On disdaining Provo

On disdaining Provo May 6, 2015

 

 

The mountains really improve the city
The Provo section of the Wasatch Range
Photo by bobjgalindo (Wikimedia CC)
Click to enlarge.

 

It’s fashionable in some circles to disdain Provo and Utah Valley — aka “Happy Valley” — as boring, provincial, monochromatic, culturally sterile, intellectually vapid, a home for “Stepford Wives,” and so forth.

 

But here’s some evidence suggesting that at least a few significant outside observers don’t share the negative stereotypes:

 

http://provomayor.com/category/accomplishments/

 

And here’s an interesting article about developments and trends in the small Utah Valley city where Brigham Young University sits:

 

http://byu.imodules.com/redirect.aspx?linkID=66901&eid=1273091

 

It turns out that there are worse places to live than Provo-Orem and Utah Valley.  And I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that some of those who sneer at this area actually live in them.

 

 


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