Oldest City

Kitsune · 02-21-2005, 10:38 PM

The oldest surviving city in the United States, St. Augustine. Once you get away from the touristy area, its miles and miles of alleys too skinny for most cars, ancient houses, a sprawling college campus, and lots of little details that you'll always question but never get any answers from.

Kitsune · 02-21-2005, 10:39 PM

404Error · 02-21-2005, 11:11 PM

Excellent pictures, Kit! I really like the silhouette of the cross in the archway.

Montmorency · 02-22-2005, 04:37 PM

Very sweet. Thank you for sharing. I have a friend considering moving there, so any impressions off the official tourist map are most welcome. If those port and fort pictures won't affect her, I don't know what will.

Kitsune · 02-22-2005, 05:07 PM

Beauitful city -- one of my favorite in Florida. Stay on the West side of the intercoastal as the East side is particularly tacky. Parking can be a pain, brick streets might tear up your car, and traffic often snarls with the addition of tourist trams and horse-drawn carriages. Everything is old. The locals are very friendly people and wonderfully tolerant of those of us who march up and down the street to photograph their houses. Flagler College has some great scenery as well as a beautiful campus. Beaches are to the South and very peaceful unless Spring Break happens. The Atlantic is too cold for my tastes, though.

Avoid Jacksonville to the North like the plague. If you need to get out to a larger city for anything, drive yourself all the way to Orlando.

I'll try to throw a list of interesting places together, Montmorency. Its one of the projects I'm working on for the entire state and it means I'll be returning to St. Augustine in a couple weeks to do a full weekend of exploration.

Oh, and I've heard The Haunted Pub Tours are worth the money.

Montmorency · 02-22-2005, 05:30 PM

Oh, that's wonderful, thanks Kitsune, I'll make sure to forward this information on to my friend... Personally, the moment I heard from the city and had done a little research on it, I was absolutely enchanted with the place.. you got to have some pieces of the past to hold on.

Be sure to link us once you complete your project

xoxoxoBruce · 02-22-2005, 06:18 PM

The oldest city built by Europeans, I believe.

Billy · 02-22-2005, 06:20 PM

Wonderful!! The history should be well protected. Or we cant know where we come from.

Kitsune · 02-22-2005, 06:21 PM

Heh. We all questioned that too, xoxoxoBruce. The city proudly advertises itself as "The Oldest Continuously Settled City Still Surviving Today In The United States"

Or something.

Kitsune · 02-22-2005, 06:25 PM

I passed Montmorency off the other images I took. If anyone cares, here they are.

Snowflakes in Florida? Japanese pop-icons in canons? They exist.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-22-2005, 06:28 PM

I think Mexico City, for one, has them by a couple hundred years.

But I still love St Augustine. Do they still have the old(first) schoolhouse held up with chains?

hampor · 02-23-2005, 05:10 PM

St. Augustine only claims to be the oldest in the U.S., not in North America.

It's kind of like asking "What is the largest lake in the U.S." (Michigan) Or what's the highest hill in Connecticut (the southern slope of Mount Frissell).

xoxoxoBruce · 02-23-2005, 07:58 PM

Ah so, my bad.

Thanks hampor.

02-21-2005, 10:38 PM	#1
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Oldest City The oldest surviving city in the United States, St. Augustine. Once you get away from the touristy area, its miles and miles of alleys too skinny for most cars, ancient houses, a sprawling college campus, and lots of little details that you'll always question but never get any answers from.

02-21-2005, 11:11 PM	#3
404Error Lecturer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: CT USA Posts: 826	Excellent pictures, Kit! I really like the silhouette of the cross in the archway. __________________ "To disarm the people is the most effectual way to enslave them." ~George Mason~

02-22-2005, 06:18 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The oldest city built by Europeans, I believe. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-22-2005, 06:21 PM	#9
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Heh. We all questioned that too, xoxoxoBruce. The city proudly advertises itself as "The Oldest Continuously Settled City Still Surviving Today In The United States" Or something. Last edited by Kitsune; 02-22-2005 at 06:23 PM.

02-22-2005, 06:25 PM	#10
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	I passed Montmorency off the other images I took. If anyone cares, here they are. Snowflakes in Florida? Japanese pop-icons in canons? They exist. Last edited by Kitsune; 02-22-2005 at 06:27 PM.

02-21-2005, 10:39 PM	#2
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031

02-22-2005, 04:37 PM	#4
Montmorency Sibling of the Commonweal Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16	Very sweet. Thank you for sharing. I have a friend considering moving there, so any impressions off the official tourist map are most welcome. If those port and fort pictures won't affect her, I don't know what will.

02-22-2005, 05:07 PM	#5
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Beauitful city -- one of my favorite in Florida. Stay on the West side of the intercoastal as the East side is particularly tacky. Parking can be a pain, brick streets might tear up your car, and traffic often snarls with the addition of tourist trams and horse-drawn carriages. Everything is old. The locals are very friendly people and wonderfully tolerant of those of us who march up and down the street to photograph their houses. Flagler College has some great scenery as well as a beautiful campus. Beaches are to the South and very peaceful unless Spring Break happens. The Atlantic is too cold for my tastes, though. Avoid Jacksonville to the North like the plague. If you need to get out to a larger city for anything, drive yourself all the way to Orlando. I'll try to throw a list of interesting places together, Montmorency. Its one of the projects I'm working on for the entire state and it means I'll be returning to St. Augustine in a couple weeks to do a full weekend of exploration. Oh, and I've heard The Haunted Pub Tours are worth the money.

02-22-2005, 05:30 PM	#6
Montmorency Sibling of the Commonweal Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 16	Oh, that's wonderful, thanks Kitsune, I'll make sure to forward this information on to my friend... Personally, the moment I heard from the city and had done a little research on it, I was absolutely enchanted with the place.. you got to have some pieces of the past to hold on. Be sure to link us once you complete your project

02-22-2005, 06:20 PM	#8
Billy Professor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 1,462	Wonderful!! The history should be well protected. Or we cant know where we come from.

02-22-2005, 06:28 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I think Mexico City, for one, has them by a couple hundred years. But I still love St Augustine. Do they still have the old(first) schoolhouse held up with chains? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-23-2005, 05:10 PM	#12
hampor Colloquialist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: SiliValley Posts: 75	Watch your borders there. St. Augustine only claims to be the oldest in the U.S., not in North America. It's kind of like asking "What is the largest lake in the U.S." (Michigan) Or what's the highest hill in Connecticut (the southern slope of Mount Frissell).

02-23-2005, 07:58 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Ah so, my bad. Thanks hampor. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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