Baltimore is BORING

[Calboner]

Imagine looking down city streets to see nothing but mile after mile of row houses.

 

[Adam Bleytou]

Of all things you can say about ghettos I wouldn't have thought "boring" would be one of them.

 

[joe77paul]

You don't need to go to Baltimore. Just watch The Wire.

"Its Baltimore gentlemen. The god's will not help you."

I was going to say that I know Baltimore just through "The Wire" lol

And Hairspray:biggrin1:

 

[D_MisterBates]

I'm still here, no scabies, or anything else for that matter. Ive been busy working and havent really had the time nor inclination to try the "local fare".

I did manage to go down to federal hill and found a few nice pubs, that whole area seemed very new england. I have been a lot of places, but I am fairly certain that parts of baltimore and dc are the worst urban metros in the US.

and while the word ghetto was initially associated with a specific ethnic or racial population I believe the term has permeated mainstream culture to the point where it can be used without being racially charged or containing prejudiced connotations.

Also thank Vince! I hope I am in much better shape now, I try to stay active with rock climbing, hiking, and running. 3 years working in an office spending 10+ hours a day in a chair is not good for your figure.

 

[TheScotsman]

You don't need to go to Baltimore. Just watch The Wire.

"Its Baltimore gentlemen. The god's will not help you."

I was just going to say, Baltimore seems like a fairly interesting city once you start tapping people's phones.

 

[Calboner]

. . . and while the word ghetto was initially associated with a specific ethnic or racial population . . .

Yes; the Jews. Not black people, if that's what anyone was thinking.

 

[Rikter8]

Wow, learn something every day. Why would it have been associated with the jewish?

You want ghetto? C'mon over to Detroit.
Theres white trash, black trash, hispanic trash, asian trash, pink trash, blue trash, purple trash, spandex trash, and every kind of trash you can think about.
This urban rot is expanding out at a rapid rate to other counties and cities.
Team up with my avatar..your gonna need it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6WKMNmFsxM

 

[Calboner]

Wow, learn something every day. Why would it have been associated with the jewish?

Here's a place to start: Ghetto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[fluoro]

Boring is a state of mind - it's more about where your head is instead of where your body is.

 

[Chase1600]

its called the city of neighborhoods, with over 100 distinct districts and areas... and they're all ghetto.

What a bogus post. It is simply impossible that anyone possesing so handsome a cock might suffer boredom anywhere. Pity you’re 100% straight. You return, I’ll don a giant ball-more “hairspray” wig, we’ll turn off the lights, and I’ll get your mind off that ghetto.

I’m sitting in Baltimore at the moment looking out over the city from a high-rise. It’s far from glamorous but odd that anyone would be bored here. True, Baltimore is a city of neighborhoods, but I always thought that was a bit of a promotion gimmick. What city is not? I’m more a San Franciscan where the character of city neighborhoods is far more distinctive.

It’s a town with a major symphony, several serious art museums, a lively theater scene, major league baseball and football, a harbor that is home to recreational boating, a major aquarium, zoo, several major universities, an amazing range of colleges including a music conservatory and art school. There is no shortage of restaurants and a definite local cuisine. There’s an active nightclub scene. There are scores of parks, golf courses, bike trails, tennis courts, etc. There are historic sites. Surely anyone could enjoy a day wandering around the harbor from Federal Hill to Little Italy, Fells Point, and Canton.

There is also the Baltimore of “The Wire.”

It is as much a reality of the city as steamed crabs. There’s a long and sad history to the circumstances that led so many Southern black people north and their negligent treatment when they arrived. There’s a history of white flight which led to major sections of the city being abandoned by middle class and prosperous working class people who were white. The fact that Catonsville, where you apparently stayed, is not in the city is a material part of that history. A state of Maryland court case prohibited Baltimore from annexing adjacent areas resulting in middle class people living outside the corporate limits and isolating the poorest of the metro area population within the city proper.

The consequences harmed the city and people on both sides of the city limits.

Gradually, starting in the 1960’s, Baltimore began to rectify that damage. It has only been in the past couple decades that a giant difference has been realized. If you drove directly to downtown from Catonsville, you passed through some serious urban blight [the neighborhood of "The Wire"], but the area of blight used to be much, much, bigger and widespread. There has been a reverse trend of urbanization and gentrification that is beginning to change entirely the nature of inner city Baltimore.

Whether anyone might really want to live here, hang out here, make it a tourist stop while on vacation, is a choice. It would not necessarily be a bad choice.

While I am only marginally a Baltimorean, I have kept a condo here for 21 years - by odd happenstance - and actually love it when I get to be here. I think Baltimore is quirky, charming, fun, and notably cozy. There’s always something interesting happening and it’s my impression that the city attracts – yours truly notwithstanding - a remarkable mix of fascinating and genuine characters.

 

[sdbg]

The National Aquarium at Baltimore was awesome!

 

[Pitbull]

The National Aquarium at Baltimore was awesome!

Sure is.
Went there this summer (again) and this time went during the day midweek.
I was shocked - no crowds!
Anyone want to go - that is the time.
Note: During the school year - I would guess bus loads of screaming kids would make it a much less pleasant experience than I had

 

[Pitbull]

A state of Maryland court case prohibited Baltimore from annexing adjacent areas resulting in middle class people living outside the corporate limits and isolating the poorest of the metro area population within the city proper.

The consequences harmed the city and people on both sides of the city limits.

Gradually, starting in the 1960’s, Baltimore began to rectify that damage. It has only been in the past couple decades that a giant difference has been realized. If you drove directly to downtown from Catonsville, you passed through some serious urban blight [the neighborhood of "The Wire"], but the area of blight used to be much, much, bigger and widespread. There has been a reverse trend of urbanization and gentrification that is beginning to change entirely the nature of inner city Baltimore.

I know Baltimore some and I know some of its history.
I would guess the urban blight started in the 60's and the reversal started in the 70's
This happened in many American cities but especially the older ones on the east coast and midwest.
The reasons were many but not being able to expand borders I think was a minor factor.

 

[B_grababig1]

The Ritz is not a hotel in Baltimore. There is however a condo development located on the water at the Inner Harbor called The Ritz Carlton, named so but not connected to the hotel chain. It is expensive and exclusive with extensive amenities but remaining quite empty so far.

 

[B_grababig1]

There are two Ritz Carlton hotels in Phila and likely one in DC.