Last weekend in Ohio City
This is our last weekend in Ohio City. Next week we'll depart forever to our estate down the shore.
It's very sad.
In many ways living in Ohio City has been the New York experience we didn't have. In New York we lived in a shrugworthy Queens neighborhood that would never in a million years become trendy. We lived there because it was cheap, and by cheap I mean we paid $1,100 a month for a 1-bedroom apartment with walls so thin you could hear your neighbors farting. The neighborhood was made up of identical 6-story apartment blocks that resembled what I imagine Soviet Uzbekistan looked like, minus the charm. We had no even remotely appealing restaurants within easy walking distance, and shopping in our "grocery store" was a treat only if you enjoyed wilted lettuce plastered to a styrofoam tray with 20 layers of shrinkwrap.
Rats frolicked in the open air.
In Ohio City, we paid less than $800 a month for a nice (read: quiet) apartment where there was lots of stuff within walking distance. We went out to eat a lot. We met people for drinks a lot. We could literally shuffle off to the grocery store and be back in 5 minutes. Ohio City is full of lovely brick alleys, wrought-iron fences, and cottage gardens. I have never seen a rat.
My point is that a lot of what young people move away to find is actually right here.
This weekend I'm going to enjoy it to the fullest.
It's very sad.
In many ways living in Ohio City has been the New York experience we didn't have. In New York we lived in a shrugworthy Queens neighborhood that would never in a million years become trendy. We lived there because it was cheap, and by cheap I mean we paid $1,100 a month for a 1-bedroom apartment with walls so thin you could hear your neighbors farting. The neighborhood was made up of identical 6-story apartment blocks that resembled what I imagine Soviet Uzbekistan looked like, minus the charm. We had no even remotely appealing restaurants within easy walking distance, and shopping in our "grocery store" was a treat only if you enjoyed wilted lettuce plastered to a styrofoam tray with 20 layers of shrinkwrap.
Rats frolicked in the open air.
In Ohio City, we paid less than $800 a month for a nice (read: quiet) apartment where there was lots of stuff within walking distance. We went out to eat a lot. We met people for drinks a lot. We could literally shuffle off to the grocery store and be back in 5 minutes. Ohio City is full of lovely brick alleys, wrought-iron fences, and cottage gardens. I have never seen a rat.
My point is that a lot of what young people move away to find is actually right here.
This weekend I'm going to enjoy it to the fullest.
posted by Christine Borne at 5:45 PM
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