Recent comments in /f/baltimore

philosofically t1_ivrs7ur wrote

reminds me of this tweet saying basically how dc and nyc are cousins, and philly and baltimore are cousins have only been around tourism philly but i feel like they’ve nicer up there, not a coincidence that every polite person/group i’ve met working in dc ends up being from philly

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The_Waxies_Dargle t1_ivrpxy8 wrote

The correct answer is Pittsburgh. Both ethnic cities made up of neighborhoods. Both got the shit kicked out of them by de-industrialization. Sports towns. Funny accents. Pittsburgh is better on race, Baltimore is more culturally progressive.

However, Pgh reinvented itself in the 70s and is booming.

Pittsburgh is the Wes Moore we just elected.
Baltimore is the other Wes Moore.

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PleaseBmoreCharming t1_ivrpctp wrote

Baltimore could be a "big city" if the county and city were to formally merge and create some more cohesive urban form between the two. I think you could do this by focusing more growth/development on the former arterial corridors like York Road, Edmondson Ave, Harford Road. I mean, you're looking at over 1.4 million people who live within the city limits AND within the County's Urban/rural demarcation line. If that's not a "big city" I don't what is. I can't think of another place in the Western world where that wouldn't be considered such.

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HyBear t1_ivriuwa wrote

I always say NOLA has a lot of similarities if you don’t consider the attractions of the Quarter and the hub of music.

Both are inland ports, both have a similar inner city culture, both are run by highly suspect politicians and when shit hit the fan (riots an d floods) both got mocked nationally, both are seafood dining destinations both have iconic symbols (our flag and the Fluer De Lis)

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