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re: Why isn’t the Pensacola metro area a larger city than it is?
Posted on 1/12/26 at 12:18 pm to Shexter
Posted on 1/12/26 at 12:18 pm to Shexter
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From Baton Rouge, I can drive to Pensacola Beach in roughly the same amount of time I can drive to Gulf Shores .
I've never understood why people choose to vacation in Gulf Shores over Pensacola Beach.
I guess all; that traffic at the Buccees exit and the scenic route through Foley makes Pensacola preferred destination since I-110 will dump you almost to the new Pensacola Bay Bridge instead of the Baldwin Beach Express that dumps you on AL-180 an inner highway that doesn't even make it to the beach. You have to then make a few turns on to AL-161 before you get to AL-182 which is Beach Road to access all the condos.
Google Maps says I-110 exit is about 26 miles further east.
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Posted on 1/12/26 at 12:42 pm to Tarps99
Baton Rouge to Gulf Shores - 3h 56m (254 mi)
Baton Rouge to Pensacola Beach - 3h 57m (266 mi)
Baton Rouge to Pensacola Beach - 3h 57m (266 mi)
Posted on 1/12/26 at 12:45 pm to Shexter
12 miles a minute that last mile, you'd be making so much gas you wouldn't have to stop at Buc-ee's on the way home
Posted on 1/12/26 at 12:46 pm to Funky Tide 8
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I think that the water color and clarity is as pretty or prettier than any other beach in America.
I agree with this. Problem is, there is no beach, within the continental tUSA, that I would consider what was called "elite". Travel to the Mediterranean or Pacific Islands. Then decide.
This post was edited on 1/12/26 at 12:51 pm
Posted on 1/12/26 at 12:49 pm to 777Tiger
Not just the flying. The deck crews, Cat crews and wrench turners had a learning curve.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 1:00 pm to 777Tiger
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12 miles a minute that last mile, you'd be making so much gas
avoiding all the 30mph speed traps driving down Hwy 59
Posted on 1/12/26 at 1:01 pm to LSUneaux
Geography
Posted on 1/12/26 at 1:53 pm to BK Lounge
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im literally talking about the fine white sand and clean warm wate
The last three times I went to Destin, the water was full of seaweed, or jellyfish, or red tide. And the fishing sucked from the beach all three trips.
Whenever I vacation on the Atlantic, have dealt with none of that. And the fishing never sucked. The sand isn't as white, and the water not as clear, this is true. But the waves are bigger and more fun for kids to play in.
This post was edited on 1/12/26 at 5:28 pm
Posted on 1/12/26 at 3:25 pm to 777Tiger
Not only are you a habitual liar, you're a dumbass as well.
Have a great day!
Have a great day!
Posted on 1/12/26 at 3:51 pm to LSUneaux
Don’t know and hope it NEVER is
Posted on 1/12/26 at 3:59 pm to Bama and Beer
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Going to the Ice Pilots
You mean the Ice Flyers hockey? Those games are a blast.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 5:07 pm to LSUneaux
The homeowners insurance in a prime hurricane zone doesn’t make it worthwhile to live there
Posted on 1/12/26 at 5:13 pm to Everclear2000
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Is there a strip club still located close to McGuires?
I can see it right now from the Whataburger drive-thru. It’s now “The Pony”
This post was edited on 1/12/26 at 5:15 pm
Posted on 1/12/26 at 5:16 pm to LSUneaux
Pensacola is stagnant. Those military and industrial jobs are all they have. While the area will always have work, they lack job diversity.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 5:35 pm to JoeyP239
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The homeowners insurance in a prime hurricane zone doesn’t make it worthwhile to live there
I'm sure that's what is causing such sprawl into smaller towns north and northeast of Pensacola like Pace/Milton and Cantonment to Molino.
If you pass a cottonfield today, it'll be a tract houses and a Publix shopping center when you drive back by in a few months.
I love Pensacola. Own my parents old home there and visit all the time. On the bright side, the lack of boom in Pensacola proper sure makes it a lot more pleasant than the nearby Fairhope area for me.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 6:29 pm to wm72
Funny you mention cotton fields,
We are building a house SW of Jay in former timberland on a 5 acre lot. Nearby cotton fields are being divided up into lots from 2 acres and up along the road. 10+ acres deeper.
Zoning will hopefully keep the density down.
By the time it fills up like Navarre and Pace, we will be ready for a retirement condo or something. Fingers crossed anyway...
Tired of fighting US98 in Navarre....
We are building a house SW of Jay in former timberland on a 5 acre lot. Nearby cotton fields are being divided up into lots from 2 acres and up along the road. 10+ acres deeper.
Zoning will hopefully keep the density down.
By the time it fills up like Navarre and Pace, we will be ready for a retirement condo or something. Fingers crossed anyway...
Tired of fighting US98 in Navarre....
Posted on 1/12/26 at 6:53 pm to TigersnJeeps
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We are building a house SW of Jay
My uncle built a home near there (few miles south of Hwy 4) on a few acres back in the 90s. Really beautiful area above the river.
I drive there and to Brewton from Pensacola when I visit to see family.
Should be a little while before that area gets too crowded, although the development really does seem to have crept about 5 miles further up 29 every time I go.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 6:57 pm to SoFla Tideroller
I spent way too much time there in 80’s when I was going through some trading there. Good times.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 7:58 pm to LSUneaux
Growing. .check out the RE numbers...
Posted on 1/12/26 at 8:12 pm to AlwysATgr
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How big is Pensacola now and how big do you think it should be?
I’m not saying it should be anything. I was just curious on why Pensacola is not another Jacksonville or even Tampa. It’s over 500 years old so it’s had a lot of time to develop. A lot of good responses in this thread.
This post was edited on 1/12/26 at 8:13 pm
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