a popular restaurant but it doesn't mean the food doesn't suck.

People literally save up for years just to come to Orlando. Theme parks aren't my thing, but clearly we are the #1 spot for travel. I'm on the north side so I don't see the tourist stuff.

that's not travel just like going to vegas isn't traveling
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Let's be real here... if Orlando wasn't home to Disney, Universal, and MGM, there would be no reason to ever go to Orlando. You would look more like Ocala.
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(06-29-2017 10:06 PM)colohank Wrote:  
(06-29-2017 11:43 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  
(06-29-2017 11:34 AM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  Memphis. I felt very unsafe there, be it just a few blocks off Beale St. or near the Liberty Bowl.

Yeah, it has blues and BBQ, but I also dare anyone to walk somewhere alone after dark.

I do it ALL the time. The area around the Liberty Bowl is Cooper-Young and CBU...you also have the Coke bottling plant and a RR loading/unloading site.

Cooper-Young
[Image: CYNight_54_990x660_201404231523.png]

CBU
[Image: f314e9604dcd490a9db1ba24a7915798.jpg]

coca-cola factory
[Image: coca-cola-bottling.jpg]

lots of great places to eat like Central BBQ and Soul Fish Cafe.

of course, I also didn't feel unsafe walking around NO at night...so maybe I'm just not afraid of people.

Wow, a Coke bottling plant and a railroad yard. Who knew that Memphis had such attractions. Safe or unsafe, those are worth a visit, for sure.

sarcasm, huh. you've obviously never stepped foot inside that bottling plant.
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(06-29-2017 06:04 PM)gostangs Wrote:  
(06-29-2017 04:55 PM)willhclark Wrote:  Dallas is a landfill.

There is not a single thing better about Houston than Dallas. Not one.

I love Dallas but this is simply not true. The Trinity "river" in Dallas has more dead bodies than fish. DISD is agruably the worst school district in the nation. HISD is miles ahead of DISD. Go to a Dallas City Hall meeting and tell me how well the city is governed. As I'm posting this it's likely the city of Dallas is demolishing ANOTHER historical building. New is not always better but Dallas doesn't get that. Houston does. Houston's downtown is years ahead of downtown Dallas. For all the improvements, downtown Dallas is still a ghost town after 5pm, and very dangerous. Downtown Houston has much more nightlife and people. Much safer.
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(06-29-2017 10:06 PM)colohank Wrote:  
(06-29-2017 11:43 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  
(06-29-2017 11:34 AM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  Memphis. I felt very unsafe there, be it just a few blocks off Beale St. or near the Liberty Bowl.

Yeah, it has blues and BBQ, but I also dare anyone to walk somewhere alone after dark.

I do it ALL the time. The area around the Liberty Bowl is Cooper-Young and CBU...you also have the Coke bottling plant and a RR loading/unloading site.

Cooper-Young
[Image: CYNight_54_990x660_201404231523.png]

CBU
[Image: f314e9604dcd490a9db1ba24a7915798.jpg]

coca-cola factory
[Image: coca-cola-bottling.jpg]

lots of great places to eat like Central BBQ and Soul Fish Cafe.

of course, I also didn't feel unsafe walking around NO at night...so maybe I'm just not afraid of people.

Wow, a Coke bottling plant and a railroad yard. Who knew that Memphis had such attractions. Safe or unsafe, those are worth a visit, for sure.

I'm not posting a list of attractions, I'm telling you what's there...

believe it or not some folks actually have to work for a living and aren't on vacation 24/7

moreover, some places (like rail yards and factories) are solely designed for work, and not for visitors or tourists.

you also have the Children's museum next to the Liberty Bowl which would be great for tourists with kiddos

[Image: splash1-thumb1900x940.jpg]

tourists need to remember they don't own the place and some people actually live in Memphis and aren't on vacation.
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(06-30-2017 09:12 AM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  Let's be real here... if Orlando wasn't home to Disney, Universal, and MGM, there would be no reason to ever go to Orlando. You would look more like Ocala.

Don't bring Ocala into this! It is pretty lame but at least it has nice horse farms. (Raised on one myself)
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(06-29-2017 04:13 PM)rtaylor Wrote:  
(06-29-2017 03:24 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  
(06-29-2017 03:15 PM)rtaylor Wrote:  
(06-29-2017 03:10 PM)UConnHusky Wrote:  
(06-29-2017 03:02 PM)CornellCoog Wrote:  Places I've been.

TULSA- Fairly boring city. Downtown is pretty dead but did find a cool three story bar with a lesbian bartender that made excellent drinks. Tulsa's campus is decent but the location is meh.

DALLAS- SMU's campus is really, really, really nice. Money can buy a lot. The Park Cities are a bit too well off for a great college vibe but I personally think Dallas has a lot to offer (Deep Ellum, Uptown, Turtle Creek, even bits of downtown).

HOUSTON- A hard place to visit unless you know a local but downtown is coming on strong and the midtown party scene (UH kids) has been alive and well for 15+ years. UH is in a rough but transitioning area. Really, really, really good food.

NEW ORLEANS- I love New Orleans but could never live there. Almost never go to the French Quarter any more. The best places are not found there.

MEMPHIS- I love visiting Memphis. Been to a handful of Liberty Bowls and a few UH games as well as to visit a friend at Rhodes. I've never made it to UM's campus though. I've never felt unsafe and I personally think Memphis BBQ > Texas BBQ.

