TexasFlyer
Living the Dream (well at least trying to)
I will be moving to Birmingham within the next month. Any advice on where to live in this city?
Here is what I enjoy as guidance:
1) A neighborhood with a unqiue personality. A place that if you blind fold me and then took off the blind fold, I would be able to tell you immediately I was standing in Birmingham since I would be surrounded by unique places and cultures to this city.
2) I love old versus new, i.e., historic areas and established areas versus new sub-divisions and strip centers. The personality of the old nostalgic stuff makes me smile.
3) A neighborhood where if I walk down the street or just sit in my back yard or on my balcony I feel like I am in the country. There are trees and tranquility, although it may be only a small space as it is in the city.
4) Somewhere that within a Reasonable, Safe, Late Night, Walk I can be at unique restaurants and eclectic dive bars and small store fronts, and diverse live music venues. It's basically a very walkable neighborhood or city area offering a lot of culture and unique vibe.
5) I do not live in apartment complexes as they are a bore. I prefer old homes where I can rent a room or old buildings that been converted to apartments since those usually have pretty cool personalities to them.
To help, here is a list of a few places I lived over the last 15 years and the neighborhoods I fit in best in case you are familiar with these:
1) Dayton, OH = Oregon District (worst city I ever lived, but this little district I could still call home)
2) Boston, MA = Central Square, Harvard Square, Coolidge Corner, North End, & Charlestown (and so many more places around this city!)
3) Austin, TX = West Congress (the best place ever!!!)
4) Atlanta, GA = Little 5 Points (cool place, but never felt safe at night anywhere in this city)
5) Asheville, NC = Downtown (I love this little town and the people too)
6) San Antonio, TX = N. St. Mary's Strip and King William District (very cool neighborhoods in the city)
7) Phoenix, AZ = Cave Creek (my current home is here, it's a fun western vibe, quite unique even though outside the city limits)
8) Columbus, OH = Short North and German Village (been here training the last month and I really love both these neighborhoods already)
Here is what I enjoy as guidance:
1) A neighborhood with a unqiue personality. A place that if you blind fold me and then took off the blind fold, I would be able to tell you immediately I was standing in Birmingham since I would be surrounded by unique places and cultures to this city.
2) I love old versus new, i.e., historic areas and established areas versus new sub-divisions and strip centers. The personality of the old nostalgic stuff makes me smile.
3) A neighborhood where if I walk down the street or just sit in my back yard or on my balcony I feel like I am in the country. There are trees and tranquility, although it may be only a small space as it is in the city.
4) Somewhere that within a Reasonable, Safe, Late Night, Walk I can be at unique restaurants and eclectic dive bars and small store fronts, and diverse live music venues. It's basically a very walkable neighborhood or city area offering a lot of culture and unique vibe.
5) I do not live in apartment complexes as they are a bore. I prefer old homes where I can rent a room or old buildings that been converted to apartments since those usually have pretty cool personalities to them.
To help, here is a list of a few places I lived over the last 15 years and the neighborhoods I fit in best in case you are familiar with these:
1) Dayton, OH = Oregon District (worst city I ever lived, but this little district I could still call home)
2) Boston, MA = Central Square, Harvard Square, Coolidge Corner, North End, & Charlestown (and so many more places around this city!)
3) Austin, TX = West Congress (the best place ever!!!)
4) Atlanta, GA = Little 5 Points (cool place, but never felt safe at night anywhere in this city)
5) Asheville, NC = Downtown (I love this little town and the people too)
6) San Antonio, TX = N. St. Mary's Strip and King William District (very cool neighborhoods in the city)
7) Phoenix, AZ = Cave Creek (my current home is here, it's a fun western vibe, quite unique even though outside the city limits)
8) Columbus, OH = Short North and German Village (been here training the last month and I really love both these neighborhoods already)