cj001f Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 live in Seattle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 White Center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cj001f Posted July 9, 2007 Author Share Posted July 9, 2007 White Center. Â I thought all of Seattle was white? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZimZam Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Poverty Rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat_Roslyn Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 White Center: Not so white, not so center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 There's some great mexican food in White Center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Portland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Maybe you should move in with Layton.  I'd avoid:  Ranier Valley, First Hill, White Center, Anything South of SCCC on Capitol Hill Anything north of Greenwood Lake City Anything within 1/4 mile of Northgate Mall. West Seattle if you are single and/or don't care for having your access to the rest of the universe constrained by a single cluster-prone stretch of highway.  Or, if you happen to know anyone that has worked at the Harborview ER, simply ask them where they get the majority of their admissions for stabbings, shootings, beatings, and OD's and avoid those areas, which will probably mirror those that I listed above.   I'd consider  Ravenna GreenLake Phinney Ballard Freemont Greenwood Possibly Wallingford The parts of Capitol Hill north of SCCC If you are into downtown apartments/condos and don't mind either not having a car or paying a ton for parking, and don't mind paying quite a bit for a small space, then perhaps Belltown.  Of all of these Ravenna/Greenlake/Ballard/Phinney and Capitol Hill probably offer the easiest access to downtown via car, bike, and all except Ballard offer easy access to highways.  Car break ins, drug-deals, urination on doorsteps, needles in gutters/flower-beds, etc diminish in direct proportion to the distance from Broadway and Aurora avenues if you are considering either the R/G/B/P area or Capitol Hill.       Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy_t Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 "Fight Center", I wouldn't live there but I do like it. Authentic vibe, some good joints (taco bus/ taqueria Rincon on 16th/Ambaum is amazing). El Salvadorian bakery on Roxbury. McLendon's. I like it there. Â A friend and I went on a pub crawl in White Center a few years ago. We went to 6 or so places from 5-7 pm, saw some real flavor. Marv's Broiler, Triangle, Long Van (now Moon), Brewsky's, the Pacific Rim and a couple of more. We saw some sort of altercation or "challenge" at each place we went to, it was wild. Then we got called out as cops (untrue) by a guy we had seen at 3 consecutive places. Pretty lively locals there. That Pacific Rim brewery has a funky tasting room too. You can bring in your own to go containers of any size and shape, they charge you by the ounce for beer to go. Â West Seattle, hey it's pretty sweet. If you don't work regular 9-5 hours the driving issues are nil. Nice waterfront, parks, community feel, some good restaraunts/bars/coffee, close to the airport.... and close to White Center.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Do not consider West Seattle unless you are well off and cultured and can bring a cute girlfriend or wife. If not then you can live anywhere else in the cesspool. Jays list is rubbish, those are the cool places to live. Just look at his choice of where to live....the East Coast. It really speaks volumes about his taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 One neighorhood I also think is pretty cool is Columbia City. Its diverse and funky but There's some decent neighorhoods and it aint too uppity like Fremont and Belltown and the like. You could also check out Georgetown for a more industrial yet hip setting and you'd be close to the Nine Pound and the G-town brewery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Seriously.....if I were to live in the Seattle area....it would be West Seattle for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyHarry Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Then you'd have to live by Porter and run into him at the Sunday Market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 There's nothing particularly wrong with West Seattle, but I'd have a hard time recommending it to a single guy in his thirties who's into the mountains and will have to commute to and fro each day. Â Married guy with kids who works by modem and has no hobbies outside of family life and/or those that require leaving the yard - perfection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy_t Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 yeah, Fremont etc. are way better "mountain towns". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 nice hyperbole there Jay. i'm lost as to how people living in West Seattle can even subsist out there! they must be raising thier own crops and bartering. I'm pretty sure they don't use US currency because it is basically worthless in that land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TREETOAD Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 If you have a gun you can live anywhere you want... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Maybe you should move in with Layton. I'd avoid:  .......  Lake City  ...........     What the fuck is your deal with Lake City BITCH  You may be a fellow mod, but I should teach you a lesson. Lake City has some good restaurants and a farmers market.  Now go back to Boston and your big dig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 It's more a question of convenience than proximity. That's a relatively minor consideration next to having to contend with the WSB megacluster and the absence of anything other than relatively lower prices for residential properties to warrant consideration over the other neighborhoods that I mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Maybe you should move in with Layton. I'd avoid:  .......  Lake City  ...........     What the fuck is your deal with Lake City BITCH  You may be a fellow mod, but I should teach you a lesson. Lake City has some good restaurants and a farmers market.  Now go back to Boston and your big dig.  Lake City Way, for starters... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM??? The west side is the best side. We have Alki Beach, some of the best restaurants, Discovery Park, Husky Deli, Easy Street Records, etc. Face it Jay, you just want to overpay for a house, don't you? The WSB is only a cluster during rush hour, but I guess that is the only time you want to drive on it? And you don't think you can't get stuck in a traffic jam anywhere else in this cesspool? Man Jay, the East Coast attitude you're packing really stinks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Lake City Way AKA HWY 522 the gateway to Index, 11worth......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Lake City Way = Home of My Best Friend Expresso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayB Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 nice hyperbole there Jay. i'm lost as to how people living in West Seattle can even subsist out there! they must be raising thier own crops and bartering. I'm pretty sure they don't use US currency because it is basically worthless in that land. Â How's the commute? Probably better than driving in from Kent, but looked like a drag in comparison to most other neighborhoods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlpineK Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 West Seattle & Lake City vs JayBoston DEATHCAGE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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