How many cities have you lived in?

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Originally Posted by elmwood

Grew up in the Kensington neighborhood (14215) in Buffalo proper, at the time a lower-middle to middle class neighborhood. A couple of years after I left Buffalo for my first "real world" job, the 'rents moved to 14221, when Kensington was experiencing rapid socioeconomic change. I returned to WNY for grad school, so I have a couple of years with a Williamsville address under my belt.

My first 9 years had a N Bflo address- near Tonawanda. In '76 we moved out to 14221, just before those prices went up and Buffalo totally crashed.

[elmwood]

Originally Posted by IvoryTowerDenizen

My first 9 years had a N Bflo address- near Tonawanda. In '76 we moved out to 14221, just before those prices went up and Buffalo totally crashed.

And now, it's the other way around. Real estate prices in the city are rising, while those in the 'burbs are flat.

Black Rock is now starting to experience an influx of hipsters. Black Rock. Who would have thought ...

[RTFirefly]

Depends on how you count. I've lived in DC and in three different DC suburbs; is that one city, or four?

11 or 14, depending.

[Atomic Mama]

I'll list them, then count up the total:
Chicago, IL (infant)
Clarendon Hills, IL (child/elementary school)
Hinsdale, IL ( Jr High & HS)
Beverly, MA (College)
Boston, MA (Summer between school)
Evanston, IL (University)
Chicago, IL (Married)
Oxford, MS (Married then Divorced)
Memphis, TN (Single)
Anchorage, AK (Single)
Palmer, AK (Single then Married)
Belfast, ME (Married)

That's 12 (counting Chicago twice). Feels like more, sometimes ... but then I've been fortunate to travel to many faraway places which had huge impact on my memory ...

[ASanders]

One, unless you count NYC boroughs as separate, and college as a "permanent" address. Under those rules, four. But I've moved something like 14 times until finally settling down in a small suburban town.

[kaylasdad99]

Sixteen. I'm not counting multiple addresses in the same city, but I am counting military training centers where I stayed for six months or more, and one six-month stint in a shipyard.

1. Garden Grove, CA
2. Santa Paula, CA
3. Camarillo, CA
4. Redondo Beach, CA
5. Torrance, CA
6. Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
7. San Diego, CA
8. Great Lakes, IL
9. Orlando, FL
10. Idaho Falls, ID
11. Pearl Harbor, HI
12. Aiea, HI
13. Bremerton/Bangor, WA
14. Westminster, CA
15. Costa Mesa, CA
16. Anaheim, CA

I'm not counting the two-to-six week training stints in Norman, OK, either.

[california jobcase]

I have had lived at addresses with five different cities or towns. Two residences weren't inside the city or town limits, however.

One thing I found odd when I moved to south Georgia was that people seemed to care what county they live in. If you ask someone where they live and they're from south Georgia, they're as likely to tell you the county name rather than the name of the city in their mailing address. People in central IN know which county they live in (maybe) but will tell you the city name if asked where they live.

[applebetty]

Bainbridge, Maryland
Portland, Maine
Strawberry Point, Iowa
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Anne Arbor, Michigan
Emporia, Kansas
El Paso, `Texas
Bamberg, Germany
Crailsheim, Germany
Ozark, Alabama
Hammond, Louisiana
Mount Hermon, Louisiana

And I bought a house and am done moving.

[TreacherousCretin]

Three.

San Diego 14 yrs
La Mesa (SD suburb) 6 yrs
San Diego again 35 yrs
Moscow, Idaho 7 yrs

[rowrrbazzle]

Chicago
San Mateo, CA
Mountain View, CA
San Bruno, CA

[Ephemera]

Cleveland, TN
Addison, AL
Lincoln, NE
Dallas, OR
Salem, OR
Tuscaloosa, AL

[CanvasShoes]

Anchorage, Alaska
*I'm not sure if the next two qualify as cities, but...*
Soldotna, Alaska (sympathy appreciated )
Nikiski, Alaska (sympathy GREATLY appreciated)
Palmer, Alaska (no, I don't know Sarah Palin).
Corsicana, Texas
Moore Park, California
Ventura, California
Maple Valley, WA
Seattle (including Renton), WA
Maple Valley, WA

[Boozahol Squid, P.I.]

Originally Posted by IvoryTowerDenizen

I spent way too much time in Bassett park, lived next to a variety of Sabres and bowled and played Space Invaders at Transit Lanes. Putt Putt? Swimming and ice skating at Clearfield? That was another big one. I went to Maple (East) and Casey Middle.

I have some friends who stayed in the area and are happy, but most left after college.

Hell's bells. I, too, went to Maple East and Casey, and hit all those high points. Depending on how old you are, we probably know some of the same people. Ah, childhood, when loads of snow meant building forts and throwing snowballs, and not backbreaking labor.

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Originally Posted by Boozahol Squid, P.I.

Hell's bells. I, too, went to Maple East and Casey, and hit all those high points. Depending on how old you are, we probably know some of the same people. Ah, childhood, when loads of snow meant building forts and throwing snowballs, and not backbreaking labor.

Shamelessly snooping in your profile... I graduated WEHS in 1985, so not quite same age! Actually, it was so long ago that when I went to Maple East it was just Maple Elementary, since Maple West had just been built. I used to walk to Maple East and Clearfield we lived so close.

