What do you think of Indianapolis? (paid, famous, town)

[ColdAilment]

Originally Posted by grmasterb

Of course. Folks are fleeing Californistan in droves due to high taxes, liberal policies and now legal gay marriage. Soon we'll have a $6 million cricket field on which they can swing their wickets. God bless Mayor Ballard!

BRG, is that you? You aren't bashing Chicago, but you are bashing "liberal policies" and stating Indiana as the safe haven.

[X-Greensboro Resident]

Originally Posted by ColdAilment

BRG, is that you? You aren't bashing Chicago, but you are bashing "liberal policies" and stating Indiana as the safe haven.

It's called a sense of humor at BRG's expense! Or a tribute to BRG...

[Toxic Toast]

To me, it is a joke that stopped being funny 5 months ago, that joke being BRGuy. Though, he is certainly a legend on this forum and I respect him for that. As much as someone can respect a bizarre online persona anyway.

[Texamichiforniasota]

Originally Posted by urbanologist

What's your ideal "scene" that's difficult to find?

Large, walkable districts with a good restaurants, nightlife and shopping. Broad Ripple was fine, but it's only a few blocks. When I'm a tourist, I would prefer to be able to walk from my hotel to wherever I want to go, maybe hopping on a light rail or subway/El as needed. In Indy, you can't really do that. I voted Indy "I've been there, it was ok."

And, that's how I feel about the city. Looking at metros that are around the same population, I'd much rather visit San Antonio (Riverwalk area), Las Vegas (The Strip or Freemont St), Austin (6th street/warehouse district), or New Orleans (French Quater and Garden District). On the flip side, I'd rate Indy much better than Jacksonville and OKC. For a metro area of almost 2 million people, Indy has what I would expect it to have. It is perfectly adequate. I do think the city does a good job hosting sporting events, but the other 350 days of the year it's an average mid-sized city. It doesn't have anything that is unique enough to make me "love it."

[BKC2010]

I believe that Broad Ripple has a rich future. They need to find a new density and picth the village idea, leave that to places outside the 465 like Zionseville.

[Guineas]

Louisville a much smaller city somehow manages to have more distinct neighborhoods, hole in the wall restaurants and just things to do than Indianapolis. Maybe it's because Louisville is in Kentucky and they have their own regional culture distinct from the Borg that is the Midwest.

Indianapolis is almost a small replica of Chicago (along with the crime and ghettos), without having the soul or urban pace of Chicago.

[ColdAilment]

Originally Posted by Guineas

Louisville a much smaller city somehow manages to have more distinct neighborhoods, hole in the wall restaurants and just things to do than Indianapolis. Maybe it's because Louisville is in Kentucky and they have their own regional culture distinct from the Borg that is the Midwest.

Indianapolis is almost a small replica of Chicago (along with the crime and ghettos), without having the soul or urban pace of Chicago.

Please explain this, I don't see any of the same similarities. Every city has crime, and most large cities have an urban center, but how are these two even remotely similar in the ways you describe?

Suggesting a city of almost 2 million people has no "soul" is ludicrous. I'm not sure how much time you have spent in Indianapolis, but it obviously was not enough.

[grmasterb]

Originally Posted by ColdAilment

[/b]Please explain this, I don't see any of the same similarities. Every city has crime, and most large cities have an urban center, but how are these two even remotely similar in the ways you describe?

Suggesting a city of almost 2 million people has no "soul" is ludicrous. I'm not sure how much time you have spent in Indianapolis, but it obviously was not enough.

Guy's a Kentucky homer. Pay no mind.

[wh15395]

Originally Posted by Guineas

Louisville a much smaller city somehow manages to have more distinct neighborhoods, hole in the wall restaurants and just things to do than Indianapolis. Maybe it's because Louisville is in Kentucky and they have their own regional culture distinct from the Borg that is the Midwest.

Indianapolis is almost a small replica of Chicago (along with the crime and ghettos), without having the soul or urban pace of Chicago.

In my personal opinion, Louisville is a POS that has one cool neighborhood plus a mall that feels like Clay Terrace downtown.

[MissingIndiana]

Originally Posted by wh15395

In my personal opinion, Louisville is a POS that has one cool neighborhood plus a mall that feels like Clay Terrace downtown.

If you're referring to 4th street live as a mall and use it as one of only two things you would choose to describe an entire city, I doubt you know it well enough to be offering opinions on it. Your description of Louisville would be like describing Indy as a POS that has one strip of bars where people like to hang our in Broad Ripple plus a downtown that feels a bit "Disney"