Cause Ames is a **** hole.
I used to defend Ames as a decent college town, but it really isn't. Once I've visited a lot of other campus areas ours really sucks.
Cause Ames is a **** hole.
des moines. poor man's omaha
I don't disagree with the following places you listed, but I stack Des Moines up against Knoxville, TN, Lexington, KY, Columbia, MO and Des Moines is the bottom of that list. I don't know if they are fair comparisons but they all are about the same size and offer "top-notch" amenities.I'd take Des Moines weather over places like Chicago or Detroit. Basically that Rust Belt area. They have bigger snows, more cloudy days, more rain, and the highs and lows are about the same.
Des Moines is an awesome city. It's big enough to have top notch amenities, but not so big that it's just a suburban wasteland. A lot of the neighborhoods have their own individual character, and it really provides a surprising amount of diversity in a reasonably sized area.
For a college town, I would list it towards the bottom compared to other major college towns, just my opinion.If you think Ames is a **** hole, you've never seen a **** hole.
I used to defend Ames as a decent college town, but it really isn't. Once I've visited a lot of other campus areas ours really sucks.
I don't disagree with the following places you listed, but I stack Des Moines up against Knoxville, TN, Lexington, KY, Columbia, MO and Des Moines is the bottom of that list. I don't know if they are fair comparisons but they all are about the same size and offer "top-notch" amenities.
I don't disagree with the following places you listed, but I stack Des Moines up against Knoxville, TN, Lexington, KY, Columbia, MO and Des Moines is the bottom of that list. I don't know if they are fair comparisons but they all are about the same size and offer "top-notch" amenities.
where do you live in the suburbs? Woodstock? hahaNot going to read this. I've lived in both places.
I describe my current home in the Chicago suburbs as a "boring Des Moines"
DSM is a hidden gem.
What the hell? Recruits read this board! Now we’re going to lose some recruits!I used to defend Ames as a decent college town, but it really isn't. Once I've visited a lot of other campus areas ours really sucks.
Campus Town used to have a cool/nostalgic college town atmosphere but that has went to **** since the mid 2000's.
We were talking about the weather and similar size towns that had better weather. Outside of weather, I would agree Des Moines is better than Columbia.Des Moines blows Columbia out of the water. I've never been to Knoxville or Lexington, but both are large-ish towns that also host the major university in their respective states.
I lived in Philly and have an appreciation for the Midwest too. Des Moines is a great area, but I dislike the weather.Those 3 cities are also home to large public universities. I lived on the east coast for 4 years in a certain area that may or may not be home to an unnamed school that knocked off the 2 seeded Cyclones. Once I moved back to DSM/Iowa I had a different appreciation for what the city had to offer and appreciated the slower paced. This was also back in 05 before court ave was revitalized and before West Glenn took off.
We were talking about the weather and similar size towns that had better weather. Outside of weather, I would agree Des Moines is better than Columbia.
What would you give CR?Des Moines is like a 6.5/10
Would, no point elbows.Des Moines is like a 6.5/10
Ames is definitely strange, asit seems more geared toward families and retirees than college kids or recent grads. You wouldn't think a town so dominated by a university would be that way. I think it's a great town and the campus itself is terrific. However campustown isn't good. Not dumpy anymore, but its not too interesting either.Campus Town used to have a cool/nostalgic college town atmosphere but that has went to **** since the mid 2000's.
where do you live in the suburbs? Woodstock? haha