You won't look at this thread: A small American city you've never heard of

hauntedheadnc · June 13th, 2007, 11:39 PM

Small cities in the US don't get a lot of play here, but I'm still proud of these pics I've taken over the past couple of months so I thought I'd give it a try and show them off. Here is Asheville, North Carolina. Hope you like!

Like I mentioned, these were taken over the past two months, but if you put them together you can tell a little story, from morning to daytime, to lunch, to evening, to dusk.

pottebaum · June 13th, 2007, 11:44 PM

I looked. And I liked.

Nice pics!

maayan · June 13th, 2007, 11:46 PM

Nice city!
and beautiful cat!!!

gladisimo · June 13th, 2007, 11:48 PM

Lol, the cat looks like it got run over

Very nice city, albeit nothing unexpected.

hauntedheadnc · June 13th, 2007, 11:51 PM

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed.

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Originally Posted by gladisimo

Lol, the cat looks like it got run over

Very nice city, albeit nothing unexpected.

Nah... the first one and second ones were your average attention whores and the third one is just touchy. Give me time... I still might be able to surprise you.

KevD · June 14th, 2007, 03:03 AM

Well, i've been to the thread now. I'v enever heard of Ashville. But now I have. I'd love to see a bunch of downtown pics though... I find these shots a tad boring... but they're still nice. It looks like a nice, historic city. I'd love to see some downtown shots though really. Not that i'm expecting you to do that but yeah, that'd be cool to see some.

hauntedheadnc · June 14th, 2007, 03:07 AM

Most of these were taken downtown, actually, but I try to avoid taking pictures of people because when I do, they usually want to know why. That's why I focus on the details. That, and my camera is just your average cheapo Kodak Easyshare, so it can be pretty difficult to get a shot of something in motion or a good shot of an entire building. The few times I got pics of entire buildings on here, I really had to work at it. This included lying down on wet sidewalks for at least three of these pics -- people steer clear of strange people splayed out on wet sidewalks for some reason.

dutchmaster · June 14th, 2007, 05:46 AM

Good thread man, i like your city!

A question, your city is how many hours from Charlotte?

pwalker · June 14th, 2007, 06:09 AM

Smaller American cities are where it's at! The advantages are numerous...

Less expensive, less traffic, friendlier people, shorter commutes. (unless you are living in a smaller city and commuting to a bigger one)

The old disadvantages have mostly disappeared. Unless it is a REALLY small town, the gossip is not a problem. And most smaller metros now have the same chain stores/restaurants that most bigger cities have, again unless you go REALLY small.

I have found that metro areas of 150-250K are indeed the best. Depending on the area, housing is usually affordable, traffic not a problem, and people are friendly. Problem is, are the jobs there? If can you can put it all together, then you have paradise!

Delirium · June 14th, 2007, 06:25 AM

looks architectually diverse and has an epidemic of cats

care to explain the Double decker Bus?

***Bond James Bond*** · June 14th, 2007, 07:55 AM

Meow.

hauntedheadnc · June 14th, 2007, 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Psychedelic

Good thread man, i like your city!

A question, your city is how many hours from Charlotte?

Thanks! We're about an hour to an hour and a half west of Charlotte.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pwalker

I have found that metro areas of 150-250K are indeed the best. Depending on the area, housing is usually affordable, traffic not a problem, and people are friendly. Problem is, are the jobs there? If can you can put it all together, then you have paradise!

Jobs are probably the area where Asheville suffers most. It's not that there's any sort of shortage, though. It's more that there are so many people clamoring to live here that if you won't work for low pay someone else will, which depresses wages overall. That, and tourism is one of the city's biggest industries, and tourism doesn't pay well at all.

Quote:

Originally Posted by helium

care to explain the Double decker Bus?

I really don't know the story of the bus. All I do know is that it's been there as long as I can remember and it's always been a coffee shop up until the owner, who ran the place more as a hobby than anything, got sick. Now it's closed and awaiting an enterprising new owner.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bond James Bond

Meow.

"Meow?" What is this "meow" of which you speak? We soda crackers know nothing of "meow."

cmoonflyer · June 14th, 2007, 10:22 AM

The city looks very nice !

Maxim Prokopenko · June 14th, 2007, 10:37 AM

Cats and Art Deco buildings are beautiful.

inside_us · June 14th, 2007, 10:52 AM

hahah very nice city

looks so green and fresh

pghpaints · June 14th, 2007, 07:34 PM

You're right, I didn't look

googleabcd · June 14th, 2007, 09:01 PM

Good.. Much better than the small Chinese cities in inland china, hope that our small cities can achieve such level one day.

hauntedheadnc · June 14th, 2007, 10:01 PM

Thanks for looking, everyone. I appreciate your feedback and comments.

ØlandDK · June 14th, 2007, 10:03 PM

I had a look to...not bad

!

Shukie · June 14th, 2007, 10:09 PM

Looks like a nice liveable little town.

