Awesome! Never made it over to Oberlin but have been to a lot of the other Ohio college towns, Columbus, Athens, and Oxford, along with Urbana which I guess can be taken off the list.
Definitely get to Oberlin when you can. It's a super cool little town with a very collegiate vibe. I currently live in Eagle Rock - the Los Angeles neighborhood where Occidental College is located - because it's as close as I can get to college town vibes in LA.
Nice, I have not actually spent time in Eagle Rock either. I'm stuck down in Orange County, which is very much not a college town vibe. I will have to check it out one day.
Hey thanks, have spent a lot of time in Texas, but not out at College Station. Would love to go check it out one day. Heard A&M has a very specific subculture.
I'm from Oberlin, Ohio -what I'd consider to be a quintessential college town - and am glad you are writing about this topic!
Awesome! Never made it over to Oberlin but have been to a lot of the other Ohio college towns, Columbus, Athens, and Oxford, along with Urbana which I guess can be taken off the list.
Definitely get to Oberlin when you can. It's a super cool little town with a very collegiate vibe. I currently live in Eagle Rock - the Los Angeles neighborhood where Occidental College is located - because it's as close as I can get to college town vibes in LA.
Nice, I have not actually spent time in Eagle Rock either. I'm stuck down in Orange County, which is very much not a college town vibe. I will have to check it out one day.
You’re speaking my language here. Hit the follow button—looking forward to what’s next.
Thanks, Gary! I hope you enjoy future articles.
Texas A&M is a great example.
The town of College Station—named after the train station that was the primary hub of transportation—was not even incorporated until 1938.
Now Texas A&M has 79,000 students and College Station has grown from 2,200 residents to nearly 128,000, with no end in sight.
Hey thanks, have spent a lot of time in Texas, but not out at College Station. Would love to go check it out one day. Heard A&M has a very specific subculture.
Let me know when you’ll be here and I’ll show you around. Love your Substack!
Sounds good. Thank you 🙏
Less than 30 percent of homes in College Station and Bryan, which together have about 250,000 people, are owner occupied.
Builders have turned this once-ideal college town into a traffic nightmare. It’s a tragedy.