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Re: Why I am moving to Cleveland

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Post by miheermunjal »

wow! didn't expect to see this - same reaction I and my gf had moving to Cleveland (here since July!). Surprisingly fun and plenty to do, not to mention the abundance of restaurants. Coming from a bigger city I didn't know what to expect, but this has been a great summer so far!

Re: Why I am moving to Cleveland

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Post by __abc »

I lived there for several years. Nothing negative, you just run out of things to do/see rather quickly. Only so many times you can hit the same restaurants in Tremont, Ohio City, E. 4th, Coventry, etc.

Nothing negative to add, it's absolutely not a bad town and we enjoyed our time there, but at the end became VERY bored.

Re: Why I am moving to Cleveland

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Post by lightbyte »

I currently live in Cleveland. It's alright, but the author is going to be in for quite a shock regarding

>clean, vibrant downtown area, ... good transit (including lightrail), a diverse economy

The city is extremely dirty and constantly has a very bad smell, and the RTA (public transit) is a disaster. The direct downtown area is essentially just a massive parking lot. The economy also consists entirely of the Cleveland Clinic and a few other large health care corporations. Not exactly what I'd call diverse.

Other than that it's pretty average, there are fun things to do but you're going to run out fairly quick.

Re: Why I am moving to Cleveland

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Post by capkutay »

apengwin wrote: post #2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpr_KaaRjW0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZzgAjjuqZM

Jokes aside, it's odd that OP is lumping Cleveland in with other 'mid-west' cities. They all have their own very different characters. Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh...all very different.

Also most of the top 30-40 American cities have the same level of amenities. A theatre, downtown with restaurants, light rail. I don't think that should surprise anyone.

Re: Why I am moving to Cleveland

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Post by ahhhhhhhhhh »

lightbyte wrote: post #6

I currently live in Cleveland. It's alright, but the author is going to be in for quite a shock regarding >clean, vibrant downtown area, ... good transit (including lightrail), a diverse economy The city is extremely dirty and constantly has a very bad smell, and the RTA (public transit) is a disaster. The direct downtown area is essentially just a massive parking lot. The economy also consists entirely of the Clevel…

I grew up in Springfield, MA — and I was seeing similar red flags reading his post about Cleveland. Springfield also has a very clean heart of downtown, but it's a total ghost town after 5pm and really only has one significantly sized employer (there are also museums and good places to eat in Springfield). "Clean" means nothing for a downtown area.

Real estate is also very cheap because no one wants to live there (few jobs, violence) and people struggle to upkeep the very large houses from the times when Springfield was actually prosperous.

Re: Why I am moving to Cleveland

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Post by cmdlinerambo »

lightbyte wrote: post #6

I currently live in Cleveland. It's alright, but the author is going to be in for quite a shock regarding >clean, vibrant downtown area, ... good transit (including lightrail), a diverse economy The city is extremely dirty and constantly has a very bad smell, and the RTA (public transit) is a disaster. The direct downtown area is essentially just a massive parking lot. The economy also consists entirely of the Clevel…

I disagree about RTA comment. I take the 55 almost everyday and it is super clean. The city used to be dirty, but has been rejuvenated from public square to the east bank. It's really bike friendly as far as transportation goes as well.
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