gerb131
Posts: 9,932
Feb 13, 2011 5:21pm
The_Crosby_Show;676820 wrote:I'll go to the Hilton on friday nights every now and then for their all you can eat Sushi.
I did not know that. Thanks
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Feb 13, 2011 5:30pm
I think some of the guys who were commenting saying that Easton is "Ghetto" understand what a ghetto is, seeing as how they live in the Hilltop.2kool4skool;676812 wrote: Probably because most people who regularly visit Easton have no concept of what a "ghetto" is.
It's honestly a nice mall dropped into a ghetto. Section 8 housing, crime, etc. Mifflin area has never been nice.Just to be clear, I by no means think you're racist. I just think you're off in thinking Easton is anywhere near "ghetto" status. I regularly walk back to my car from Easton at night, and have never felt the least bit in danger. Are there lower class people hanging around there? Sure. But that doesn't make it "a ghetto."
Like the Mifflin area? Exactly where Easton is...I suppose it's just semantics, but I'd reserve a term like "ghetto" for somewhere other than a nice shopping mall in Columbus, Ohio.
2kool4skool
Posts: 1,804
Feb 13, 2011 5:41pm
There's really no point in arguing about this. We clearly have different ideas about what a "ghetto" constitutes. I've been in areas where I was legitimately concerned for my safety being there, and an upscale shopping mall in Columbus doesn't quite fit that bill. There's a difference between some kids stealing the GPS from your car and "a ghetto."
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Feb 13, 2011 5:43pm
Cincinnati LOLs at Easton being a ghetto.
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gport_tennis
Posts: 1,796
Feb 13, 2011 5:52pm
2kool4skool;676911 wrote:There's really no point in arguing about this. We clearly have different ideas about what a "ghetto" constitutes. I've been in areas where I was legitimately concerned for my safety being there, and an upscale shopping mall in Columbus doesn't quite fit that bill. There's a difference between some kids stealing the GPS from your car and "a ghetto."
How bout regular arrests and people getting shot, little bit different than neighbourhood shenanigans. Easton during the day is very nice, it is not nearly as nice at night. There are some bad people that loiter around Easton area at night
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SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Feb 13, 2011 6:10pm
justincredible;676915 wrote:Cincinnati LOLs at Easton being a ghetto.
haha +1
2kool4skool
Posts: 1,804
Feb 13, 2011 6:15pm
Rule of thumb: If there's a Pottery Barn in sight, you aren't in the ghetto.gport_tennis;676927 wrote:How bout regular arrests and people getting shot, little bit different than neighbourhood shenanigans. Easton during the day is very nice, it is not nearly as nice at night. There are some bad people that loiter around Easton area at night
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Cat Food Flambe'
Posts: 1,230
Feb 13, 2011 6:33pm
I wouldn't call Easton itself "ghetto" any more than I would call Bexley "ghetto".
However, as LJ very accurately points out, the ghetto isn't very far away - and it's getting closer every year. As the area around downtown Columbus gentrifies, the lowest-income inhabitants in the area are being pushed north along SR 3 toward Westerville. As Easton is the only shopping center within easy reach of the area, the residents are naturally going to be drawn there.
If only for financial considerations, I would not buy (as a long-term residence) a house inside the area circled by I-71 on the west, I-270 on the north and east, and I-670 on the south.
However, as LJ very accurately points out, the ghetto isn't very far away - and it's getting closer every year. As the area around downtown Columbus gentrifies, the lowest-income inhabitants in the area are being pushed north along SR 3 toward Westerville. As Easton is the only shopping center within easy reach of the area, the residents are naturally going to be drawn there.
If only for financial considerations, I would not buy (as a long-term residence) a house inside the area circled by I-71 on the west, I-270 on the north and east, and I-670 on the south.
darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
Feb 13, 2011 6:47pm
there are bad areas all over Columbus. I don't think the area right around the mall is what you would consider "ghetto" but go a block to the north or south and itstarts to get a little sketchy
Murdski99
Posts: 399
Feb 13, 2011 6:47pm
I work there till late at night and trust me the place becomes a zoo after dark on the weekends. All the lil hoodlums from the surronding ghettos go there to loiter or "hang out". If I had teenage children it's definently not a place I would want them hanging around.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Feb 13, 2011 6:51pm
Cat Food Flambe';676973 wrote:I wouldn't call Easton itself "ghetto" any more than I would call Bexley "ghetto".
However, as LJ very accurately points out, the ghetto isn't very far away - and it's getting closer every year. As the area around downtown Columbus gentrifies, the lowest-income inhabitants in the area are being pushed north along SR 3 toward Westerville. As Easton is the only shopping center within easy reach of the area, the residents are naturally going to be drawn there.
If only for financial considerations, I would not buy (as a long-term residence) a house inside the area circled by I-71 on the west, I-270 on the north and east, and I-670 on the south.
That's probably the best way to put it. While the mall itself may not be ghetto all the time, the ghetto comes to the mall at night.
Ironman92
Posts: 49,363
Feb 13, 2011 7:11pm
Isn't every city in America more dangerous or more ghetto late at night?
As for the Columbus Malls seem to last about 20 years statement......good observation.....Easton has how many years left? It's still pretty popular.
As for the Columbus Malls seem to last about 20 years statement......good observation.....Easton has how many years left? It's still pretty popular.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Feb 13, 2011 7:16pm
Yes. But you don't expect 50 person brawls and such at 10pm at a place like EastonIronman92;677038 wrote:Isn't every city in America more dangerous or more ghetto late at night?
I think the recession slowed things down. The funny thing is in the late 80's the Northland Chamber of Commerce laughed at the thought of Northland mall EVER dying. Time changes everything, but we will need to see another economic boom before the malls move again.As for the Columbus Malls seem to last about 20 years statement......good observation.....Easton has how many years left? It's still pretty popular.
