Eldon is an acquired taste.Mount Zion. Eldon.
Eldon is an acquired taste.Mount Zion. Eldon.
Davenport's now rougher than Detroit, got it. This thread is hilarious.I grew up in Davenport, knowing that it wasn't exactly the greatest city in Iowa, but also knowing it wasn't necessarily bad, as long as you stayed north of Locust St and/or east of Eastern Ave. Now I've lived away from Davenport for nearly 15 years, and my parents moved to NE Bettendorf nearly a decade ago now, so outside of visiting my wife's parents, who live in NW Davenport, I just don't have reason to go much places in Davenport anymore.
Except I visited my family over Easter as my wife was planning her brother's wedding... and holy hell Davenport has become a hell hole in the last decade. What was once Locust St is now Kimberly Rd, and even north of Kimberly it feels like my parents' old neighborhood and a few other neighborhoods are an island within what feels like a city in a third world nation. Honestly it reminds me much of Detroit... but at least Detroit is trying to clean up the city somewhat. Davenport, on the other hand, scared me ****less.
Travel the rural Midwest anywhere south and east of Iowa, and you’ll quit whining about Iowa. Southern Illinois/Indiana, almost all of Missouri, eastern Oklahoma, pockets of Kansas, just far worse than anywhere here.If anyone wants to feel better about their town, they need to take a trip to Cairo, IL. Seems like a post apocalyptic movie set.
I’m surprised they even let the masses of unclean non Dutch people look at their tulips and eat at their amazing bakery.If you're not Dutch you aren't much.
I had a Dutchman tell me there are 3 types of Dutch people...the Amsterdam Dutch, the Rotterdam Dutch and the G*D damn Dutch.If you're not Dutch you aren't much.
That was a crazy story.There have been some real economic failures in WC since Electrolux closed. Electric car company, Fish farm, and at least another but I can't remember it right now.
Finally! I read through this whole thread, and this is the first mention‽ My only thought is that it has degraded so much that it’s not considered a city any more.Boone???
Dubuque is not. Their restaurant scene is very underrated. Also have a legit film festival, a symphony, get many concerts, etc. Underated city.Fort Dodge definitely in the running, but honestly almost any city/town along the Mississippi could be considered. They are all pretty dirty and run down.
Davenport's now rougher than Detroit, got it. This thread is hilarious.
Rural Florida is a sight to behold also, it might be confused with Haiti if you didn't know any better.Travel the rural Midwest anywhere south and east of Iowa, and you’ll quit whining about Iowa. Southern Illinois/Indiana, almost all of Missouri, eastern Oklahoma, pockets of Kansas, just far worse than anywhere here.
Mersim's was good but it didn't hold a candle to the place down on 9th and Mitchell that shares a parking lot with the Hometown foods grocery store.If you're talking about Mersim's, I've got some bad news...
Very true. But my observations in those regions and Iowa is that those places had a head start. A lot of the other rural areas outside of Iowa decayed 30 years ago. Iowa’s have had a later and slower decline. Most of Iowas small towns are significantly worse than they were 20-30 years ago. Other than a handful of exceptions like Decorah and those with bedroom community locations small towns in Iowa are going to keep declining. It’s just really hard to maintain a small town once the schools are gone.Travel the rural Midwest anywhere south and east of Iowa, and you’ll quit whining about Iowa. Southern Illinois/Indiana, almost all of Missouri, eastern Oklahoma, pockets of Kansas, just far worse than anywhere here.
Pella probably not big enough to qualify but their hatred of outsiders is of the charts.
This works both ways. I recall “dutchy” being a highly derogatory term among the old German Catholics.If you're not Dutch you aren't much.
I lived in the QC for a portion of my life and Davenport is a shell of what it use to be. Comparing it to Detroit is stretch, but Kimberly/Brady are a fraction of what they use to be. Since I have lived in Waterloo and Davenport both towns have lost to their next door neighbor Bettendorf/CF. Those towns have benefited greatly in the down fall of the bigger cityI grew up in Davenport, knowing that it wasn't exactly the greatest city in Iowa, but also knowing it wasn't necessarily bad, as long as you stayed north of Locust St and/or east of Eastern Ave. Now I've lived away from Davenport for nearly 15 years, and my parents moved to NE Bettendorf nearly a decade ago now, so outside of visiting my wife's parents, who live in NW Davenport, I just don't have reason to go much places in Davenport anymore.
Except I visited my family over Easter as my wife was planning her brother's wedding... and holy hell Davenport has become a hell hole in the last decade. What was once Locust St is now Kimberly Rd, and even north of Kimberly it feels like my parents' old neighborhood and a few other neighborhoods are an island within what feels like a city in a third world nation. Honestly it reminds me much of Detroit... but at least Detroit is trying to clean up the city somewhat. Davenport, on the other hand, scared me ****less.
Hey, I love cumming.I felt the same way about Cumming.
Curious, what is Dutchy code for?This works both ways. I recall “dutchy” being a highly derogatory term among the old German Catholics.