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I live in Indy, and I agree with this guy. My feelings are not as harsh as his, but there really is nothing here. There's no cultural centers, every place downtown is closed early, it's a ghost town after 9 pm. There is no feeling of "life" and energy!

People are different all over, and I intend to leave as soon as I can. Not with feelings of animus toward Indy, but mostly confusion as to why it is the way it is.

The sad part is, as "we" are building our new stadium (with some tax money) trying to change that image, it will not help. People aren't going to want the SuperBowl here no matter what. Our image is of corn and tractors, and now we can throw in a "Lucas Oil" (lovely name) stadium to boot!

I've lived in other cities where the 'stadium' bru-ha-ha goes on. Its all the same. And it does suck for the little guy in many ways...however..having a great team and keeping a great team seems to require this nowadays. So be it.

Personally, I love the City of Indianapolis.

Compared to Dayton, Ohio or even Columbus, Ohio-downtown Indy is fantastic. From the marvelous restaurants and train station, to the Circle with its immense and beautiful fountains and statuary, brick roadways and horse drawn carriages to the gorgeous drive up Meridian (going north)-the Children's Museum, the wondrous zoo, etc., etc. I just love it.

And dead at night?

You have to be kidding!

Because of the concerted effort to revitalize the downtown by bringing people there to actually LIVE, people who CARE about their homes...I just cannot fathom why you think it is dead in the evening.

I have never been downtown at night when there aren't folks on the street. Ever.

And the War Memorials knock me out!

Whatever.

I have lived in Denver for ten years, Baltimore/ DC area area (Severna Park)for four years, grew up in Xenia, Ohio(just outside Dayton) and Stuttgart, GE for seven, and a small town outside Indianapolis for the last eight.

As far as this girl goes...Indianapolis offers all of the cultural aspects one could hope for (from the symphony, to the theatre to the Verizon Ctr that sponsors the huge crowd draws, ie rock stars, etc.) and is beautiful, architecturally, to boot.

I think Indianapolis is a gem.

And I think the mayor-stinks! LOL And whats her name...that black congresswoman who scares the life out of ya, does to.

And I can't stand Lugar anymore, Burton is my congress critter and I am ok with him, however.

Ah well....just needed to respond to your summation of my city with another viewpoint. :^)

25-30 years ago I would have agreed with you. They used to roll up the streets and 6 when the office closed and the people went home the suburbs, but that has changed. With CC Mall, The Symphony, new restaurants ect. there is almost always something going on downtown. Add in Broad Ripple and the Keystone at the Crossing area and there is a lot happening in Indy these days. You have major sports, Concerts, museums, theater and you can actually get to them. I have spent time in Chicago over the years and like most large cities getting anywhere is hell. That is one of the reason we got the Big Ten Tourney. because the hotels, restaurants and Stadium are all close together and easy to get to.

[I live in Indy, and I agree with this guy. My feelings are not as harsh as his, but there really is nothing here. There's no cultural centers, every place downtown is closed early, it's a ghost town after 9 pm. There is no feeling of "life" and energy!

People are different all over, and I intend to leave as soon as I can. Not with feelings of animus toward Indy, but mostly confusion as to why it is the way it is.

The sad part is, as "we" are building our new stadium (with some tax money) trying to change that image, it will not help. People aren't going to want the SuperBowl here no matter what. Our image is of corn and tractors, and now we can throw in a "Lucas Oil" (lovely name) stadium to boot!]

While I find the bantering fun, I must comment on your infantile assessment (Since you are from Indiana). I suspect you are a younger Hoosier. And I suspect that you are not from the Indianapolis area. I could be wrong.

I was born and raised in Indy. I spent 10 years living all over the country. I have lived in; San Francisco, Austin, Baltimore and Falls Church, VA. I can honestly say, I didn't realize what a great city and state this was until I spent time away from it. We moved back here about two years ago. Indianapolis is the best kept secret in the nation, as far as I am concerned. It has all the big city amenities with a small town feel. It is the 12 largest city in the nation (depending on how they measure). Traffic? Only lifetime locals complain about rush hour traffic as they don't know any better.

I encourage you to go out and live in other parts of the country. After you have been around a bit, I would like to hear back from you. We moved back here to raise our kids.

My wife grew up just outside of Chicago. She loves Indy. She admits Chicago is a "fun" city, but would never live there.