Sounds like you could join a carpool to FD.
Big Bubba's Beans is another nice taco place. Lots of beans in town.
Moving to Fort Dodge
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Big Bubba's Beans is another nice taco place. Lots of beans in town.
The only thing I know about Fort Dodge is that a young Vietnamese friend of mine who spoke very little English wanted to take me there one time for some recreational activity, his treat. Through a series of gestures, verbal prompts and guttural grunts, I eventually figured out he was talking about a house of ill repute. So it's got that going for it.
Born and raised in Marshalltown, and proud to be from there... sure every town and city has its sore spots but overall towns in Iowa are a very good place to raise a family with very friendly people. There are a lot of towns in Iowa that around 30,000 that are all very similar... Fort Dodge is on that list.
I hear just going through some major renovating. Some ownership changes. More TV's and change in menu. Jon will still be there.
I grew up in Fort Dodge also (FDSH '82) and it seems like the people who actually lived there are spot on about it being a not a bad place to grow up. I went to Feelhaver also and like as been said, if you live on the north side you won't have any problems. I can't attest to any food joints except Tico since it's been so long since I've lived there, but the Tico was THE hang out place:yes:. When I was at FDSH, it was a full melting pot of different people and helped me learn about, and respect, people of other races/nationalities and cultures, Very diverse.
Don't beleive the negative hype without fully exploring yourself.
Don't beleive the negative hype without fully exploring yourself.
I grew up in Fort Lauderdodge (senior high class of '90, what up?) and now live in KC. While Dodge won't win any awards for the most beautiful city in the world (it was an all-american city 2001!), i love how people are making it sound like you are moving to south central. I am sure for all the talk, the crime rate is a lot lower than if you moved to any major city in the us. You are living is a small city in Iowa, you will be fine. Go to Tico, get a couple of deluxe enchilada's and enjoy.
I have lived in this area most of my life and I would like to tell you congratulations on your move. My advice would be the following: If you like a bigger town, restaurants,bars,shopping etc. I would look around FD as it is a very nice place to live. There are rough area's but alot more nice one's with really good people and schools.
If a small community is appealing to you and your family may I recommend Gowrie which is 20 miles south of FD and is 50 miles from Ames. The Prairie Valley school district is excellent, and the community is wonderful. Just a nice little town, I would encourage you and your family to check it out if you are at all interested in a small town 2-A school district type of atmosphere.
Good luck to you and your family on the move. I think you will like the area.
If a small community is appealing to you and your family may I recommend Gowrie which is 20 miles south of FD and is 50 miles from Ames. The Prairie Valley school district is excellent, and the community is wonderful. Just a nice little town, I would encourage you and your family to check it out if you are at all interested in a small town 2-A school district type of atmosphere.
Good luck to you and your family on the move. I think you will like the area.
Come on guys. Anyone who says Fort Dump is a good place to live and raise kids is being biased or just not honest. It's the only town I've lived in where I've had my car broken into multiple times. I was also approached by 4 wanna-be gangsters while sitting in my car at the Crossroads Mall, they wanted me to put their CD in my stereo so they could listen to my stereo and speakers, obviously looking to steal them later which someone did! Also, I had a friend stabbed and another shot! And I never came within 1 mile of the Flats, this was in the so-called "good part" of Fort Dump.
Good things about Ft Dodge:
Cardiff Giant
Ja-Mar
Grandma's house....
Bad things about Ft Dodge:
Everything else.
Cardiff Giant
Ja-Mar
Grandma's house....
Bad things about Ft Dodge:
Everything else.
I stopped reading midway through page 2, so maybe this has been posted. I've been in FD for almost four years. Same deal; while collar career in a blue collar town. I don't love Dodge, but it's been fine. If you're looking for $150k+ homes, look in the Knollcrest area, $70-150k, look around Cooper Elementary. You're across town from the problematic areas. My son goes to Cooper, and I have nephews that have been through St. Edmonds. They are fine schools. Hell, I know of a duplex that's coming up for rent in Knollcrest soon if you're interested.
I'm there because I like my job. If you have a reason to live in Dodge, it's as good or bad as you make it.
I'm there because I like my job. If you have a reason to live in Dodge, it's as good or bad as you make it.
You must be quite a gangster yourself. Sounds like you run with some real fine folks who put themselves into positions of being stabbed and shot. I suppose they were shot at the public library as well. They must have wanted to steal the base blaster from your trunk you had cranked up in the mall lot. If a person wants to run wild in FD and put himselves in bad situations, there is no doubt you can find trouble in FD, as well as a lot of places.
Wow people are just dumb in this thread, the biggest crime I've had committed against me in Fort Dodge was my senior year I left my car unlocked in the parking lot and someone smoked a cigarette in it and stole the 2-3 dollars of change I had sitting in it. I had friends from all around town and never felt even remotely unsafe while visiting them. The biggest complaint I had growing up is that its fairly boring, especially in the winter when its too cold to do things outside.I would have absolutely no issue settling back there after finishing my degree if a job were available. Plenty of very nice, down to earth people who I'm glad are my friends still today.
