Houston, Texas. That has got to be the most unpleasant major
metropolitan area in the whole USA. I will personally kiss the ass of
anyone who can say one positive thing about Houston without my
successful contradiction.
Being from Houston, I would disagree. Unlike Pensacola, Fla. It is a thriving city with a revitalized downtown area with lots of stuff to do. But I respect your opinion, unless you are from Dallas. If so you are just getting caught up in the “which city is better” argument. They both are more like each other than not. THe best thing about Houston is the people. Easygoing, friendly, fun, and not as caught up in the social status game as most other big cities. Its cheaper to live there than Los Angeles, NYC, or Atlanta. The nightlife is good, and there are lots of skaters who like to skate to numerous bars and icehouses. Also, when you are in tall buildings, you see mostly trees. Never mind that they are probably not native to the region.
MY CHOICE FOR WORST CITY:
And maybe this is what you really saw-PASADENA, TX. (a suburb SE of Houston) All of you will love driving down 225 and seeing all the oil refineries and storage wells for miles and miles, and oh that fragrant smell. My dad worked at the Shell plant (okay that’s Deer Park, another smelly Houston suburb). Remember Urban Cowbow? Think Pasadena, this is not Houston. I believe the air has a corrosive efect on everything because the houses, although quaint, seem to have chipped and faded paint on them. Same with the cars plus rust.
Me, I live in Southwest Houston, which is prettier and has cooler nightlife (my opinion)
I lived in Rockford Illinois, and agree that the city does not have much to offer. I have asked many people who live there for their opinion of the city. The fact that the answer was nearly the same verbatim was eerie: “It’s a great place to raise kids”. Hmmmm.
my vote goes to Scenic, SD. It is in the Badlands (hence, the name…the badlands are absolutely gorgeous) but it is truly ugly. Ramshackle trailers covered in plywood patches and fleabit hides from who knows what animal. The one business there is a bar that actually has the sign “no indians or dogs allowed” over the door and the place looks so dirty from the outside one wonders why a native American would even be in the vicinity. The smell is even ugly, if the sight and the vibes weren’t enough.
ps…I just moved to the Houston area. The only ugly thing i have seen thus far is the VA building. It is foreboding. Of, course I live far enough away that I don’t have to look at that city every day. It sure is big, though!
Dude, I actually did live in Dallas for a couple of years when I was a kid in junior high…didn’t like it then, don’t like it now. However, it’s not a complete and total shithole like Houston is. My grandmother lived near the corner of Hardy and Crosstimbers, if that helps to situate you for my Houston experience. It’s a dump. Sorry.
Sorry guys, but Houston is a bloated suburb. Doesn’t belong on a list of uglyist city, but its a pity that its such a lagre urban area with no character.
Ugliest cities.
Brownsville TX. The entire coastline is one rusted out ship yard. It as close to a mexican slum as you can get without having Montezumas revenge. Flat as a concrete driveway, and not a plant for miles.
Danville IL./Gary IN can’t really tell 'em apart. Both are beat up nasty garbage dumps. A prison would be an improvenment and would likely have people committing crimes just to live in the nicest part of town.
East St. Louis IL. Nuff said.
Fargo ND. Tundra. Its nice when it buried in snow. Covers the nasty parts.
The facts expressed here belong to everybody, the opinions to me. The distinction is
yours to draw…
New Delhi, India. Yikes! Dirty, dangerous, and not even a hint of thoughtful city planning. Did I mention dirty? I’m told Calcutta is even worse, but I haven’t been there.
“I think it would be a great idea” Mohandas Ghandi’s answer when asked what he thought of Western civilization
Houston, Texas. That has got to be the most unpleasant major metropolitan area in the whole USA. I will personally kiss the ass of anyone who can say one positive thing about Houston without my successful contradiction.
Although they’ve been mentioned before, I nominate Camden NJ and Gary IN. Nothing I can write can properly convey the “kill me now” look you see on the faces of the residents of these cities. They are the urban blight poster children.
And we have a winner! I was thinking about this positively terrible town in SoCal. For 20 miles- outside this burg- the median sparkles wit beer bottle fragments. Not hundreds, but tens of thousands of smashed brown beer bottles… plus the occasional can.
Anyway- I brought up Google and I typed in, ‘Trona, CA Ugliest city in US’- just to see if anyone else has had this thought. And it brought me here! I read the blurb… and, yeah- it’s a pit. Never seen anything close!
Smelly, hot and slimy, this cannot have too many equals. Hammond, IN? Camden? Terrible places, but kindergarden next to Trona. So that’s it. It MUST be it! Trona, CA. Ugliest place in, at least, the United States. So… Joe G. You are a winner!
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