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Feb 13, 2011 7:21pm
Ironman92;677038 wrote:Isn't every city in America more dangerous or more ghetto late at night?
It seems more extreme up around Easton. Most places that are shitty at night aren't all too desirable in the day either, and Easton really doesn't fit that bill (yet).
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Feb 13, 2011 7:25pm
ts1227;677053 wrote:It seems more extreme up around Easton. Most places that are shitty at night aren't all too desirable in the day either, and Easton really doesn't fit that bill (yet).
Easton is actually really really nice during the day. A few of us went over to the Tinder Box and Chipotle one afternoon and the lot right there was full of BMW's, Mercedes, Lexuses, etc.
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Feb 13, 2011 7:28pm
Any time I came up from Athens it was always late afternoon/early evening. I didn't see any lots full of Beamers, and it wasn't shady by any means either. But it always seemed quite nice.
It's amazing what happens when the sun goes down.
It's amazing what happens when the sun goes down.
Cat Food Flambe'
Posts: 1,230
Feb 13, 2011 7:38pm
I'm not completely certain that the days of constant outward expansion are going to come back, at least in the midwest. We don't have a growing population that needs new land - and the hot real estate in Columbus and several other cites are the areas in and around the center city (the Grandview area, Vic Village/Harrison West, Old Town East, German Village, etc. These areas lend themselves to neighborhood strips vs versus huge malls. Gas going to $5.00 a gallon in another five years will only accelerate this trend.LJ;677044 wrote:Yes. But you don't expect 50 person brawls and such at 10pm at a place like Easton
I think the recession slowed things down. The funny thing is in the late 80's the Northland Chamber of Commerce laughed at the thought of Northland mall EVER dying. Time changes everything, but we will need to see another economic boom before the malls move again.
Then again, I can't see The Bottoms and Franklinton EVER becoming trendy..
power i
Posts: 1,296
Feb 14, 2011 10:53am
The problem with Easton is that Cota runs there. Go to Polaris where there's no buses running and you don't have those problems. I was shopping at Easton before Christmas and left the hubby at Adobe Gilas because if he sees the little bastards running around acting all tough like they do, he'd make some inappropriate smart ass comments to them and we'd probably get shanked on our way to the car.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Feb 14, 2011 10:58am
Cat Food Flambe';677068 wrote:
Then again, I can't see The Bottoms and Franklinton EVER becoming trendy..
I can see it now. Sullivant Towne Center
Tobias Fünke
Posts: 2,387
Feb 14, 2011 11:50am
Big_Mirg_ZHS;676384 wrote:Soon the new mall will be built in Sunbury or somewhere even further north. I believe me and LJ have already discussed this before
Dublin.
No the problem is that Easton, like all contemporary American shopping centers, is just a glorified strip mall. Easton is a destination, not a community and thus the decay happens 1000x as fast when the next thing pops up.power i;677850 wrote:The problem with Easton is that Cota runs there. Go to Polaris where there's no buses running and you don't have those problems. I was shopping at Easton before Christmas and left the hubby at Adobe Gilas because if he sees the little bastards running around acting all tough like they do, he'd make some inappropriate smart ass comments to them and we'd probably get shanked on our way to the car.
Dublin has unveiled a 50-year plan to create a mixed-use center where people can live too. I know Easton has its townhouses, but it's just like Levis Commons in Toledo and I'm sure elsewhere. It would succeed unless you get upper-middle class people to live in a walkable mixed-use community.
It would help to close the stores these ghetto thugnasties want to be at by like 6:00 if the problem is truly bad.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Feb 14, 2011 12:00pm
Tobias Fünke;677957 wrote:Dublin.
No the problem is that Easton, like all contemporary American shopping centers, is just a glorified strip mall. Easton is a destination, not a community and thus the decay happens 1000x as fast when the next thing pops up.
Dublin has unveiled a 50-year plan to create a mixed-use center where people can live too. I know Easton has its townhouses, but it's just like Levis Commons in Toledo and I'm sure elsewhere. It would succeed unless you get upper-middle class people to live in a walkable mixed-use community.
It would help to close the stores these ghetto thugnasties want to be at by like 6:00 if the problem is truly bad.
They hang around the movie theater, so that wouldn't really work. They don't go to the stores, they just come to "see a movie" and hang around the mall.
Tobias Fünke
Posts: 2,387
Feb 14, 2011 12:09pm
Well loitering is illegal. Fine their asses. Toledo has a similar problem with their Franklin Park.
It's private property, make some freakin' rules.
It's private property, make some freakin' rules.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Feb 14, 2011 12:10pm
Tobias Fünke;677981 wrote:Well loitering is illegal. Fine their asses. Toledo has a similar problem with their Franklin Park.
It's private property, make some freakin' rules.
they have rules. No unescorted teens after 8:30 PM, no groups over 4 and no loitering. Like I said though, they hire as many CPD as they possibly can and they cannot control the problems.
imex99
Posts: 4,927
Feb 14, 2011 12:43pm
nbc4i.com:
CPD charges Andrew Kelley, 16, with felonious assault in the shooting of his brother, Andrake Kelley at Easton Saturday night.
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CPD charges Andrew Kelley, 16, with felonious assault in the shooting of his brother, Andrake Kelley at Easton Saturday night.
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justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Feb 14, 2011 12:45pm
imex99;678036 wrote:nbc4i.com:
CPD charges Andrew Kelley, 16, with felonious assault in the shooting of his brother, Andrake Kelley at Easton Saturday night.
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Christ, his own brother shot him? And it's only felonious assault if you shoot someone in the head and they live?