I'm going to the bulls game tomorrow night and want to bar hop after. Is downtown Durham nightlife anything like downtown Raleigh or is it just a bunch of black people standing on a corner shooting dice and drinking 40s?

I'd also like to add that I love black people. I'm just not a big fan being the only cracker.

7/22/2011 12:58:19 AM

7/22/2011 1:00:21 AM

Thread title is a lie.

7/22/2011 1:00:43 AM

downtown durham is much more varied and interesting than downtown raleigh

tons more places to go in the daytime

not sure about night

7/22/2011 1:00:44 AM

7/22/2011 1:04:01 AM

are you hanging out with Duke kids? If not then...well you're hanging out with Crystal Mangum



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7/22/2011 1:05:25 AM

ALIVIAS

7/22/2011 1:09:02 AM

^ and Brightleaf area mostly. There are a ton of nicer places on main downtown now but I haven't been out there at night yet.

7/22/2011 1:12:55 AM

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"downtown durham is much more varied and interesting than downtown raleigh tons more places to go in the daytime"

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"Brightleaf Area"

This is my biggest problem with durham. Fullsteam is awesome to go to especially if motorco has a show that night. Just don't get drunk and walk anywhere because you will be MURDERED. I recommend just going to chapel hill. Other than the fact that the reservoir closed there is tons of shit going on in CH/Carborro usually and its only a 10-15 min drive. The ghettos of raleigh are way sketchier than the ghettos of durham. Fact

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7/22/2011 1:42:19 AM

^But you could say the same thing for chapel hill. Just change MURDERED to ANAL RAPED.

7/22/2011 5:16:13 AM

right around the corner from fullsteam/motorco is the geer st beer garden. This is my favorite spot in Durham.

7/22/2011 8:13:40 AM

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"Is downtown Durham nightlife anything like downtown Raleigh or is it just a bunch of black people standing on a corner shooting dice and drinking 40s?"

WOW

7/22/2011 8:39:30 AM

The ghetto in chapel hill looks like brent rd except replace the bmws with 80s chrystlers. Also its not really near anything except last resort parking and is like a total of 2 blocks

Actually in all my days in ch the most sketched I've ever felt is when a dude asked me if I wanted to buy hedgeclippers at 10pm outside the reservoir.

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7/22/2011 8:47:04 AM

That fullsteam place sucks. Go to the gay bar instead

7/22/2011 9:34:58 AM

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"The ghettos of raleigh are way sketchier than the ghettos of durham. Fact"

Hahaha [no].

Durham is much worse than Raleigh. MUCH worse. To say otherwise is asinine.

7/22/2011 9:38:44 AM

Plenty of good places to go for a drink adjacent to the ballpark (Tyler's, Cuban Revolution, Tobacco Road) though they will be crowded post-game. A short drive or a rather long walk (10-15 minutes?) away you have the Brightleaf/West Main area (Alivia's, West End, Bull McCabe's, Whiskey, and a number of other places). North and east of the old Bulls stadium you have Fullsteam/Motorco/Geer St. Beer Garden, but there isn't really anything else up there so don't plan to walk anywhere from there.

There are unsavory elements of downtown but don't go looking for trouble and it won't come looking for you.

7/22/2011 11:07:59 AM

You could get raped

7/22/2011 11:10:05 AM

Teasers.

7/22/2011 11:29:09 AM

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"Tyler's, Cuban Revolution, Tobacco Road"

7/22/2011 2:09:28 PM

10 15 years ago durham was def worse but the bad parts these days are so far away from anything that you couldn't even get lost and end up there. Like no one even lives on pettigrew anymore...

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7/22/2011 3:33:18 PM

downtown durham is not any better or worse than raleighs downtown

the surrounding residential streets are the problems, but the downtown area is not bad at all. Theres not even that many bums.

7/22/2011 3:35:23 PM

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"Durham is much worse than Raleigh. MUCH worse. To say otherwise is asinine."

Not as much since the downtown renovation/re-vitalization and gentrification of parts. ^ That mostly.

7/22/2011 6:14:30 PM

Mature posts ITT

However, feel like I should chime in.

I would go to the Whiskey if you don't mind bars that still let you smoke inside. They do have a relatively light dress code (i.e. no hats/flip flops). Very chill place.

Otherwise - the Federal, Bull McCabes, Motorco, Geer Street Garden, West End Wine Bar and I guess Fullsteam is...okay, but I really don't care for their beers.

7/22/2011 6:23:03 PM