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- From: citrin@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Wayne Citrin)
- Subject: Re: Need info on Albuquerque
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.160025.18891@colorado.edu>
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- Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 16:00:25 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan25.195242.833@athena.mit.edu> rnewman@athena.mit.edu (Ron Newman) writes:
- >> My parents are considering a trip to Albuquerque in the next few weeks. They
- >> want to find out if that is a good place to retire too.
- >
- >I have to say that when I drove across the US eight years ago, I found
- >Albuquerque utterly lacking in charm or character. Most of it seemed
- >to be a sprawling mess of suburban trash, err, tract homes, fast food
- >joints, and highway clutter.
- >
- >I suggest skipping it entirely. Poke around nearby Santa Fe and Taos instead.
- >They still have a distinctive culture, and most of their historic character
- >intact.
- >
-
- I think that's a bit harsh. First of all, the original question was whether
- Albuquerque was a good place to retire to, not a good place to visit. Second,
- I've visited Albuquerque a couple of times, and my impression was that it was
- pretty livable. Around the university, there's an area with a decent collection
- of cafes, bookstores, and bars, and there's a decent selection of restaurants,
- particularly Mexican restaurants. I would guess that homes are pretty
- affordable. Sure there's urban sprawl, but the determined person can avoid it.
-
- Wayne
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- Wayne Citrin citrin@soglio.colorado.edu citrin@cs.colorado.edu
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