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butterflybros OP t1_irl4a3z wrote

Reply to comment by hypatiaakat in The city of eccentrics? by butterflybros

why!!

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hypatiaakat t1_irl5fjs wrote

Just look at the difference between DC and Baltimore. Baltimore has better architecture, better restaurants, and a quirky atmosphere. DC is not as open nor as friendly as Baltimore, quickly turns into a ghastly version of strip mall sprawl outside of downtown, which doesn't exist in Baltimore proper.

Baltimore has problems, but I'll take Baltimore over any ugly dead Southern city where strip mall sprawl is the norm.

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ice_cold_fahrenheit t1_irl7hs9 wrote

Agree with the sentiment on DC being more sterile, but pretty sure the Baltimore County suburbs also count as strip mall sprawl.

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hypatiaakat t1_irl843u wrote

Agreed, but I'm in the city.

Grew up in Texas, where everything shut down in Houston and Dallas downtown after 6pm and looked like a ghost town. Baltimore never looks like that. You have to go outside the city to find the strip mall sprawl, and the inner city isn't dead after 6pm.

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100011_10101_ t1_irme6ip wrote

I always says baltimore and dc are sister cities, One might be successful, but the other one can be a dirt bag but has a way better personality.

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[deleted] t1_irnrk3y wrote

They said “in Baltimore proper,” which excludes the suburbs

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aoife_too t1_iro5kzn wrote

For a lot of it, yes, but there are still pockets of individuality in the County.

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rmphys t1_irmtnij wrote

> Baltimore has better architecture, better restaurants, and a quirky atmosphere.

Bruh, you have got to be trolling with this take. I know this is a Baltimore sub and there's gonna be bias, but you might as well be arguing the chef at Wendy's is just as good as Gordon Ramsey. DC has way better food, nicer buildings, and more diverse cultures than Baltimore.

>is not as open nor as friendly as Baltimore,

This is maybe your only valid point.

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hawkgamedev t1_irngzky wrote

DC has a lot more to it than you think, both in architecture and restaurants, as well as atmosphere. I think you probably haven't explored enough outside of downtown.

Not sure what you mean by ghastly strip malls....both cities have those within city limits (but I wouldn't describe them as a major feature of either). I will say the drive in from Baltimore isn't the most inspiring, but that doesn't paint even close to the full picture of DC.

Like I wonder if you've explored much of either place with those descriptions. Sounds like you enjoy it though, so I encourage you do do more of it in both places. If you like Baltimore, then I encourage you to check out Mt. Pleasant & Takoma Park (not DC proper per se) in DC. There are plenty of other awesome neighborhoods too.

Look I have plenty to complain about DC, but what you wrote ain't it. Both cities are nice places and have their charm (but sure only one is Charm City).

Source: grew up in the DC area (thru college) and moved back to it 3 years ago; lived in Baltimore for 17 years and worked there for 20.

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juneprk2 t1_irmtui6 wrote

Lol I’m sorry - better restaurants and architecture?? Have you been to DC? DC is 100% safer in a lot of the areas and is Mecca for the gays. DC is open as its friendly. I grew up in bmore area and went to uni in the city. You must not be from around here if you think Baltimore suburbs aren’t strip malls lmao the shitty and dangerous one at that - at least in dc it’s cleaner/safer with better public transportation and access. Also there isn’t a huge pothole and infrastructure problem (like rt 2 bridge that’s going to collapse any second)

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sllewgh t1_irmw8nt wrote

>Lol I’m sorry - better restaurants and architecture?? Have you been to DC? DC is 100% safer

Nothing whatsoever to do with restaurants and architecture.

> You must not be from around here if you think Baltimore suburbs aren’t strip malls

We're talking about the city, not the suburbs.

You're willing to make quite a reach to talk shit about Baltimore.

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hawkgamedev t1_irnf5os wrote

Original poster must also be talking about the suburbs, bc I have no idea what they are talking about "quickly turns into a ghastly version of strip mall sprawl outside of downtown" if they aren't talking about the suburbs.

I mean having lived in both cities, I don't see a difference in this context. Sure there are small strip malls....within both cities. And large ones outside of both.

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juneprk2 t1_irne0kl wrote

Not necessarily shit but more like let’s not get things twisted about dc

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hypatiaakat t1_irn4v4y wrote

Not talking about the county. The city is completely unique architecturally, and I've already acknowledged it has problems. Walk though Charles Village, Remington, across North Avenue, down into Mount Vernon and pay attention to the buildings and businesses around Charles Street. Even the transit isn't bad with the Circulator. (Could be better, yes) Yes DC is safer, never was the point. But if you can't see how fantastically beautiful these areas really are, I don't know what to say.

Canton is the closest in style to DC strip malls and definitely not dangerous, but two blocks over, there is a good bar/restaurant scene.

Waters used to hang out in the Club Charles years ago, and it's that area around Charles Street, I'm sure he's partially referring to.

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Angdrambor t1_irmuw1b wrote

Baltimore is very post-industrial, although we do handle a ton of shipping. There are two paths a culture can follow after industry: drugs and art. Baltimore has doubled down on both paths.

The fun part is that different parts of the city become postindustrial at different times, so they mature and age in different ways. There's a ton of textile mills and sailcloth factories and ropewalks, but also later factories like meat packing plants and piles of other stuff.

The cycle of industries doesn't seem to have stopped either - we're very focused on medicine these days.

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