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[MissySchmidt]

Mobius57, on Jan 31 2009, 10:30 PM, said:

Hampton Roads is a good name! It will sound better one its The City of Hampton Roads!

Our central city is Norfolk.

I'm guessing you live in Norfolk.  Do residents of the rest of Hampton Roads feel the same way about our "central city"? I'm not disagreeing, just wondering?

[varider]

MissySchmidt, on Feb 1 2009, 11:05 AM, said:

I'm guessing you live in Norfolk.  Do residents of the rest of Hampton Roads feel the same way about our "central city"? I'm not disagreeing, just wondering?

Yes Norfolk is the central city DUH.. and no i don't live in Norfolk.. But its obvious that Norfolk is the "manhattan" of Hampton Roads.. With light rail and the new buildings being built how could you not say its the central city.

[vdogg]

And the Balkinization of Hampton Roads continues unabated...Can't we all just get along

[Mobius57]

It is geographically too. No I do not live in Norfolk, but i'm planning to move into it later on. I am on the peninsula right now.

Edited by Mobius57, 03 February 2009 - 06:12 PM.

[Telmnstr]

Mobius57, on Feb 3 2009, 07:08 PM, said:

It is geographically too. No I do not live in Norfolk, but i'm planning to move into it later on. I am on the peninsula right now.

Why Norfolk over Virginia Beach?

[vdogg]

Telmnstr, on Feb 9 2009, 02:41 PM, said:

Why Norfolk over Virginia Beach?

Please don't start this fight. You know what happens when you start asking questions like that.

[mlsimons]

I was raised in the Bayside area of VB. And I'm so glad now to live in ghent. Just my personal experience.

[Telmnstr]

vdogg, on Feb 9 2009, 04:45 PM, said:

Please don't start this fight. You know what happens when you start asking questions like that.

So I grew up in Chesapeake. I lived in Virginia Beach with roomates for a few years, then moved to downtown Norfolk.

Overall... it was cool working in downtown Norfolk as long as I had cool coworkers. The actual place we had in Virginia Beach was WAY better. Much better value for the money (2600sqft house w/ garage in nice neighborhood, rent was $1350 a month. But then owner wnated to jump to $1900 so I moved. I'm almost paying the same thing now for the apartment).

Overall, I think there is more wealth in Virginia Beach. I live in what I guess you would call an upscale neighborhood cause the houses are overpriced. A friend threw a block party in his upscale neighborhood in Virginia Beach, and I have more props for that neighborhood. CTO's and other wheels showed up. Very very cool people, not at all pretentious and snooty. I'll admit I don't socialize in the neighborhood I live much outside of knowing a number of neighbors in my direct building. If you look at demographics Virginia Beach beats out Norfolk pretty badly. Norfolk has higher poverty, lower income, etc.

Norfolk has a downtown, with the banks. The Fortunate 500 Norfolk Southern is here why again? I think it was cause some wheel's daughter wanted to go to Virginia Wesleyan back in the day. The bulk of the company is elsewhere. There are some small companies, but for the most part downtown Norfolk is for sale. You've got gov't (the city), the coasties, the fed building. Yes there is private companies, but not really that much employment.

Edited by Telmnstr, 10 February 2009 - 06:24 PM.

[lil-bear]

I still think that the region should merge like New York did!

[varider]

I've said this time and time again. the City of Hampton Roads. 7 boroughs. 1.7 million people. 5th largest city in the country. Universal police and fire. Vote for mayor, police chief, fire marshall, ect. The current mayors make up city council. Get a major league team. Call it a day.

[Mobius57]

Yeh but its not that easy and you know why..