Voted4Dubya Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 I say Longview. I was back this weekend, and the city is so much more accessible. You can get from one side of Longview to the other in the time it takes to go from Target on Broadway to the loop. and Longview is much more gangsta :w00t: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eizek Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Longview and Tyler are so different, they cater to different types of people. Longview is best for accessibility, traffic, TREES, population density, public school facilities, school district choices, cost of living and character. Tyler has better health care, aesthetics, education, small business opportunities, entertainment and growth. I prefer working in Longview, but a lot of my friends are in Tyler. Tyler has always been a sizable small city. Longview kind of "sprung forth" in the 1930s and 40s, and because of that has done well considering Tyler's head start. Oh, and Longview has a longer airport runway and covers more area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texashurdler Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 I like Tyler mysef...dont go to longview way to much...oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner4Life Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 tyler i think.. bigger.. more opportunities for jobs and places to go.. it's just up and coming... i like it better. i've been around longview more.. and it just seems to get a little trashier every year. not all of it but a lot of it just doesn't sit well with me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallaHolic30 Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 I preffer Tyler. But I dont go to Longview much either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spirit! Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Longview is a very ugly town....lots more crime than Tyler......Its just not as good as Tyler .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poisoned10 Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 I prefer Tyler. I run into too many people that I don't want to run into in Longview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eizek Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Originally posted by The Spirit!Longview is a very ugly town....lots more crime than Tyler......Its just not as good as Tyler .... Actually, Tyler has more of the high-profile crime and has the auto-theft increases. Longview has 80.3 with a high school education, compared to 78.8 percent in Tyler. The median household income isn't very different — Tyler $34,163, Longview $33,858. Tyler's estimated July 2002 population is 87,030 within 49.3 square miles. Longview's is 74,330 with 54.7 square miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigPapaBear Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 During high school I usually went to Longview more often, mainly for traffic reasons. Now that I live in Tyler, I am getting used to the area. There have been a couple of shootings at our apartment complex though.:unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chase.colston Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 Originally posted by The Spirit!lots more crime than Tyler...... You been watching the news/reading the paper this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eizek Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 The folks in Gregg County aren't chuckling about it, but there is a certain "mm-hmm" going around considering that most Tylerites are of the assumption that Longview is a crime haven. I know every location in Longview, just about, and I feel safe to walk down every single street — from Fourth Street to Highland avenue and Nelson Street. If Tylerites feel the same way, then there's no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirate4 Posted June 20, 2005 Share Posted June 20, 2005 I like Longview better than Tyler. But i geuss i am biased. I only go to Tyler occasionaly because they have a few stores that Longview doesn't have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshClub22 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 longview has so much better people, and golf courses, and so much eaiser to get through traffic...Tyler might be bigger, but longview is a way better city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseballstar6906 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 i have been to longview like SOO many times and crime isnt bad there. now of course there are bad parts of town but thats way out of the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseballstar6906 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 like any city though i am sure there are bad parts of town in Tyler also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCUFrog05 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Originally posted by FreshClub22longview has so much better people, and golf courses, and so much eaiser to get through traffic...Tyler might be bigger, but longview is a way better city Hmm ok traffic is soo bad bc of the construction, and have you ever been to ALL of the golf courses in Tyler?? Doubtful, there are so many! And people, ehh theyre are good and bad in both cities, you just have to know the right people so to speak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five0pd310 Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Traffic in Tyler is bad when NO construction is under way. Tyler has a few thousand more people than Longview and they're all squished into a city significantly smaller than Longview. Because of that, you are going to have a nightmarish traffic problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sppunk Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Lived in both (well, White Oak, but whatever) for some time. Let me just say: I felt WAY more safe in Longview. In Tyler, I didn't feel safe at all. I've been/lived in big-time cities. I feel safer walking around New York City at midnight than in Tyler ... I can't explain why really, but I just do. Tyler has a LOT of shady characters. Longview's a much more accessible city as well, with better restaurants and not as bad traffic. I prefer Tyler for various other reasons (shopping in Longview is really, really bad), but if I had a family and raised kids they wouldn't be living in Tyler, I can assure you. I also think LHS kicks the mess out of both JT and REL in a multitude of ways. That said, WO kicks them all. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyJohnson Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 Originally posted by EizekThe folks in Gregg County aren't chuckling about it, but there is a certain "mm-hmm" going around considering that most Tylerites are of the assumption that Longview is a crime haven. I know every location in Longview, just about, and I feel safe to walk down every single street — from Fourth Street to Highland avenue and Nelson Street. If Tylerites feel the same way, then there's no problem. Eizek NAILED IT !! I'll walk ANYWHERE in Longview...at anytime and have done so with no problems whatsoever. Many Tylerites would NEVER do the same within certain parts of their city limits. RJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobama Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 There's just so much drama in the LGV, kinda hard bein BoBellC. Longview rep-a-zent! [Tosses up gang sign]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imabigsportsfan Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 There are parts of Longview I wouldn't walk in either. All towns have shady areas. Shopping is better in Tyler, eating is better in Longview. THe good thing about Tyler is-you're 45 minutes closer to Dallas shopping and stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobama Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 And in Longview you're 45 minutes closer to the boats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imabigsportsfan Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 So true Bo Bell I do wish Longview were closer to major league sports though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobama Posted June 21, 2005 Share Posted June 21, 2005 We're closer to Louisiana Downs! Don't you wanna see the horseys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voted4Dubya Posted June 21, 2005 Author Share Posted June 21, 2005 Hey I go to LaDowns sometimes, my Dad owns some race horses. Its pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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