Effing Roch
Barrtt Chase: Effing Roch: Comparing Rochester and Duluth: In Rochester, everything looks new and clean and everyone likes it that way. The way to improve something is to remodel it, or better yet, to tear it down and build a new one. In Duluth, everything looks old. At its best, it looks impressive and historic. At its worst, it looks seedy and decrepit. In all cases, it looks cool. Everyone likes it that way, except for developers and people who live in Hermantown, Duluth’s only suburb. (via)
Whenever I think of Rochester I’m always amazed that there was never a University of Minnesota campus there. With the Mayo Clinic and the size of the city, it would have been a perfect compliment to the Duluth campus, and would have added more culture to the city.
And while I have so many fond memories of Duluth (I went to college there), I can only think of one for Rochester – playing in a basketball tournament there as a young kid, which was also probably my last visit to the city.
You are absolutely right about a U of M campus in Rochester. Hadn’t thought about it before, but it seems like a big DUH.
Especially when compared to Wisconsin with campuses in 13 cities (Eau Claire, Green Bay, La Crosse, Madison, Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Parkside, Platteville, River Falls, Stevens Point, Stout, Superior, Whitewater)
…compared Minnesota’s 4 (Twin Cities, Duluth, Crookston, Morris)
Or maybe Rochester does have a U of M campus
University of Minnesota announces enhancements in Rochester
Who knew.
My sister lives in Rochester and attends the U of M campus there. She’s finishing up her undergrad nursing degree.
Oh — I didn’t see your comment until after I posted mine.
I think this is a great line:
“In this way, Rochester does not understand how big it is. Meanwhile Duluth does not understand how small it is.”
I ‘ll cast one more vote for loving Duluth and being indifferent to Rochester.