CINCINNATI- This city surprised me. I love UC's urban campus in the rolling hills and while downtown has seen better days it still has a lot of cool architecture and history. It's sad the city keeps shrinking while the boring suburbs grow, especially on the Kentucky side.

TAMPA- Great city. My favorite in Florida by far. Relatives attend Eckerd and the beaches on the St Pete side of the bay are nice. I've never seen the USF campus though.

ORLANDO- I'd rather get hooked on opioids than have to visit Orlando ever again. Winter Park is a cool little area but the rest of the city is genericville USA with big box stores and theme parks. UCF's campus is so beige and new and it an odd location. It's almost as if UCF wanted nothing to do with Orlando either.

GREENVILLE- A dump. Super friendly people and the football games/tailgates are fun but no thanks. It lacks the charm of a true college town of similarly sized college towns.

PHILADELPHIA- It's making a bit of a comeback but I'd rank it dead last amongst the NE Corridor biggies (Boston, NY, Philly, Baltimore, DC). Temple's campus is urban and I kinda like it because it's different than any other AAC campus. North Philly is not where I'd want to be though.

HARTFORD/STORRS- Storrs is a cool little set up. It's basically UConn in a pastural setting with not much else around. Hartford is AWFUL. The worst New England city for sure... well, Worcester is actually worse. Had a friend at Trinity back in the day and it was a war zone at night around there. Downtown is completely dead. Everything is in West Hartford.

Ummmm, Bridgeport, Connecticut? THAT is the worst!

No one can deny that Hartford's downtown is currently experiencing some tough times. The suburbs of Hartford are still some of the nicest in the country, though.

I had a friend at Trinity 30 years ago and it was a war zone. Would have thought it had improved some in all of these years.

The few blocks directly around Trinity are fairly rough now. However, your friend was exaggerating years ago as that area was only slightly rough back then. A "war zone" is a bit of an overstatement in characterizing that area at that time. I would know better than anyone as I literally grew up just 3 miles from the Trinity campus. That 3 miles away was a world apart in the suburbs, though!

I visited him. They all would remove their stereos from the cars every where we went. He forgot one night. Broken driver side glass and no stereo. We were literally inside for 15 minutes. This was right off campus at a bar.

A stolen stereo doesn't indicate a "war zone," but it does indicate that your friend isn't very street savvy. The way stereos were at that time (all aftermarket, not OEM head units like we all keep installed now), they all had street value. If you forgot to remove it in a poor neighborhood, you got what you got. That would have happened in a poor section of ANY American city at that time. It isn't just a Hartford thing.

A little street smarts go a long way.
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(06-29-2017 11:34 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  not really AAC but the cities I didn't enjoy...

1) Nashville
2) Atlanta
3) Jackson MS
4) Jacksonville FL
5) Montgomery AL

Loathe.. Atlanta. Nashville is one of the ugliest cities I have ever seen. Jax is worst major city in Florida.
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Winter Park/College Park are the places to be in Orlando. UCF's campus is awesome but you should really only live in that area if you're a student.
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Dallas, definitely garbage of a place 03-puke
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Dallas and Houston are far more similar than they are different. The big difference is that Dallas is "nicer" in that it is a regional banking, market, textile, transit and telecommunications hub with an energy component thrown in. It's less boom and bust and more stable. Those industries bring in lots of domestic travelers who can support things like Ritz-Carlton, Rosewood Mansion, Fairmount, Crescent, etc... and the high end restaurants that go with them.

Houston, on the other hand, is an energy, healthcare, and international trading (port) giant. The booms are bigger here but the busts are deeper. We're more blue collar around the edges and definitely a bit more international and diverse. We don't have as many high end joints but we're far more laid back and comfortable in our own skin.
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(06-30-2017 10:31 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  
(06-29-2017 10:06 PM)colohank Wrote:  
(06-29-2017 11:43 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  
(06-29-2017 11:34 AM)ECUGrad07 Wrote:  Memphis. I felt very unsafe there, be it just a few blocks off Beale St. or near the Liberty Bowl.

Yeah, it has blues and BBQ, but I also dare anyone to walk somewhere alone after dark.

I do it ALL the time. The area around the Liberty Bowl is Cooper-Young and CBU...you also have the Coke bottling plant and a RR loading/unloading site.

Cooper-Young
[Image: CYNight_54_990x660_201404231523.png]

CBU
[Image: f314e9604dcd490a9db1ba24a7915798.jpg]

coca-cola factory
[Image: coca-cola-bottling.jpg]

lots of great places to eat like Central BBQ and Soul Fish Cafe.

of course, I also didn't feel unsafe walking around NO at night...so maybe I'm just not afraid of people.

Wow, a Coke bottling plant and a railroad yard. Who knew that Memphis had such attractions. Safe or unsafe, those are worth a visit, for sure.

I'm not posting a list of attractions, I'm telling you what's there...

believe it or not some folks actually have to work for a living and aren't on vacation 24/7

moreover, some places (like rail yards and factories) are solely designed for work, and not for visitors or tourists.

you also have the Children's museum next to the Liberty Bowl which would be great for tourists with kiddos

[Image: splash1-thumb1900x940.jpg]

tourists need to remember they don't own the place and some people actually live in Memphis and aren't on vacation.

GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!!!!!
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Memphis is a dump.
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