LEO/LHB Eats: Take that short drive to Stratto's

It's even odder when you consider that in the context of Indiana as a whole, perhaps two thirds of the state northwards believes that Kentucky begins roughly a mile south of Seymour (which they'll grudgingly agree to include only because John Mellencamp's from there).

Nine out of ten people in Indy and points north already believe that we're part of Kentucky ... and even when Corydon native Frank O'Bannon was governor, nothing much changed.

Perhaps we should declare independence.

[Robin Garr]

Not being a native, is there a rule I never learned or is it genetic?

As a native, I have to confess that it always felt a little funny to cross the bridges. There was a sense that we needed passports or something, and we would worry slightly that the Indiana cops would single us out for having Kentucky plates.

I've overcome this, however, and try to encourage others to do the same. Did you note the first two paragraphs of this week's report, quoted at the top of this thread?

"<I>If you've been meaning to check out some Southern Indiana dining spots but worried that it's a little too far, consider this: It took me just 11 minutes to drive from my house in Crescent Hill to Stratto's in Clarksville on a rainy Saturday night.

OK, maybe I couldn't have made it that fast during a weekday rush hour, but it's still a quicker trip for me than a ride out to The Summit or Brownsboro Crossing in endless suburbia. </I>"

We live in Old Louisville, and shop in southern Indiana (northern Louisville) nearly all the time. It's really close. Pleae don't report me to the Mayor.

On a reverse note, DH teaches at Ivy Tech and holds one class a semester at the Speed Art Museum. You would not believe the number of students who cut that class because "All the streets in Louisville are one-way." Huh? "We'll be shot." "It's too confusing. We can't find anything." "My parents won't allow me to go to Louisville."

Seriously.

I agree with Leah to some degree, but I have to argue the fact that there are many more Kentuckianians (This is a widely used word on local T.V. which means Kentucky AND Indiana) that refuse to cross the "pond". We should share revenue with each other, visit that "foriegn" country on the other side of that mile wide border and become a little more diverse.

Heck, I am taking my money to Louisville tonight to finish my Christmas shopping...I hope they dont put me through customs on the way and strip search me..

Oh, which one-way street should I use to get to Comp USA?

Oh, which one-way street should I use to get to Comp USA?

Use all of them. That should get you there in no time... but selection at Comp USA might be slim. I believe there was article about them closing. When DH and I were there a few days after Thanksgiving there were a lot of empty racks.

Oh, and Scott... Go Pats!

Actually for us, Indiana is closer than the East End, we even had our last child there (though we do tease him about being a Hoosier ).

I'm guessing he's your smartest child.

Montrose was the name the McCulloghs called it when they owned the building that Stratto's is in now. It's on Indiana's list of registered historic places as Montrose.

Damn, now I have to file another Montrose into the grey matter....Thank's Bedford.

As a recently "Transplanted" Hoosier, I now understand how much of an effort it takes to cross that damn bridge now that I don't have to anymore.

There are many exceptional things happening on the "Sunny Side" that don't exist in the Ville...

To get people to have the desire to go "over there" is a monumental task... No matter how much good press, word of mouth, or reputation as the next best thing; It is near impossible for most establishments in Southern Indiana to derive a customer base from across the Mighty Ohio.

Unless of course you are IHOP.....

I agree with Leah to some degree, but I have to argue the fact that there are many more Kentuckianians (This is a widely used word on local T.V. which means Kentucky AND Indiana) that refuse to cross the "pond". We should share revenue with each other, visit that "foriegn" country on the other side of that mile wide border and become a little more diverse.

Heck, I am taking my money to Louisville tonight to finish my Christmas shopping...I hope they dont put me through customs on the way and strip search me..

Oh, which one-way street should I use to get to Comp USA?

I guess it sounds better than "Indi-ucky".

Strattos is a fave and definitely a well kept secret it always seemed when I dined there. The patio is awesome!

Perhaps instead of 8664, we could just reroute the river a few miles north up around Sellersburg and just pave the whole riverbed where it currently is so people wouldn't even need a bridge? Think outside the box... lol