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Vintage Town nominees

Steveb1

Familiar Face
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85
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Baltimore Area
Heh. I grew up in High Bridge. First 20 years of my life. Those Jersey small towns were great as a kid. Taxes are high now though.

I grew up in Somerset. Not exactly small town but as a kid I used to love to go to Bound Brook and Somerville which both had a small town atmosphere.
 

Mr Vim

One Too Many
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1,306
Location
Juneau, Alaska
Well, from what some folk are describing what a good vintage town needs, Juneau is a rather good vintage town. The architecture is very art deco (I'll post some photos when I get the chance), the weather is cool and welcomes dressing up without fear of sweating, we have a theater both movies and drama, we've got a great swing band called the Thunder Mountain Big Band, and there is a great art community. There are two real big drawbacks to Juneau, it rains... a lot, and in the summer the cruise ships bring the tourists all day every day... this gets on some people's nerves, but I do not mind.

As I said before, I will post some photos of the local architecture, I think some may be pleasantly surprised.
 

rue

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13,319
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California native living in Arizona.
Well, from what some folk are describing what a good vintage town needs, Juneau is a rather good vintage town. The architecture is very art deco (I'll post some photos when I get the chance), the weather is cool and welcomes dressing up without fear of sweating, we have a theater both movies and drama, we've got a great swing band called the Thunder Mountain Big Band, and there is a great art community. There are two real big drawbacks to Juneau, it rains... a lot, and in the summer the cruise ships bring the tourists all day every day... this gets on some people's nerves, but I do not mind.

As I said before, I will post some photos of the local architecture, I think some may be pleasantly surprised.

I for one would love to see it. The only image I have of Alaska is from the show Northern Exposure..... a lot of snow and quirkiness.
 

rue

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California native living in Arizona.
If anyone is interested, here are some photos of Christchurch which give an idea.

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Gorgeous town! If only I could get over my fear of flying, I'd visit in a heartbeat.
 

rue

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13,319
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California native living in Arizona.
You do realize that that show was actually filmed in a little town along Snoqualmie Pass, right? (Roslyn, WA--not far from the big outlet-mall at North Bend for those who can abide such things.)

No, I had no idea, but it doesn't surprise me. For example, Fantasy Island was filmed, where I grew up, in Arcadia, California at the local arboretum and not some exotic local. Irregardless, that's the only impression I have.
 

dragonaxe

One of the Regulars
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Location
Southern England
I'm surprised no-one's mentioned Lake Wobegon yet ;)

Mind you...Christchurch looks gorgeous!! but am I allowed to live on the warmer North Island and have a wooden lodge on the south? lol
 
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Smithy

I'll Lock Up
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5,139
Location
Norway
I'm surprised no-one's mentioned Lake Wobegon yet ;)

Mind you...Christchurch looks gorgeous!! but am I allowed to live on the warmer North Island and have a wooden lodge on the south? lol

I'd expect you wouldn't be the first of your countrymen to do that Dragonaxe!
 

lolly_loisides

One Too Many
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The Blue Mountains, Australia
Bunbury looks lovely Binkie, but my vote's for Katoomba, NSW Australia. It has lovely deco architecture & lots of natural beauty
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The three sisters are literally 5 minutes away from the main street of Katoomba.
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I love the town so much I am thinking about getting the cheque book out to buy this flat (I'll have to rip out the awful new kitchen & put it back to what it was though).
 

dhermann1

I'll Lock Up
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9,154
Location
Da Bronx, NY, USA
Lolly, I think he's implying that having a lighthouse makes a town inherently more vintage, and, if I'm reading between the lines correctly, inherently just cooler over all. I think you two should duke it out. ;)
 

lolly_loisides

One Too Many
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Location
The Blue Mountains, Australia
Lolly, I think he's implying that having a lighthouse makes a town inherently more vintage, and, if I'm reading between the lines correctly, inherently just cooler over all. I think you two should duke it out. ;)

When it comes to one upmanship, Binkie always wins. We are great chums though & I'm sure there's no need for us to come to fisticuffs. :D

Anyway how could Bunbury beat this
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or this
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