Lafayette, Indiana

 

-Tippecanoe County Seat

-Municipal population ~65,000 (doesn’t include nearby Purdue University)

-Metro ~200,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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West Lafayette’s Sullivan Bank:

 

 

 

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Bloomington, Indiana

 

-Monroe County Seat

-Municipal population ~80,000  (~40,000 Indiana University students)

-Metro ~175,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two great college towns.

Thanks for this set. Lafayette has some nice old buildings.

 

Thanks for the excellent photoset. 

 

:-D Bloomington is a place I know something about, since I spend a couple of weeks there every year.  It's a nice, small city -- a good example of what a small, Midwestern city can be.  Nice architecture, cosmopolitan population, but still small enough to be personal and friendly. Of course, it helps that the local industry is Indiana University -- a place which acts as a magnet for smart people, and not lunkheads.

 

I got a kick out of contrasting Lafayette against Bloomington photos.  I saw almost no pedestrians in the Lafayette photoset, but did see several Bloomington photos with people walking, or doing things on the street (sidewalk).  Lack of pedestrians is usually a signal that something is wrong in a city.  I don't know enough about Lafayette to know why it's empty, but it's a worrying sign.  Maybe it's because Purdue Univ. is in West Lafayette -- the city next door?

 

I was hoping you would include the Sullivan bank in West Lafayette. Always enjoy running thru Lafayette en route to Chicago.

Thanks! I've always been curious about these cities but never curious enough to make the trek.

very nice to see these college towns. looks about the same as the one time i was in them years ago and thats not a bad thing at all.