[ThisSpaceForRent]

Bourne MA
Panama city FL
Petersburg VA
Staunton VA
Wellsburg WV
Springfield IL
Decatur IL
San Diego CA
Great Lakes IL
Norfolk VA
2 yrs NO CITY, CGN 38 underway
Lake of the Ozarks MO
Manchester MO
Tusla OK
Fairmont City IL
St Louis MO
Carbondale IL
Makanda IL
Collinsville IL
University City MO

[DeepLiquid]

Originally Posted by ThisSpaceForRent

Bourne MA...

Born at Otis AFB??

[ThisSpaceForRent]

Originally Posted by DeepLiquid

Born at Otis AFB??

You Know it...1960

[DeepLiquid]

Originally Posted by ThisSpaceForRent

You Know it...1960

Same here, 1960.

Funny note, my brother was born one year earlier in the exact same room... and his place of birth in Sandwich. Guess the base divvied up the births to nearby towns for census purposes.

[Chefguy]

Originally Posted by IvoryTowerDenizen

My first 9 years had a N Bflo address- near Tonawanda. In '76 we moved out to 14221, just before those prices went up and Buffalo totally crashed.

Hey, my wife's family lived in Tonawanda for many years, from probably the 50s onward.

[Chefguy]

Originally Posted by CanvasShoes

Anchorage, Alaska
*I'm not sure if the next two qualify as cities, but...*
Soldotna, Alaska (sympathy appreciated )
Nikiski, Alaska (sympathy GREATLY appreciated)
Palmer, Alaska (no, I don't know Sarah Palin).
Corsicana, Texas
Moore Park, California
Ventura, California
Maple Valley, WA
Seattle (including Renton), WA
Maple Valley, WA

I'm sure Palmer disassociates itself from Wasilla, so you're safe there. Jebus: Nikiski AND Soldotna? Could have been worse, though; you could have been in Bethel.

[NDP]

1. Spokane Valley, WA (unincorporated and later incorporated suburb of Spokane) (3 times)
2. Whittier, CA (LA suburb)
3. Citrus Heights, CA (Sacramento suburb)
4. Cupertino, CA (San Jose suburb)
5. Carmichael, CA (Sacramento suburb)
6. Fair Oaks, CA (Sacramento suburb)
7. Seattle, WA
8. Washington, D.C.
9. Walla Walla, WA *

* Sort of. For 3 years in the 90s I lived there part of the week and the rest in Spokane Valley.

[kmshrader]

1. Lake Elmore, VT
2. ???, LA (I was a baby at the time.)
3. Austin, TX
4. Nirada, MT
5. Jenks, OK
6. Tulsa, OK
7. Stillwater, OK
8. Bamberg, Bayern, DE

[IvoryTowerDenizen]

Originally Posted by Chefguy

Hey, my wife's family lived in Tonawanda for many years, from probably the 50s onward.

We lived near Colvin blvd. my parents had a hair salon in Tonawanda.

[Spectre of Pithecanthropus]

Just three.

In addition to L.A. where I was born and raised, and where I live now, I lived for three years where my undergrad university is located, and in addition spent one year overseas in my school's EAP.

[ekedolphin]

I don't actually know the answer to this question (the number, I mean) off the top of my head, so this will be a learning experience.

Macomb, IL
Bloomington, IN
Indianapolis, IN
Virginia Beach, VA
Norfolk, VA
Chesapeake, VA
Suffolk, VA

7.

[El_Kabong]

Johnstown, PA
Houston, TX
Denver, CO
Oxnard, CA
Houston, TX again
Denver, CO again
Johnstown, PA again
Paris, France
Pottstown, PA
Woodlands, TX

So, just seven, not counting repeats.

[Raguleader]

Not counting repeats (moved back and forth between a few places over the years), and in no particular order:

El Paso, TX
Copperas Cove, TX
Cedar Hill, TX
College Station, TX
San Antonio, TX
Wichita Falls, TX (not proud of that, but there it was)
Monterey, CA
Cache, OK
Wichita, KS
Fussa, Japan
Misawa, Japan
Gunsan, Republic of Korea
Lakewood, WA
Sierra Vista, AZ

[Silophant]

St. Clair, MN
Minneapolis, MN

Lived in several different places in Minneapolis, though.

[matt_mcl]

Three cities and one rural area.

[Jaledin]

Eight I guess -- going by the permanent resident criterion.

NYC
Buffalo
Paris, FR
Missoula
Portland, OR
Seattle, WA
Eugene, OR
Oregon City, OR

Some of you guys have really gotten around. I guess, er, good for you!

[Chefguy]

Originally Posted by Chefguy

In order:

Juneau, AK
Anchorage, AK
Fairbanks, AK
San Diego
Port Hueneme, CA (more than once)
Da Nang, Vietnam
Adak, AK
Lemoore, CA
Moscow, ID
Camarillo, CA
Misawa, Japan
St. Thomas, USVI
Guatemala City
Agana, Guam
Oak Harbor, WA
Rota, Spain
Yokosuka, Japan
South Weymouth, MA
Washington, DC (more than once)
Frankfurt, Germany
Brussels, Belgium
Lisbon, Portugal
Bamako, Mali
Kampala, Uganda
Portland, OR

So: 25, I guess.

Left out:
Cairo, Egypt

If you count a month or so as "living", then I'd add Paris, France; Moscow, USSR; Sofia, Bulgaria; Budapest, Hungary; Prague, CZ; Vienna, Austria; and London.