Next Batch of Cities for Comparison Articles

[sheclown]

Madison?

[JaxNative68]

A Few Suggestions for Future Travelers...

Lulu, FL
Two Egg, FL
Bed Bug, CA
Dead Dog, CA
Dead Horse, AK
Skinny Cat, CA
Dog Town, CA
Cat Town, CA
Monkeys Eyebrow, AZ
Why, AZ
Furnace Creek, CA
Jacksonville, GA #1
Jacksonville, GA #2
Jacksonville, GA #3
Jacksonville, CA
Jacksonville, OR
Buttermilk, KS
Gas, KS
Moonlight, KS
Cut Shin, KY
Jackpot, NV
Bullfrog, NV
Dry Prong, LA
BATH, NY
Busti, NY
Hygiene, CO
Intercourse, PA
French Lick, IN
Virgin, UT
Virginville, WVA
Hooker, OK
Wankers Corner, OR
Climax, MI
Odd, WV
Gaysport, OH
Gay, MI
Needmore, TX
Jackson Hole, WY
Hell, MI
Mud Lick, KY
Oddville, KY
Uncertain, TX
Boring, MD
Last Chance, CO
Tin Cup, CO
Paradox, CO
Spuds, FL
Enigma, GA
Experiment, GA
Normal, IL
Kremlin, OK
Loco, OK
Happyland, OK
Surprise, AZ
Okay, AR
Between, GA
Rough and Ready, CA
Bowlegs, OK
Buffalo, OK
Cleveland, OK
Miami, OK
Panama, OK
Crooks, SD
Cut and Shoot, TX

Well that should get y'all started... Enjoy!

OCKLAWAHA

Ock-
you left off:

Blue Ball, PA
Intercourse, PA
Climax, MN
Spunky Puddle, OH
Beaver City, UT or NE
Dip Hole, NJ
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
Toad Suck, AR
Wankers Corner, OR
Titty Ho, England
Elephant Butte, NM
Gaylord, MI
Worry, NC
Hell, MI
Ordinary, VA

Please let us know what you find in these wonderful cities.

[urbanlibertarian]

Lake,
Don't forget to visit "Hamsterdam" while you're in Balmer. 

[thelakelander]

Where in Balmer is Hamsterdam?  I don't know if I stumbled across it but I hit number of neighborhoods over the last two days.  Baltimore has a lot of good things going for it.  However, it has its fair share of obstacles to overcome.  The Inner Harbor and the neighborhoods ringing it are nice, but the further you get from water, the more distressed the city becomes.  Nevertheless, just about every district I visited had significant historic building stock.  Properties are either in good use or abandoned, boarded up and waiting for a savior.  Here are a few more pics in various areas of the city.

In the Inner Harbor


In Fells Point neighborhood looking towards the Inner Harbor


Wayfaring signage in Mount Vernon, just north of downtown


Getting away from the Inner Harbor along Lexington Street


Convention center light rail stop


light rail train heading north along Howard Street


The Inner Harbor earlier today


A few miles north of downtown along North Avenue.  A significant portion of the rowhouse housing stock looks this way in areas north and west of downtown.


Tomorrow, I plan to take an early morning guided Baltimore walking tour and make a quick stop in Harrisburg before getting in to Pittsburgh.

[reednavy]

Yep, away from downtown, Baltimore continues to slide down and losing large amounts of it's population. Even with urban renewal and the removal and many, many housing projects, the city has a long way to go and is still very dangerous.

[thelakelander]

True.  Baltimore had 949,708 residents in 1950.  In 2007, it was estimated to have 637,755.  That's a loss of 312,253 residents over the last over 57 years or 5,478 people a year.  However, it does appear that things are finally stabilizing.  The city has only lost 13,699 residents since 2000.