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Both old southern cities. Baltimore is definitely more urban, but Richmond is pretty urban too. Baltimore seems busier than Richmond, but I don't know if I was in the right part of Richmond.
Both old southern cities. Baltimore is definitely more urban, but Richmond is pretty urban too. Baltimore seems busier than Richmond, but I don't know if I was in the right part of Richmond.
Is Baltimore really all that Southern??? I bet they don't even say y'all there .
Baltimore from a modern standpoint is not the South. Richmond is the opposite. It is the south. Accents, speech patterns, and demographics all confirm Richmond is as Southern as they come. Not the case for catholic Baltimore, as well as those on here who think Maryland doesn't have Germans as the dominant ancestry per county. If Maryland is a Southern state by today's standards, so is Pennsylvania.
I think if RVA invested some money downtown and near by neighborhoods it would attract more people and light rail would help alot!
Like what do you have in mind? It seems like the city can't get its priorities straight since they're trying to build a stadium for a minor league team instead of investing heavily in transit options or schools.
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Both old southern cities. Baltimore is definitely more urban, but Richmond is pretty urban too. Baltimore seems busier than Richmond, but I don't know if I was in the right part of Richmond.
What part were you in?
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Yes, I always say that if you want to get a real feel for a city drive through on an interstate.
Disagree. The interstate cuts right through an area that used to be known as the Harlem of the South. Doing that was pretty common when the highways were constructed during the 50s.
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Baltimore from a modern standpoint is not the South. Richmond is the opposite. It is the south. Accents, speech patterns, and demographics all confirm Richmond is as Southern as they come. Not the case for catholic Baltimore, as well as those on here who think Maryland doesn't have Germans as the dominant ancestry per county. If Maryland is a Southern state by today's standards, so is Pennsylvania.
People keep saying this but they can never substantiate it. I've spent some time in Richmond and never got that impression. I don't even know what "accents, speech patterns, and demographics" are supposed to mean. At least you didn't try to use the statues argument.
Baltimore from a modern standpoint is not the South. Richmond is the opposite. It is the south. Accents, speech patterns, and demographics all confirm Richmond is as Southern as they come. Not the case for catholic Baltimore, as well as those on here who think Maryland doesn't have Germans as the dominant ancestry per county. If Maryland is a Southern state by today's standards, so is Pennsylvania.
If we go by your strange logic then Virginia and North Carolina is Northern States.....
He's also said that before about Baltimore and it's not accurate.
Baltimore indeed has some country influence but it's more similar the Midwest. Richmond on the other hand is one of the most "southern" cities I've been to and been all through the American south. Might as well be Birmingham, Alabama.
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anyway, it seems like our neighborhoods around Downtown are gentrifying super fast too (but I would still agree on light rail)
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