June 13th, 2007, 11:39 PM	#1
hauntedheadnc ...wolf in cheap clothing Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 675 Likes (Received): 0	You won't look at this thread: A small American city you've never heard of Small cities in the US don't get a lot of play here, but I'm still proud of these pics I've taken over the past couple of months so I thought I'd give it a try and show them off. Here is Asheville, North Carolina. Hope you like! Like I mentioned, these were taken over the past two months, but if you put them together you can tell a little story, from morning to daytime, to lunch, to evening, to dusk. __________________ Bring me the head of Strawberry Shortcake!!

June 13th, 2007, 11:48 PM	#4
gladisimo If I could be anyone... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SF, FC, HK Posts: 2,571 Likes (Received): 0	Lol, the cat looks like it got run over Very nice city, albeit nothing unexpected. __________________ I left my <3 in HK RIP Dopey - 9/2005 - 20/2/2008

June 14th, 2007, 03:03 AM	#6
KevD Member since Sept. 2004 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 585 Likes (Received): 0	Well, i've been to the thread now. I'v enever heard of Ashville. But now I have. I'd love to see a bunch of downtown pics though... I find these shots a tad boring... but they're still nice. It looks like a nice, historic city. I'd love to see some downtown shots though really. Not that i'm expecting you to do that but yeah, that'd be cool to see some. __________________ http://www.fieldsofgreen.ca

June 14th, 2007, 03:07 AM	#7
hauntedheadnc ...wolf in cheap clothing Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 675 Likes (Received): 0	Most of these were taken downtown, actually, but I try to avoid taking pictures of people because when I do, they usually want to know why. That's why I focus on the details. That, and my camera is just your average cheapo Kodak Easyshare, so it can be pretty difficult to get a shot of something in motion or a good shot of an entire building. The few times I got pics of entire buildings on here, I really had to work at it. This included lying down on wet sidewalks for at least three of these pics -- people steer clear of strange people splayed out on wet sidewalks for some reason. __________________ Bring me the head of Strawberry Shortcake!!

June 14th, 2007, 05:46 AM	#8
dutchmaster world citizen Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Hemisphere Posts: 1,558 Likes (Received): 1	Good thread man, i like your city! A question, your city is how many hours from Charlotte? Last edited by dutchmaster; June 14th, 2007 at 05:53 AM.

June 13th, 2007, 11:44 PM	#2
pottebaum Minneapolis Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,084 Likes (Received): 0	I looked. And I liked. Nice pics!

June 13th, 2007, 11:46 PM	#3
maayan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 806 Likes (Received): 0	Nice city! and beautiful cat!!!

June 14th, 2007, 06:09 AM	#9
pwalker Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Native Seattleite Posts: 1,257 Likes (Received): 3	Smaller American cities are where it's at! The advantages are numerous... Less expensive, less traffic, friendlier people, shorter commutes. (unless you are living in a smaller city and commuting to a bigger one) The old disadvantages have mostly disappeared. Unless it is a REALLY small town, the gossip is not a problem. And most smaller metros now have the same chain stores/restaurants that most bigger cities have, again unless you go REALLY small. I have found that metro areas of 150-250K are indeed the best. Depending on the area, housing is usually affordable, traffic not a problem, and people are friendly. Problem is, are the jobs there? If can you can put it all together, then you have paradise!

June 14th, 2007, 06:25 AM	#10
Delirium Sexy Astronaut Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,934 Likes (Received): 97	looks architectually diverse and has an epidemic of cats care to explain the Double decker Bus?

June 14th, 2007, 07:55 AM	#11
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June 14th, 2007, 10:22 AM	#13
cmoonflyer Mainland Sea & Sky Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Changchun Posts: 6,254 Likes (Received): 8	The city looks very nice ! __________________ We looked at mountains until dawn, and then when dawn came, it was too pretty for me - there was pink and blue and gold, in the sky, and on icy places, brilliant pink and gold flashes, and the snow was colored too, and I said," Oh," and sighed; and each moment was more beautiful than the one before; and I said, " I love you, Momma." Then I fell asleep in her arms. That was happiness then. - Harold Brodkey

June 14th, 2007, 10:37 AM	#14
Maxim Prokopenko Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Moscow, Sevastopol Posts: 647 Likes (Received): 7	Cats and Art Deco buildings are beautiful.

June 14th, 2007, 10:52 AM	#15
inside_us BANNED Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Medan Posts: 684 Likes (Received): 1	hahah very nice city looks so green and fresh

June 14th, 2007, 07:34 PM	#16
pghpaints Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 20 Likes (Received): 0	You're right, I didn't look

June 14th, 2007, 09:01 PM	#17
googleabcd Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 782 Likes (Received): 0	Good.. Much better than the small Chinese cities in inland china, hope that our small cities can achieve such level one day.

June 14th, 2007, 10:01 PM	#18
hauntedheadnc ...wolf in cheap clothing Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 675 Likes (Received): 0	Thanks for looking, everyone. I appreciate your feedback and comments. __________________ Bring me the head of Strawberry Shortcake!!

June 14th, 2007, 10:03 PM	#19
ØlandDK Used User Join Date: May 2005 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 4,156 Likes (Received): 53	I had a look to...not bad! __________________ Rate Our Architecture my flickr

June 14th, 2007, 10:09 PM	#20
Shukie Anti-pipi Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 505 Likes (Received): 0	Looks like a nice liveable little town.

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