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I know many, if not most of the folks here are living in, come from, and are far more comfortable in rural settings. I've become that way myself in the last decade, and at this point in my life can't see living in an inner city environment anymore.

I love the city, and was born and raised in the city, and I'll always be a city boy at heart in many ways, I suppose, but as they say, 'you can take the kid out of the city, but you'll never take the city out of the kid...'

Thought I'd post up a few images from places I know, and have lived, and loved. That I still work in an urban environment is enough for me now, though. Would love to see folks add any of their own shots of...anything, really, but any other current, or former city slickers here?













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KG: Great photo essay! China Town? The North End?

Was in NYC last week for 3 days....lots to look at if you open your eyes.

You can't get THOSE deli sandwiches and pickles in many places except NY and Boston.The Deli at Penn Station has them....ask me how I know...

Those are some cool pics. But the city I once lived in was no where near that size. Not even close. And I couldn't take it. And have no desire to go back. Or to any city. Biggest city I've ever been in is San Francisco. And I hated every second of it. Too many people and too much concrete.

Still cool pics though.

Pics are from Boston, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Tokyo.

I know the deli you refer to, and you know what I'm talking about, brother. Mrs. KG works around 36th and 7th in the garment district. If you haven't had a tongue, brisket, corned beef or pastrami on rye at Katz's, with sides of half sours, potato pancakes with mustid' or knishes, you haven't lived.

BTW, try Ruben's on Harvard Ave. just up from Comm. in Brookline if you're in town. Excellent, old school NY kosher deli. If you know Allston, just across the intersection is a Ukranian/Russian deli/market called EDIT: Visylka Berezka , I think. Everything you need from former Eastern Block nations. Good prices. 12 barrels of home made pickles in store.

You're welcome.

It wasn't faked after all. She had the blintzes and the liverwurst with egg and onion.

Houston and Ludlow, LES (Lower East Side). Been serving the best deli in the city since 1888.

Neat pics Leighton but I can't imagine living in those kinds of places. Hell I can't even do a mall for more than an hour or so.

When I go to sleep at night all I hear is frogs and crickets, and when I wake up I can go out on my front porch in my underwear and never worry about another soul seeing me. That's just the way I like it. quiet.

YMMV

L, I was born in Seattle and raised in Chicago & D.C. and now live full time here in West Virginia.

Very quiet with about 10 cars passing the house weekly. My morning coffee is so enjoyable on our deck in this pristine setting. The food sucks in WV, BTW.



Home invasion WV style. One of the local heathens about 18 inches from the door knob.

born & raised in the 3rd largest city in the US

my bride is from NYC

I spent a lot of time there.

never liked it

Houston is ok

Snake

284, that looks like a little slice of heaven. In all my years, I've never once made it to WV. Gotta put that on my bucket list.

Same here...I can't even take Cabela's after the crowd moves in....


Great pics Leighton. I would love to experience the food in some of the places you show in your pics....but they are in a beeg city

I am completely happy sleeping on the ground under the stars out here...hell I have fallen asleep under a tree while hunting elk and deer. But I am not a city or crowd person.

Ah haa .. I see the CITGO sign stills shines in Boston .. and the bunny man still hops!

WV is a beautiful state. Last year, I worked on trails for a week in the Monongahela National Forest (near Black Water Falls) and this year we'll be down near White Sulfur Springs. Next year - probably Montana (either Glacier NP or the Bob Marshall Wilderness!

It gives me the shivers.

My wife keeps wanting me to go to NYC or Chicago with her for a weekend. I keep fighting it. Have been to Chicago more than once, tolerated it and that's about it. I'm ok with those that like it though. I live 20 miles from the closest grocery store and like it that way. Enjoy watching the deer and turkeys in my pasture behind the house or passing through my yard.

The big city is fine for the art, culture, the eats - and most importantly - gainful employment. I grew up in a medium sized city and the 'burbs feel okay to me.

But I have learned, I sleep a lot better in a quiet area, so I thus avoid busy streets, freeways, and train tracks around any potential house.

I'll look at home - I probably have a few photos of the big city - maybe even Shanghai.

All that above would be my Hell....


I'll NEVER, EVER, live in a city.. Heaven to me is the wide-open prairie west of Pierre, SD on Hwy 34....

In the meantime, I'll settle for this stuff:







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