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old_at_heart t1_j96ptxb wrote

Reply to comment by moderndukes in Will Baltimore Ever Be As Great As Cleveland? by BilgeWalker

Last time I saw it, people were dining beside it in the Flats. It was a pretty pleasant setting.

Of course, Randy Newman referred to the Cuyahoga catching fire in one of his songs. Good ol' Randy the city-slagger - at least of the cities that don't have the wealth and prestige of the very largest in the US.

It's been a while, though. My impression was that there was potential for a lot, but what was there was in real danger. At the same time, nothing could take away the lakefront parks, with a view of the water and the city. When I was there, the downtown area had an arcade of little shops that was wonderful. It didn't seem to be growing, and I don't know if it's still there.

Then there's the Rock'n'Roll Hall of Fame, which had just been built when I was in Ohio. A pigrimage to view John Cippolina's amps/speakers would still be something I'd be interested in.

The area around the art museum was one of those dignified older uptown settings; I think Severance Hall is in the vicinity there, too.

And towards the suburbs, there's Parma, not slagged by Randy Newman but by the legendary Ghoulardi. I thought it was an attractive area in a near-urb sort of way. I don't know about the particular attitudes of the inhabitants, though; they might not be so attractive.

As far as I'm concerned, Cleveland is a place that weeds out the city-haters who nonetheless pay lip service to the richest and most prestigious cities in the hopes of some of the prestige rubbing off on them. As a big city, Cleveland cannot fail to be an amazing place.

My main beef with Cleveland is the whining of its football fans about being without an NFL team for two whole years (count 'em) - and even then they had a promise from the NFL for a replacement team. They are still furious at Art Modell for moving the Browns to Baltimore.

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neutronicus t1_j96cpad wrote

Reply to comment by yeaughourdt in Looking to meet fellow hikers in Baltimore by J8R9L

The mountains are visible from Denver, which is a big qualitative difference.

But yes, practically if you are about that life you would live on the western side of the Metro area (Boulder / Broomfield / Westminster / Longmont / Arvada). In those areas you really are right there - the plains run right up to the Front Range so you can build right up to the mountains in a way that isn't quite possible here in the east.

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Humble_Libra t1_j96b9ca wrote

Reply to This upcoming weather forecast ya'll 😂 by llamalobster

Absolutely fucking ridiculous SMH.....This winter was depressing and so disappointing! I seriously need to move somewhere where it's consistently cold and snows quite a lot!!!! I'm not looking forward to warm weather and can't stand it!!!! UGH!!!!

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