2nd worst town in Kansas

[The Big Train]

that being said im sure ppl that got out are fine

[raquetcat]

No way you can put Hutchinson on this list.  Any town that has the Cosmosphere is automatically disqualified from being the 2nd worst anything.  There is also a problem with putting Coffeyville on the list.  There is a Perry Maxwell designed golf course in Coffeyville.  And with all the SE Kansas towns being listed how has Humboldt been left out?  Iola is down right cosmopolitan compared to Humboldt.

Do you even biblesta bro?

www.biblesta.com

[slackcat]

So many shitty towns, so little time.

[88wildcat]

SE KS, SW MO, and NE OK are the most depressing areas ever. no question, no doubt.  I once visited a friend at Pitt State, did not do again.

Pine Ridge, South Dakota (Pine Ridge Indian Reservation)

Everything looks, sounds, smells, (and I would imagine though I did not gather data on these two senses) tastes, and feels like poverty and alcoholism. 


Back to Kansas, there have been a lot of references to old and declining mining towns and old and declining oil and gas towns.  However the old and declining railroad towns (like Herington) are getting neglected here.   

As far as interstate signs go my vote goes to the ones on I-70 wanting you to be sure to stop and visit Liberal while you are on your way to either northern Colorado or central Missouri.

[Mrs. Gooch]

that being said im sure ppl that got out are fine

 

[Mrs. Gooch]

There is also a problem with putting Coffeyville on the list.

Obvious Mrs Gooch sock.

having lived in coffeyville for 2 years, it is the worst town in KS and its not even close, place is a complete shithole

When did you live there?

[Shooter Jones]

There is also a problem with putting Coffeyville on the list.

Obvious Mrs Gooch sock.

having lived in coffeyville for 2 years, it is the worst town in KS and its not even close, place is a complete shithole

When did you live there?

i'm obv's not TBT, but I spent a glorious 2 years there from 04-06.

[Mrs. Gooch]

There is also a problem with putting Coffeyville on the list.

Obvious Mrs Gooch sock.

having lived in coffeyville for 2 years, it is the worst town in KS and its not even close, place is a complete shithole

When did you live there?

i'm obv's not TBT, but I spent a glorious 2 years there from 04-06.

Before the flood, so the shitty 1/3 of town was still there but 1/3 of the population hadn't left yet.

[The Big Train]

There is also a problem with putting Coffeyville on the list.

Obvious Mrs Gooch sock.

having lived in coffeyville for 2 years, it is the worst town in KS and its not even close, place is a complete shithole

When did you live there?

i'm obv's not TBT, but I spent a glorious 2 years there from 04-06.

Before the flood, so the shitty 1/3 of town was still there but 1/3 of the population hadn't left yet.

I was there 06-08. Lived there before and after flood.

[Shooter Jones]

There is also a problem with putting Coffeyville on the list.

Obvious Mrs Gooch sock.

having lived in coffeyville for 2 years, it is the worst town in KS and its not even close, place is a complete shithole

When did you live there?

i'm obv's not TBT, but I spent a glorious 2 years there from 04-06.

Before the flood, so the shitty 1/3 of town was still there but 1/3 of the population hadn't left yet.

well the Jones gang was raised somewhat close and many remain in the area. so I experienced it many times long before, and now long after the flood when back to visit the fam.

[hemmy]

Anyone been to the Antique shop in Cuba, KS? I have only seen the roadside sign, but I imagine its fantastic.

[felix rex]

Straight talk (honest) about SEK: Coffeyville makes Parsons look charming and quaint. It's like a Parsons dip cone, but the shell is oil runoff and the inside is hot garbage and abandoned wal-marts.

[SdK]

SE KS, SW MO, and NE OK are the most depressing areas ever. no question, no doubt.  I once visited a friend at Pitt State, did not do again.

Pine Ridge, South Dakota (Pine Ridge Indian Reservation)

Everything looks, sounds, smells, (and I would imagine though I did not gather data on these two senses) tastes, and feels like poverty and alcoholism. 


Back to Kansas, there have been a lot of references to old and declining mining towns and old and declining oil and gas towns.  However the old and declining railroad towns (like Herington) are getting neglected here.   

As far as interstate signs go my vote goes to the ones on I-70 wanting you to be sure to stop and visit Liberal while you are on your way to either northern Colorado or central Missouri.

You should listen to the song by Kid Dakota entitled Pine Ridge.

http://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/kid_dakota/pine_ridge-lyrics-1227759.html

[Mrs. Gooch]

Straight talk (honest) about SEK: Coffeyville makes Parsons look charming and quaint. It's like a Parsons dip cone, but the shell is oil runoff and the inside is hot garbage and abandoned wal-marts.

But that new stadium though. 

[deputy dawg]

Peru, Kansas.  Image below is representative of the rest of the town.  Makes Coffeyville look cosmopolitan.

[Trim]

Peru, Kansas. 

Made up.

[deputy dawg]

Peru, Kansas. 

Made up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru%2C_Kansas

Had to do a couple of witness interviews there.  Was glad to get out of town when they were over.

[Shooter Jones]

Peru, Kansas. 

Made up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru%2C_Kansas

Had to do a couple of witness interviews there.  Was glad to get out of town when they were over.

you haven't lived until you've meandered the area of chautauqua, peru, niotaze, havana.

[Mrs. Gooch]

Peru, Kansas.  Image below is representative of the rest of the town.  Makes Coffeyville look cosmopolitan.

Isn't that where Obama's grandmother or aunt lived or something?

[Mrs. Gooch]

Peru, Kansas. 

Made up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru%2C_Kansas

Had to do a couple of witness interviews there.  Was glad to get out of town when they were over.

you haven't lived until you've meandered the area of chautauqua, peru, niotaze, havana.

All worse than Coffeyville.

[Institutional Control]

Isn't that where Obama's grandmother or aunt lived or something?

According to wikipedia his grandmother was born there.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Peru, Kansas. 

Made up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru%2C_Kansas

Had to do a couple of witness interviews there.  Was glad to get out of town when they were over.

you haven't lived until you've meandered the area of chautauqua, peru, niotaze, havana.

All worse than Coffeyville.

They aren't real towns, though. You can drive right through them and not even realize it.

[WillieWatanabe]

I love old towns and their history.

[Mrs. Gooch]

Peru, Kansas. 

Made up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru%2C_Kansas

Had to do a couple of witness interviews there.  Was glad to get out of town when they were over.

you haven't lived until you've meandered the area of chautauqua, peru, niotaze, havana.

All worse than Coffeyville.

They aren't real towns, though. You can drive right through them and not even realize it.

What qualifies as a "town" in this debate? They are all incorporated, I believe. Not sure if anyone still lives there or they are just populated with ghosts at this point.

[nicname]

Peru, Kansas. 

Made up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru%2C_Kansas

Had to do a couple of witness interviews there.  Was glad to get out of town when they were over.

you haven't lived until you've meandered the area of chautauqua, peru, niotaze, havana.

All worse than Coffeyville.

They aren't real towns, though. You can drive right through them and not even realize it.

What qualifies as a "town" in this debate? They are all incorporated, I believe. Not sure if anyone still lives there or they are just populated with ghosts at this point.

TAlking about this area without mentioning Sedan is blasphemy. By far the best town in the region. Yes, I know this is a thread for crappy towns. Also, you can't bring up Chautauqua and leave out Elgin, a town "Too Tough to Die."