Why is it that the “east side” of a city seems to be the yucky part?

[Lady Pi Phi]

Originally posted by Taualumna
But lots of artsy-fartsy types like run-down.

LOL, so true...but do they like the hookers and the crack addicts?

[AKA_Monet]

Originally posted by CutiePie2000
I think in Seattle, as you head in an easterly direction, there is a yucky pocket called "Factoria". But there is also Bellevue which is chi-chi and very nice. I don't know Seattle like a local though.

Most of the Eastside in King County where Seattle is located is fairly decent until you get into the remote areas were there are very few paved roads--think past Washington's highway 202 on the backside of Bothell-Woodinville-Redmond area.

Once you are in Redmond, you are at Microsoft which naturally upgrades the area.

And the whole Lake Sammamish plateau along with Issaquah is getting really ritzy. Folks who want a house with land and new construction have to move to these areas... And Kirkland that is east of Lake Washington has always been rather pricey--Yarrow Point...

Now in San Diego, and Imperial County there is this area called the Sweetwater District that hold Bonita. That is east of Imperial Beach. Since Imperial Beach use to have water quality problems with bacterial counts being high, most folks moved way out in Bonita in the hills... But once you go north on the Silver Strand close to Coronado, you get back to the ritzy areas again... However, anywhere in SoCal by the beach is gonna be costly... Maybe the cheapest place to live in SoCal is Yuma, Arizona or Boulevard, California... You could get to Casa Del Zorro, but even then you are paying out the butt...

Now in Dallas, Texas... Since I couldn't place my locations very well, it sounded like the Bubble area was "north east ish"... It was call "Park Cities" area. Highland Park, University Park, etc. Very large--TEXAS sized houses... Extremely immaculate off the 75 freeway (N Central Expressway). South Dallas was always put down--unless you went to I think, "Greenwood", which was rather artsy... But I hardly ever hung out in that area...

Don't know much about Fort Worth area.

[tinydancer]

I live on the East side of Fort Worth and the part where I live is nice. My neighborhood is mostly homes built in the 1950s and many have been updated. Go to the southeast side and it gets bad. The near south side, or the hospital district, is pretty rough, as are parts of the north side. I like the East side - it's convenient to major freeways (30 min. to Dallas), easy drive to downtown.

[cashmoney]

Originally posted by ZTAngel
In South Florida, the East and South side of the city tend to be nicer. In Ft. Lauderdale for instance, the East side has all the nice homes and condominiums on Las Olas which is a really ritzy street in the downtown area.

In Orlando, there wasn't a "side" that was bad. There were just certain areas scattered around downtown (mainly in the southwest part of the city) that you don't go to at night! The East part of downtown is Thornton Park which is a really nice area with expensive homes. The eastern edge of Orlando has more of a suburban feel to it. UCF located there and an area called Waterford Lakes that has many upper-middle class families.

As for Atlanta, the eastern part is nice here with Buckhead being Northeast of the city. There are a lot of nice homes in Buckhead, especially along a street called West Paces Ferry where a bunch of HUGE mansions are located. The governor's mansion is along this road. The not-so-great part of Atlanta is located South of the city.

Its good to know that if anyone ever needs information about Florida they can always come to ZTAngel.

[AlphaSigOU]

In Dallas, much of the areas south of the Trinity River are the bad parts of town, though there are pockets of gentrification in the area.

Northwest Highway near Bachman Lake ain't the greatest either, though the city has taken steps to rid themselves of many strip joints.

[AlphaSigOU]

Originally posted by AKA_Monet
Now in Dallas, Texas... Since I couldn't place my locations very well, it sounded like the Bubble area was "north east ish"... It was call "Park Cities" area. Highland Park, University Park, etc. Very large--TEXAS sized houses... Extremely immaculate off the 75 freeway (N Central Expressway). South Dallas was always put down--unless you went to I think, "Greenwood", which was rather artsy... But I hardly ever hung out in that area...

Yep... the 'Park Cities' (Highland Park and University Park) is the 'bubble' of Dallas. Deep Ellum (Elm Street east of downtown) is artsy.

West Plano and parts of Frisco and McKinney are turning into 'bubble' communities as well.

[AKA_Monet]

Originally posted by DeltaSigStan
East County San Diego is known as the redneck part of SD

Santee (Klantee), El Cajon, Lakeside, Mountain Empire, etc...

Has Santee gotten that bad since the brush fires of 2003? That's too bad 'cuz they were the first to have the gas station at the Costco...

But I can see why El Cajon has gone to the toilet, they had a change in their governmental structure roughly about 10 years ago alienating them from La Mesa, Helix and off the Fuerte Ave.

But who lives in Lakeside, really--that doesn't own a horse and a wannabe Texas sized pickup truck? Wannabe TEXAS sized because they just don't sell the REAL TEXAS sized GMC, CHEVY, RAMS with HEMIs and HUMMERS with 4 door dualies and dual loudners and roof lights jacked up in Cali... Just don't sell them like that out there... Folks will slash tires for the principle of it... Or isht gets stolen...

[honeychile]

In NYC, the Upper East Side is the Old Money area - where most of the celebrities live.

[RACooper]

Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
I was discussing this with my dad a few weeks ago and he said that it was because the east side of the city was generally the side of the city that was designated for industrial purposes. The east side had all the factories and such. In turn, that made the quality of the air very bad and thus reduced property values. Therefore you would/still will find the lower socio-economic classes residing in those neighbourhoods because that is what they could afford.

Sorta true - not always the east end but usually... why you ask? Well it does have to do with air quality - but in case of point the "bad side" woul normally be the side down wind (very apparent in older cities)... and wind predominately travels west to east in the northern hemisphere. As for why they remain the "bad side" even after the removal of the industrial nature - social stigma and tradition I guess.

[honeychile]

Originally posted by RACooper
Sorta true - not always the east end but usually... why you ask? Well it does have to do with air quality - but in case of point the "bad side" woul normally be the side down wind (very apparent in older cities)... and wind predominately travels west to east in the northern hemisphere. As for why they remain the "bad side" even after the removal of the industrial nature - social stigma and tradition I guess.

I heard that it has to do with the sun not being in your eyes during a commute, too.

BTW, Gary really DOES stink!!

[Peaches-n-Cream]

The Upper East Side of Manhattan is nice. I like living here.

[AGDee]

In Detroit, the east side is ok, it's Southwest Detroit that you avoid.

[lifesaver]

Originally posted by AKA_Monet
Once you are in Redmond, you are at Microsoft which naturally upgrades the area.

hahaha. She said microsoft and upgrade in the same sentence and she wasnt talking about software. I find this funny.

[kddani]

33girl lives in the "East Side" of Pittsburgh... I think

[KSigkid]

Logan Airport is in East Boston; there have been more people moving out that way lately, and it's mentioned as an "up-and-coming" area of Boston. It's not the worst area, but there are still other places I'd rather live in or around the city.