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"The Bay" huh.. ain't it funny that we don't talk like that over here? You'll never hear me say I'm from "The Delaware Valley" or "Philly" or the "Philly area" because I'm from a place with its own identity and its own significance. No need to pretend when you're your own person and come from a place that its own place.
Huh? Everyone I know from Philadelphia says they're from "Philly". People from Manhattan say they're from "The City", as if Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx aren't "the City". Certain people in the DC area are now calling themselves "The DMV". Hell, residents of Montgomery County, MD frequently refer to their county as "MoCo". People on the East Coast certainly do talk like that.
And no.. sorry. Don't think so. Go ask somebody in one of the many project towers that exist in NY if they think LA or anywhere else on the West Coast is as physically trying to live in.
Go ask somebody who can read to explain my post to you.
Most of these neighborhoods that are dangerous today used to be affluent communities.
There's this, but the other thing is that the houses in the OP's pictures are mutli-family houses, and appear to have been built that way. They are more accurately considered small apartment buildings.
It's because the "power house cities" change every few years. Back in the 20's, cities like my hometown of Wilkes-Barre & other cities like Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Buffalo, or Scranton were the big places to be, but due to industry & time changes, things got flipped around & the power houses changed. You'll also notice that in many poor cities with nice houses, you almost always see short skyscrapers, a dead giveaway that the town had a boom many many years ago.
Hey guys...you have nothing to do with your respective hometowns. You could die tomorrow and the place would be no different. You have done nothing to make it a better place or contribute to its identity. You probably live in a suburb that is practically identical to suburbs in the West, East, South, and Midwest. The city doesn't know you even exist. You probably didn't even choose to live there, you just so happened to be born in that spot. Your life is probably nearly identical to ten thousand other people living on the other side of the country. Get over your stupid regional pride, you have no reason to be proud of anything.
Hey guys...you have nothing to do with your respective hometowns. You could die tomorrow and the place would be no different. You have done nothing to make it a better place or contribute to its identity. You probably live in a suburb that is practically identical to suburbs in the West, East, South, and Midwest. The city doesn't know you even exist. You probably didn't even choose to live there, you just so happened to be born in that spot. Your life is probably nearly identical to ten thousand other people living on the other side of the country. Get over your stupid regional pride, you have no reason to be proud of anything.
That is not true at all, some people live in communities it's a place where everyone cares abouteach othr, a couple of years back lost a HS Athlete to cancer, and the majority of the community was sad for the loss of one of us, same thing when we lost someone to suicide last year.
That is not at all what I'm talking about and if you can't see that you are blind.
I am talking about the people in these threads beating their chests over "west coast" and "east coast" and this and that, when all they are is teenagers who haven't done a single thing of note in their entire lives, least of all choosing where they live. It's dumb.
That is not at all what I'm talking about and if you can't see that you are blind.
I am talking about the people in these threads beating their chests over "west coast" and "east coast" and this and that, when all they are is teenagers who haven't done a single thing of note in their entire lives, least of all choosing where they live. It's dumb.
There are lots of reasons why people have pride in their cities. History, memories, people, attractions...etc. In small cities, people might have lots pride because they feel their city is under-rated. I've moved all over the place & repeatedly ended up back in my home city. It is possible to live the place you live in a siginificant emotional way.
Location: Detroit's eastside, downtown Detroit in near future!
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well for HP its simple, it was one of the wealthiest cities in Metro Detroit at one point of time. And the pic of the HP home isn't a multi-family btw
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