Campustown Redevelopment
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Oddly enough, thats what I liked about it. I cant vouch for it now, but in the late 90s early 00's, I loved it. Its probably more my introverted sensibilities, but I liked it a lot more than Iowa City. Just too many and too crowded...that and the douches. I get why others take issue with the campus scene though.
Population may have a lot to do with this
Tippecanoe, Indiana: 188,717
Champaign, Illinois: 206,542
Dane, Wisconsin: 568,203
Story, Iowa; 99,673
The separation is a big part of it.
Stillwater has the exact same set up and I didn’t think their Campustown was any better than ours. I had a blast there, too.
That was about my era as well. Neat places like Lovish, Bali Satay House, etc that just haven't been "replaced." Pre renovation Cys Roost had a lot of character.
Manhattan kind of has separate areas as well and kind of similar vibes to Ames but I don't get quite the run down feel in their campustown.
Stillwater allowed smoking. I couldn't get over that.
I did like that there was more outdoor area there bar wise but I know their climate probably helps with that.
Is there a trademark on the People's name? I'm surprised someone hasn't called a place that just for the free nostaligia marketing. I've heard it joked about as the name for the Cy Town establishment but that seems like a solid choice since the nostaligia will resonate more for people in the tailgate lots that 19 and 20 year olds with fake IDs.
Then we can all complain on the forums that new People's doesn't live up to the old People's legacy.
Manhattan's campustown is definitely cleaner and more alumni friendly than Ames. I think downtown Ames has more going on than downtown Manhattan. Their downtown was like only 2 blocks I think. Nice and clean, but small.
Ames' climate affords outdoor areas (plenty of them in Des Moines), I think it's more of a building construction issue. Stillwater's buildings weren't quite as old and packed together. More buildings had space to put a patio on.
Hotel would be nice. a Restaurant with rolled silverware
everything in campustown is fast food or bar food
Bars and restaurants that appeal to people over the age of say 25.
Campustown absolutely satisfied my entertainment needs at 21. There aren't many places I would take my kid out to supper there, or just not feel like a super old creep. Manhattan had at least 2-3 sports bars in their campus district (Aggieville) that I would take my kid for supper and wouldn't feel weird having beers there the night before a game.
UNI has to battle the Hill vs Downtown thing, too....
The Hill has a few nice places to hang, but the downtown has really morphed into a bar/entertainment district. The old downtown CF used to have nice small shops and businesses with a few bars sprinkled in... now it's mostly bars and restaurants. My fave is the Blue room with the old Orange Crush sign out front. God Bless the dives!
The Hill has a few nice places to hang, but the downtown has really morphed into a bar/entertainment district. The old downtown CF used to have nice small shops and businesses with a few bars sprinkled in... now it's mostly bars and restaurants. My fave is the Blue room with the old Orange Crush sign out front. God Bless the dives!
Mizzou has nothing in Columbia. Everything there is downtown. I kinda liked Norman though. And Lincoln was just, weird. I'd view us as middle of the pack wrt the old Big 8 schools.
The Hill is a mostly a **** hole these days. Definitely behind Campustown.
Downtown Cedar Falls is fantastic. One of the best downtowns for a town it's size maybe anywhere. Most of the places don't feel overly collegiate and more aimed at professionals with a little money.
Agree. I still like the downtown dives the best... Berks, Blue Room, Toads.. Still love Sub City on the hill.
The Hill is dead. Two okay bars (The Octopus and Cooper's), two college bars (Social House and Sharky's) and then a bunch of tattoo shops, tobacco shops and Sub City. I don't even know if it's savable anymore.
Main is much better. Shout out Cypress Lounge and The Landmark in that dive bar vein!
Pedestrian safety was the reason given. IMO that stretch of Lincoln Way is already bad enough, and adding cars turning in and out (and the lane switching to avoid this) would add even more problems. Aesthetically, adding a driveway would be really inconsistent, too.
Randall knew this going in and thought they could win the game of chicken with the city.
I guess I don't see why that is a thing people want, to show the kids where you hung out during college? Or do you mean to go there on game nights and then walk to the game? Or I guess maybe because it's harder for places to survive only being used by college kids?
I kind of don't mind having Campustown be for college kids mostly, although Macubana ******* owns, and then the rest of the city is basically for everyone. I pretty much avoid Campustown from September until May for the most part.
