Jamestown, NY is a charming city located in the southwestern corner of the state of New York. It is known for its historic downtown area and abundance of outdoor activities. People flock to Jamestown for hiking, boating, fishing, hunting, and more. The city also has several museums and other attractions that make it an ideal destination for tourists. Residents of Jamestown enjoy a great quality of life with close proximity to many amenities. Reviews from locals are consistently positive, citing the city's wonderful sense of community and variety of activities that everyone can enjoy throughout the year.
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Beautiful surroundings - 6/23/2008
I have lived all over this country and can say that Jamestown is a lovely old city. It has some problems common to small, rural cities in the northeast - lack of job opportunity and growth, some housing decay, etc. But thankfully, committed people are working on that. The downtown is generally quite pretty, and residential areas have a wide variety of architectural styles. Chautauqua County itself is beautiful, with 28-mile long Chautauqua Lake (as well as other smaller lakes) and also bordered in part by the great Lake Erie. There are grape vineyards, farmlands, rolling hills, a great many trees, everything is very green, and there is nearby Chautauqua Institution, a world reknowned center of art, religion, and philosophy.
There are trade-offs you find anywhere - in place of a booming economy with water and traffic problems, etc., you have easy commutes and clean air and plentiful water. Housing is amazingly cheap (average home price in the 70s), but home apprciation is not
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Closed in feeling - 9/27/2007
We have been out West several times and find that we like the wide open spaces. Here in New York the foothills are to close and not enough open
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