College Park is so cool now

[Anonymous]

Wait when did slummy with drunk college kids equal cool? Maybe to bang a coed but would would want to live there? There is a reason it has some of the cheapest real estate in the metro area, lots of reasons actually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait when did slummy with drunk college kids equal cool? Maybe to bang a coed but would would want to live there? There is a reason it has some of the cheapest real estate in the metro area, lots of reasons actually.

Sir, please keep your hands to yourself.

[Anonymous]

I graduated from UMD in 2010, and College Park has improved by leaps and bounds since then. Administrators are trying to make College Park a college town on par with Ann Arbor, Chapel Hill, etc, but it will be very difficult to attract staff/faculty who have families to live in CP when MoCo/HoCo schools are so much better than PG County.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I graduated from UMD in 2010, and College Park has improved by leaps and bounds since then. Administrators are trying to make College Park a college town on par with Ann Arbor, Chapel Hill, etc, but it will be very difficult to attract staff/faculty who have families to live in CP when MoCo/HoCo schools are so much better than PG County.

Well, that's not going to happen for any number of reasons. Upgrading so that it's a slightly less depressing suburb is about the most one can hope for there.

[Anonymous]

Lipstick on a pig.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I agree. I worked there for a few years and many restaurants opened. But, why on earth would UMD CP build that terrible modern building on the corner of Baltimore and Campus drive(don't know why they change that street name). Disregard some pps here, they hate everything UMD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait when did slummy with drunk college kids equal cool? Maybe to bang a coed but would would want to live there? There is a reason it has some of the cheapest real estate in the metro area, lots of reasons actually.

Still million times better than Lynchburg or Blacksburg. I mean, what's with these pps hating on College Park? It has a gay mayor, that is a plus in my book. Have you ever seen South Bend where Notre Dame is? Why is every real estate thread about MD overtaken by haters? I assume it is NoVa posters who say they have better everything, including Amazon now. So, why post here? When someone says Falls Church is awesome, I don't jump in to say it isn't. I saw it twice!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wait when did slummy with drunk college kids equal cool? Maybe to bang a coed but would would want to live there? There is a reason it has some of the cheapest real estate in the metro area, lots of reasons actually.

Still million times better than Lynchburg or Blacksburg. I mean, what's with these pps hating on College Park? It has a gay mayor, that is a plus in my book. Have you ever seen South Bend where Notre Dame is? Why is every real estate thread about MD overtaken by haters? I assume it is NoVa posters who say they have better everything, including Amazon now. So, why post here? When someone says Falls Church is awesome, I don't jump in to say it isn't. I saw it twice!

Have you been to these places or did you just pull the names out of your ass? Lynchburg has far more interesting architecture than College Park, and Blacksburg has a better natural setting.

College Park is just bland and a few rainbow flags and a ramen bar isn't going to make it cool.

[Anonymous]

College Park actually is pretty cool now and headed in the right direction - Hyattsville is pretty cool too. Purple Line should make things even better.

[Anonymous]

Covfefe Park...so cool.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait when did slummy with drunk college kids equal cool? Maybe to bang a coed but would would want to live there? There is a reason it has some of the cheapest real estate in the metro area, lots of reasons actually.

Still million times better than Lynchburg or Blacksburg. I mean, what's with these pps hating on College Park? It has a gay mayor, that is a plus in my book. Have you ever seen South Bend where Notre Dame is? Why is every real estate thread about MD overtaken by haters? I assume it is NoVa posters who say they have better everything, including Amazon now. So, why post here? When someone says Falls Church is awesome, I don't jump in to say it isn't. I saw it twice!

Have you been to these places or did you just pull the names out of your ass? Lynchburg has far more interesting architecture than College Park, and Blacksburg has a better natural setting.

College Park is just bland and a few rainbow flags and a ramen bar isn't going to make it cool.

When were you in CP last time? I bet you never?

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Anonymous wrote:I just think it's the coolest DC suburb.

Some competitors:
Silver Spring - maybe could be considered cooler.... they have AFI silver, have the Fillmore venue, but are a little bit too cookie cutter to get 1st place
Bethesda - yeah, really nice, but not as "cool"
Clarendon - also has performing arts, bars, restaurants etc, but too douchey
Takoma Park - too crunchy, too old
anything farther out in Virginia than Arlington - no, just no

What is nice about Bethesda? It feels like an office park.

You don't love strip malls and mediocre restaurants?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait when did slummy with drunk college kids equal cool? Maybe to bang a coed but would would want to live there? There is a reason it has some of the cheapest real estate in the metro area, lots of reasons actually.

Still million times better than Lynchburg or Blacksburg. I mean, what's with these pps hating on College Park? It has a gay mayor, that is a plus in my book. Have you ever seen South Bend where Notre Dame is? Why is every real estate thread about MD overtaken by haters? I assume it is NoVa posters who say they have better everything, including Amazon now. So, why post here? When someone says Falls Church is awesome, I don't jump in to say it isn't. I saw it twice!

Have you been to these places or did you just pull the names out of your ass? Lynchburg has far more interesting architecture than College Park, and Blacksburg has a better natural setting.

College Park is just bland and a few rainbow flags and a ramen bar isn't going to make it cool.

it also has Liberty and both are utter dumps.

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There is nothing cool about anything in the DC area. It's great for yuppies, but cool? Nothing.

haha! I love the people who are such snobs that the 6th largest metro area in the US has nothing to offer for them

No, PP is right. Baltimore 20th best bar is better than DC’s best bar and I’m not exaggerating. DC is known as Hollywood for dorks / unattractive people for a reason. There is nothing “cool” about a town known for lobbyists, defense contractors and government lawyers. DC actually ran a PR campaign called “DC Cool” to convince people that the city was cool. That should tell you something.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Wait when did slummy with drunk college kids equal cool? Maybe to bang a coed but would would want to live there? There is a reason it has some of the cheapest real estate in the metro area, lots of reasons actually.

Still million times better than Lynchburg or Blacksburg. I mean, what's with these pps hating on College Park? It has a gay mayor, that is a plus in my book. Have you ever seen South Bend where Notre Dame is? Why is every real estate thread about MD overtaken by haters? I assume it is NoVa posters who say they have better everything, including Amazon now. So, why post here? When someone says Falls Church is awesome, I don't jump in to say it isn't. I saw it twice!

The mayor of South Bend is gay, too, idiot. Did I just blow your mind?