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Message: [QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 2450047, member: 716"] There's extra perceived appeal to places that have a half-century-old reputation as burned-out dumps. Cleveland! Baltimore! Pittsburgh! Now it's Buffalo's turn to be surprisingly hip (read 'not as much of a hell-hole as popular culture would suggest'). I happen to like those old Rust Belt cities; cool architecture, culture, and food. It's all about the expectations - they aren't New York or San Francisco, but they've got some nice assets in their own right. And Buffalo's seen a ton of public and private investment in its downtown in the last decade or so. It's probably in better shape than it's been in 40 or 50 years. [/QUOTE]