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Message: [QUOTE="bigknight3, post: 2694020, member: 5837"] Been lurking for a bit haven't had a chance to respond. Who are the few brave souls your referring to? People are living Downtown. More people need to continue moving in. But that's affected by people retelling old inaccurate horror stories and continuing the "stigma". Like [USER=974]@Palatine[/USER] said. The stigma isn't from those who live and work downtown. I've worked in Hartford for the over the last 8 years. I moved here 5 years ago. And been out consistently in downtown ever since. I don't live downtown but I did purchase a 2 family house near the Southend/Trinity college area as opposed to paying the rents that downtown apartments go for. When I'm downtown, I park on the street regularly. I've walked from one corner of downtown over to the Front Street area with no issues. Granted, how comfortable you are and your familiarity with city living may affect your perspective. I grew up in Waterbury in one of the nicer sections but am accustom to traversing all of the various types of areas that come with city living. North end, South end, West end, downtown, Front street. These a reason to go to all of them. Hartford isn't a ghost town. As far as downtown, yes, maybe it slows down on a Sunday like someone mentioned or when there's snow and its. But aren't most of use home on those same occasions. If you find Hartford to slow at times you can easily get to WeHa, Glastonbury or Middletown if you want to change it up. But there are people out regularly. You've got Yard Goats, XL Center, Wadsworth, the Bushnell, Hartford Stage, TheaterWorks, Sea Tea Improve, Pratt street - has a PaintNite studio that just opened, cigar shop, juice bar, package store, Greek, Italian, Irish and Carribean restaurants all on the same street. City Steam Brewery (w/ 3 other breweries outside downtown (Hooker, Hanging Hills, and Hog River), the comedy club in the basement. Rocking horse/Russian Lady/Tavern tend to the younger crowd. And who knows what will become of the Allyn Street corridor that's currently in transition. Food trucks around Bushnell Park, summertime festivals including Jazz Fest. Small state greate beer fest on the Constitution Plaza (was significantly better in its 2nd year last summer). Front street - music venue, steak, movie theater, Bear's bbq. Arch street tavern - more live music, Boo-Yah free funk night on Wednesdays. Blind Pig. All of these locations are within walking distance of any downtown apartment. Yeah, there's no large grocery store to walk to but I've always driven to get my groceries and downtown is surrounded by options. People are regularly at Vaughn's, Trumbull Kitchen and Salute. Dish can get busy and has its regulars - just extended their happy hour until opening pitch of the Yard goats games - so 4-7 instead of 4-6 and they have a $7 burger menu starting at 7pm. We're never going to be Boston with 1000s of people roaming around but isn't all of CT like that that you have to seek out activities if you're looking to do something but there is always something going on somewhere. And as fair as WeHa versus Hartford. I prefer Hartford and I'll go into WeHa. Nightlife in the center just turns in to people milling about in over-cramped spaces, bumping into each other and fighting to get to the bartender to place an order. [/QUOTE]

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