juneprk2 t1_irmtui6 wrote on October 9, 2022 at 1:51 PM

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

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)

sllewgh t1_irmw8nt wrote on October 9, 2022 at 2:10 PM

>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.

hawkgamedev t1_irnf5os wrote on October 9, 2022 at 4:24 PM

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.

juneprk2 t1_irne0kl wrote on October 9, 2022 at 4:16 PM

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

hypatiaakat t1_irn4v4y wrote on October 9, 2022 at 3:14 PM

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.