Court avenue area of downtown absolutely blows. I live near downtown and pretty much avoid it at all costs.
What’s happening to Des Moines?
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My wife and I have discussed this. We are considering moving to downtown Des Moines once both kids move out (if we stay in Iowa). Living downtown sounds very appealing.
i hope this is a joke lol.
Not sure why there people bashing on Des Moines right now lol... we seem to be in a mood this week, hating on campbell too...
Des Moines has never been the hippest place and will never be a huge metropolis but that is alright with me. Perfect size metro imo. Access to almost everything you would get in a large city without the traffic and politics. And if you want some big city life there are options within driving distance for that.
And Des Moines proper has certainly improved since the 2000s idk who said that but they are crazy. Downtown and various neighborhoods around Des Moines are lightyears better than they were 20 years ago. Look at Drake and the surrounding neighborhood.
Des Moines has never been the hippest place and will never be a huge metropolis but that is alright with me. Perfect size metro imo. Access to almost everything you would get in a large city without the traffic and politics. And if you want some big city life there are options within driving distance for that.
And Des Moines proper has certainly improved since the 2000s idk who said that but they are crazy. Downtown and various neighborhoods around Des Moines are lightyears better than they were 20 years ago. Look at Drake and the surrounding neighborhood.
I fly out of DSM a decent amount and pretty much every time within 30 min of boarding there are no seats left at the gate. The restaurant is always full too.
I think our definitions of “packed” are a little different.
It's a shame how downtown DSM seems to be a wasteland of empty streets and empty parking garages that seem to take up half the space DT. Aside from Court Ave area it is a wasteland and all that parking space is absurd
Agree, can't remember the last time it's taken me more than 5 minutes to get through security at DSM. Then the terminal looks like a ghost town. Sure, right before a big flight leaves the gate is packed, but I've never had an issue finding a seat at the bar.
If they could drop their fares about another 5 to 10% they would probably increase a lot of business also. We are halfway between the Twin Cities and Des Moines and it’s unbelievable how much cheaper the Twin Cities is to fly out of
I am hoping the new terminal will help with this. Sometimes I have flown out of Omaha because it was cheaper to drive over there from Des Moines
Hit the nail on the head with those for me, too. I've been meaning to get there for an English breakfast again.
Usually there is five of us when we fly so when you were talking $150-$200 a ticket each that’s a big difference
Yeah I agree Court avenue is kind of for the younger crowd in my opinion. I typically hangout on Ingersoll, the East village or out on the west side.
You guys should have been around like 20 years ago. There were some serious differences in price between DSM and every where else. It was very common to drive to Omaha or KC for a flight. Like double the price. I remember flying out of KC for the Insight bowl.
My brother and his wife are empty nesters and they mover downtown. They absolutely love it.
