Tell us about your hometown

[PureX]

I grew up in Erie Pennsylvania. I lived in Chicago for many years, but have recently moved back to Erie, to be around my family.

Erie is a harbor town on Lake Erie, with a large natural peninsula that forms a bay. The peninsula is a state park, called Presque Isle State Park. And it's a spectacular park. It has miles of beaches, lagoons, bays and inlets for boating and fishing, it has world class biking and walking trails, picnic areas, and so far has not been ruined by commercialism.

That's the city of Erie on the left shore, and the peninsula (park) to the right. It's a spectacular natural harbor.

From another angle ...

 

[Lindsey-Loo]

Raleigh, NC is a nice city. not to far from the beach, not too far from the mountains.

Ohhhhhh, the mountains. I would give nearly anything to go back to them. The Smokies are probly the most beautiful mountains in the world. I've heard about some pretty awesome sites, but I don't think any of them could beat my mountains.
Well, here's some Franklin pics for ya.

The old courthouse, built in 1858.

The historic Carter House.

Main Street

 

[Lindsey-Loo]

More pics!

The Factory at Franklin is an old mattress factory that my Grandpa used to work in. Now, it is full of cute little consignment shops, and wonerful places to eat.

Franklin is also home to the book, Widow of the South by Robert Hicks. It is a really great book, and gave me a whole new perspective of my hometown. I recommend it!

 

[Random]

What do you love about your town?

Greystones, County Wicklow Ireland, was orignally a small township built under the auspices of the local British landlord, Lord Meath being his name and title, and in the 1800's most who lived there were under his employ. Hey Presto! It has changed into an ultra-modern mini-city in the Republic in a few hundred years.

I love the two beaches by the Irish Sea, one with a riptide where you can't swim but can take refreshing walks by the cliff, another with golden sands and a cool alcove where you can swim and skinny dip! The pubs are quiet and friendly, posessed of a cultured ambiance. Not much nightlife in our town but "knacker drinking", which is consuming alchohol in public, is practiced for fun and action by many, especially the Kids! We also have our own Festival every August to celebrate the shared commuity.

What's special and unique about it?

Actually many mundane things such as the mountain views, the still-standing Victorian houses and hotel, but more than that Greystones has resident some of Irelands wealthiest people, some good and some bad. Good being the entrepreneurs, businessmen and politicians who live here, Bad being the IRA and Sinn Fein "terrorist" chiefs who also have houses here. In between I guess would be the many celebrities from abroad who have holiday homes in the town.

Well, broadly speaking, that's Greystones for ya! Come visit when in Ireland.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

My town just went smoke free.

 

[Inky]

My hometown is DeLand, Florida, a little place about forty-five minutes south of Orlando. I used to swim all the time in a spring called Ponce DeLeon Springs; there was a plaque that said it was the famous spring discovered by DeLeon and thought to be the Fountain of Youth. Since no other historical record I've found has mentioned that location, I think the town just made it up for grins. It's a great spring, though. There's the concrete-walled swimming section with the water source, which still has the natural ground and some nice fishes and seaweed, and on the other side of a big metal grate is the marsh where the alligators live. Thank goodness for that grate. There was also a very nice wildlife refuge which was a marsh with raised dirt trails snaking through it. Sometimes an alligator would be taking a nap across the path and you'd be blocked in that direction. One time I was walking there with my family and we ended up stuck with alligators on both sides, and just had to sit and wait for one to get up. I still love gators; they're really fascinating animals.

 

[dawny0826]

I've lived here in Hampton Roads, my entire life. I grew up in Newport News/Hampton.

I love Virginia. It's my home state. I couldn't imagine raising my kids anywhere else. I love that I'm about half an hour from the ocean...

I live on a Peninsula...there's water everywhere...I love Williamsburg...I love Virginia Beach...I love Staunton...I just love Virginia.

This is my neighborhood, pretty much. I live in Oyster Point. This is our city center.

http://www.citycenteratoysterpoint.com/

This is Port Warwick...BEAUTIFUL...right across the street...I certainly can't afford it but it's such a beautiful place.

http://www.portwarwick.com/overview.html

Here's an overview of Hampton Roads.

http://www.visithamptonroads.com/

And here's...Newport News and Hampton...

http://www2.ci.newport-news.va.us/newport-news/

Downtown Hampton is far prettier than downtown Newport News...

http://www.hampton.gov/

 

[GoldenDragon]

Well I was born,grew up and still am in my hometown Easton,Pennsylvania(20 years now). It's a small city ,more of a small town feel but that's what I find great about it. Though there's not much entertainment in these parts though there could be if its govenor would just put more effort in to it goverment peh. But we have churchs one for every faith almost all in walking distances ,the Lehigh and Deleware rivers meet here and can be beautiful except when the flood then they become tourists attractions(that's how bored we are) Then there's the Crayola Factory it gets lots and lots of tourists in the summer mostly parents and their kids. In fact that's the only reason anyone should enter the Crayola Factory. Attracts alot of people though from all over New York,New Jersey,some from the south the west even Canada. That's the part I like about the Crayola factory attracts all walks of life.They used to have horse and carriages in the summer near Crayola too but they didn't come back last year.

Here's more info on Easton : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easton%2C_PA
And some photos : http://www.city-data.com/city/Easton-Pennsylvania.html
I sent in some of those pics the last 3 pics in the 2nd row, the last 3 in the 4th row and the 1 pic in the last row are the ones I took.

 

[Katzpur]

My hometown is just too beautiful for words:

 

[Hacker]

Well, Pittsburgh has pretty low crime rates, is very economical, and I think it's a nice city to live in. I love our 3 rivers, how it connects, and the convenience of everything being close in distance like stores, malls, resturants, museums, festivals, amusment parks, swimming pools, etc.

And I LOVE the Steelers!

 

[GoldenDragon]

Ithink I want to visit Salt Lake City now. It looks beautiful and peaceful.Kind of puts my town to shame lol.Actually some of the other towns look beautiful too. I always heard about Erie but never got a look at it that's some view.

 

[Lindsey-Loo]

Sometimes an alligator would be taking a nap across the path and you'd be blocked in that direction. One time I was walking there with my family and we ended up stuck with alligators on both sides, and just had to sit and wait for one to get up. I still love gators; they're really fascinating animals.

It's funny how that works, living in differant places. You see, if I saw an alligator, I would be scared to death and start freaking out. But some people who move to Tennessee will get scared of rattlesnakes and coyotes, but I would know how to handle those. I'd probably freak if I saw a bear though....there aren't any left around where I live, and the coyotes are moving on, too. Too much building and development, it's really sad to see all of the native wildlife trickling away. But there haven't been bears in Middle Tennessee in years and years and years.

My hometown is just too beautiful for words:

It is certainly gorgeous, but I can't imagine living anywhere other than Franklin, or closeby. The only place I would ever consider moving to is somewhere over in East Tennessee, near my mountains. I plan on attending college near there, and maybe it will be permanent, I don't know. But I long to visit Salt Lake City.

 

[FatMan]

I know a lot of people from there due to their former employment with Delta/Porter Cable. All good folks.

I'm from elmira, NY. A great place to raise a family, but a terrible place to live economically

 

[dbakerman76]

I live in Port Jervis, NY. A great little town with nothing to do and nowhere to work. However, there is a commuter train to NYC. It borders two states (NJ and PA). Its nestled between the Catskills and the Poconos. And during the summer months you can canoe or raft down the Deleware. I make fun of the town all the time but I wouldn't want to live anywhere else (other than perhaps Carbondale, PA where my family is from originally).