What do you identify the city of Sunderland as been?

[Lambchops]

In what way?

Its just dirty and depressing, take the criminally underused coastline away and it's a shit hole tbf. It looks worse everytime I visit

 

[Typhoonftm]

Over my dead body!

One of the greatest buildings on the planet.

Too late. They've claimed it apparently.

Classic Geordie land grab.

 

[c032745y]

Let down by local & national government at all levels. I'm proud to be from Sunderland but it has never recovered from the loss of industry.

 

[alexander]

Home away from home.

 

[redgauntlet]

Been, is it not was, or has been, having been?

 

[zwartekat]

Its just dirty and depressing, take the criminally underused coastline away and it's a shit hole tbf. It looks worse everytime I visit

Really? I think it's definitely improved over the past 20 years. Agree it can be a bit scruffy but even there they've done some good work recently in cleaning up the pavements. I guess the depressing thing is a state of mind. Unfortunately, and I hate saying this, we have too many people who are not just uneducated but seem to revel in their ignorance. Sounds condescending but changing the way people think seems to be the biggest challenge.

 

[Lambchops]

Really? I think it's definitely improved over the past 20 years. Agree it can be a bit scruffy but even there they've done some good work recently in cleaning up the pavements. I guess the depressing thing is a state of mind. Unfortunately, and I hate saying this, we have too many people who are not just uneducated but seem to revel in their ignorance. Sounds condescending but changing the way people think seems to be the biggest challenge.

Think I notice it more cos I'm only there a few days a year. Agree completely with the rest of your post about attitudes though

 

[Mr Vertigo]

It's a beautiful city with no real no-go areas and plenty of nice areas to live. Loads of class parks too and the beaches are amazing.
Unfortunately, due to a load of factors, the city centre looks like it's recovering from a nuclear winter that hit sometime around 1984.

 

[Deleted member 5265]

A city with large resources such as location and people which apart from a spell in Anglo-Saxon times has never quite lived up to its potential. A city that’s waiting to happen again with the right leadership and investment.

 

[zwartekat]

Think I notice it more cos I'm only there a few days a year. Agree completely with the rest of your post about attitudes though

Must admit that if I've been away with work and get back to the train station during the day then I feel like a proper freak wearing a suit I hate sounding snobby about people cos I'm from nowhere special but it just feels a bit insular sometimes.

 

[Lambchops]

Must admit that if I've been away with work and get back to the train station during the day then I feel like a proper freak wearing a suit I hate sounding snobby about people cos I'm from nowhere special but it just feels a bit insular sometimes.

My thoughts exactly mate

 

[Red]

I miss the place, even though I'm only 20 odd miles down the road. I was up there yesterday, drove down to Roker and just sat looking out between the piers for half an hour. Nothing but the sound of the sea and some gulls. Just bliss.

 

[porka]

It's a beautiful city with no real no-go areas and plenty of nice areas to live. Loads of class parks too and the beaches are amazing.
Unfortunately, due to a load of factors, the city centre looks like it's recovering from a nuclear winter that hit sometime around 1984.

Totally agree with this

 

[RichD]

Put the lack of investment aside, it's a brilliant place to live with everything you need on your doorstep..

 

[123SunTan]

I still love this

It's the North East's best kept secret. A friend from Essex had no idea we had a beach and was astonished when I sent her pics of Roker and Seaburn.

Amy's Winehouse?
Clever.

Response to OP/thread title:
Setting for an award-winning series on Netflix.

 

[Red]

Its just dirty and depressing, take the criminally underused coastline away and it's a shit hole tbf. It looks worse everytime I visit

Visit Northampton. Sunderland is like Utopia in comparison.

Don't agree with it getting worse though. You can't tell me that Keel square doesn't look better than that big fuck off roundabout outside the coursts.

It's a beautiful city with no real no-go areas and plenty of nice areas to live. Loads of class parks too and the beaches are amazing.
Unfortunately, due to a load of factors, the city centre looks like it's recovering from a nuclear winter that hit sometime around 1984.

This.

 

[Lambchops]

Visit Northampton. Sunderland is like Utopia in comparison.

Don't agree with it getting worse though. You can't tell me that Keel square doesn't look better than that big fuck off roundabout outside the coursts.

Keel squares been there years now, it was an improvement but the lack of similar works just makes it meh

 

[Man About Town]

Was a Town full of nice, hard working people that loved a good time.

Is, still a canny place to live, but a few to many scroats and poor work opportunities for the decent folk here.

Aye, the place urgently needs a scrotal ethnic-cleansing and business opportunities drive.

 

[robbied1]

Poundshops, bingo halls, bookies and bakeries

 

[Amnorrageordie]

Has been?