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re: Will Baton Rouge ever be the Woodlands?
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:39 am to urinetrouble
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:39 am to urinetrouble
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Again, I don't know anyone who bashes those cities.
Mostly people on this board, but there were several people I know that raised an eyebrow when I told then we were moving to the suburbs north of ATL.
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And you're acting like those cities have awesome inner-city school systems. Maybe their suburbs do, but so do the BR suburbs.
I think the difference is that those cities have suburbs you can live and work in. I've lived in the ATL metro area for 8 years, and have had 3 jobs. None of them were inside the perimeter, let alone in ATL city limits.
Yeah you can live in LP or Zachary, but you're almost certainly still commuting to BR to work.
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Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:39 am to PurpleAndGold86
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Posted by LSUBoo quote: Baton Rouge has almost zero to offer in entertainment, dinning, and nightlife. Wow. Hyperbole much
Kip Holden disagrees.. Live @ 5 downtown , dropping of the red stick on new years eve, and casinos.. But you have to avoid the occasional gunfire
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:40 am to houstontyga
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Live @ 5 downtown , dropping of the red stick on new years eve, and casinos.
Great offerings here.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:41 am to SlowFlowPro
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quote: Yea man, everything to the south and east is just completely run down. So much misery. i mean Detroit has pockets of nice things i'm pretty sure. plus areas like St George are outside the city, so technically they're "suburbs" i don't hate on BR, but people who defend BR tend to like to ignore how fricking ghetto a very large % of the city is
Well, up until the recent St. George movement, nobody cared about the exact city lines. Everything in the unincorporated area was/is just called "Baton Rouge" and not thought of as a suburb.
I don't think anyone is denying the serious problems of North BR. But most of us in South BR are very far removed from that.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:41 am to PurpleAndGold86
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Just because there are other places that are nice in the Houston area, doesn't mean the Woodlands is "shite".
I never said it was shite, but it is the definition of suburbia and I would never want to live there. Master planned communities just aren't my thing, and I agree with whoever said it has an "artificial" feel.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:42 am to H.M. Murdock
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Delusion, you have it. A city with such a large population that has such a small number of local quality dinning establishments is just pathetic. That is BR.
Or maybe I just know where to go to find dozens and dozens of local quality dining establishments?
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Roux House is a bar downtown BR. Hell, BR downtown is quite disappointing.
Yeah, I know what Roux House is... did you know they also offer food at lunch? (Or at least they used to...)
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:42 am to LSUBoo
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Yeah, I know what Roux House is... did you know they also offer food at lunch? (Or at least they used to...)
Same crap food like Walk Ons?
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:42 am to Mike da Tigah
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BR doesn't need more malls occupied by out of state corporations, and stucco houses. It needs to give a shite, and fix up what it has, and yes, invest in it's downtown and city, but personally. We don't have to wait on an investment firm to come to town. We can do this right now, and it starts with just taking a personal interest and valuing the place. Cutting the grass, picking up litter, stop littering, pressure washing, painting your buildings and houses, tearing down garbage falling in upon itself. Building sound timeless architecture in the low density areas of our own downtown and parts of mid city, and in getting our minds around the concept of something like a rail system that can support it and bring it all together as one community.
We need to stop being impressed with a facade of a community like PR represents with phony store fronts, and actually start being a real community. We need to stop selling out to the highest outside investor, and national chain, and start taking ownership of our own city where we live. We need to stop getting giddy when the next chain restaurant arrives and start buying into the concept of our own food, thus having our own sense of ourselves and identity, and this comes from supporting the locals, US.
Who presently owns Baton Rouge? Just take a look at what occupies the majority of our real estate and most valuable real estate at that, and it will tell you exactly who owns Baton Rouge. It's not Baton Rougeans, and that may be the case with most other places we see around this area of the country, but it is also why, like them, has nothing special to it, just like every other run of the mill chain addicted city or town, and why Baton Rouge often seems to be indifferent to Baton Rouge, because it isn't even owned by Baton Rougeans anymore.
If only more BR residents felt the way you do. I was the same but had a young family to raise and could see the handwriting on the wall. It wasn't going to change anytime soon and I only had one chance to raise my kids.
Excellent post
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:43 am to theunknownknight
Of course theunknownknight would start a laughable thread like this.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:43 am to H.M. Murdock
and now it begins like always
NOLA food vs BR food
everyfrickingtime
NOLA food vs BR food
everyfrickingtime
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:44 am to LSUBoo
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dozens and dozens
I enjoy about 7 places that are true local small great restaurants. Dozens and dozens, no.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:44 am to MillerMan
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I never said it was shite,
I know you didn't. The other tard did.
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but it is the definition of suburbia and I would never want to live there.
That's fine. There are lots of people that feel this way and there's nothing wrong with it. It's all a matter of preference and what you want to spend your money on.
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I agree with whoever said it has an "artificial" feel.
Meh, there are some that are this way and there are some that are not. I live in a master planned community in Fulshear. Very small, tight knit community. Nothing artificial about it.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:44 am to H.M. Murdock
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Same crap food like Walk Ons?
Probably... I've only eaten there once, contrary to what you believe there are plenty of better local options downtown.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:44 am to Salmon
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NOLA food vs BR food
Add in nightlife, entertainment, access to fishing, the list goes on.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:45 am to H.M. Murdock
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I enjoy about 7 places that are true local small great restaurants. Dozens and dozens, no.
Just because you have a myopic view of things, doesn't mean they don't exist.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:45 am to Salmon
You have at admit that walkons food is pretty terrible.
No matter the location.
No matter the location.
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:46 am to H.M. Murdock
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Add in nightlife, entertainment, access to fishing, the list goes on.
yeah...we get it
NOLA > BR
I don't think anyone is going to argue with you about that
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:46 am to theunknownknight
quote:well since they keep building over trees and little forests, I'd say no
Will Baton Rouge ever be the Woodlands?
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:47 am to htownjeep
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quote: Again, I don't know anyone who bashes those cities. Either you are being dishonest with yourself or you don't talk to many people. The OT is a small example but I'm talking about real people.
I talk to a lot of people, but I'm not exactly quizzing them on their opinions different cities. Is this what you and your friends do when y'all get together?
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quote: And you're acting like those cities have awesome inner-city school systems. Maybe their suburbs do, but so do the BR suburbs. Do you honestly believe this? I'm not trying to be an arse but this is a serious question. Do you have any first hand knowledge of other city's school systems?
I have a friend who teaches in Houston (proper, not a suburb) and he tells me it's nothing like the suburban school districts.
Most urban school districts have the same problems that EBRPSS does. Is this different in Atlanta? Are the schools awesome in the inner-city?
Posted on 5/7/14 at 8:48 am to theunknownknight
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I feel like I'm surrounded by quitters
In BR, you are surrounded by a huge and rapidly growing population segment who can't quit because they never started.
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