America's most European city (speak)

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by UrbanLuis

Shouldn't this go in the general U.S forum?

No, I want the opinions of those from around the world and most of them post in the world forums.

[NooYowkur81]

Prob New Orleans has most visible euro influences. Maybe San Fran aesthetically.

[MassNative2891]

New York has too many sky-scrapers nowadays to be really "Euro. They do have the fashionable and posh thing going though. Europeans tend look down big hulking architecture (Skyscrapers).

In Paris, they're finally getting another skyscaper outside of La Défense. They didn't initally want any skyscrapes to obstruct the magnificent view of the city.

Frankfurt, which has one of the best skylines in Europe; is referred to as MainHattan. Mostly due to the fact that the other German cities have more low scale (but high density) city and financial centers.

Seattle and Minneapolis only resemble certain parts of Europe in "Demographics", that's about it.

Chicago was where some of the exiled Bauhaus students and teachers brought their great architecture ideas. It helped make the Chicago skyline into what it is today. That being said, it's still not very European.

That leaves SF and Boston. I've never been to SF, but most folks I meet say Boston is the most Euro feeling metro in America. The small narrow roads, the strong colonial history, the secular lifestyle, voting patterns, etc.

Obviously I voted for Boston.

[AntonioR]

The reality is that skyscrapers are a feature of the landscape pretty much in two relatively small areas in mid and lower Manhattan. Much of Manhattan from the Upper West Side - Central Park - Upper East Side areas are not filled with skyscrapers at all and often times take a town feeling, especially in the Greenwich Village, Tribeca, and Chelsea areas.

For me, its a tie between Boston and NYC, but I voted for NYC mostly because I missed the Boston option in the poll. I don't know how that happened, but it did. lol

[TrueDat]

Originally Posted by Gentoo

I added what I've heard from others which is why I stared this thread. I've heard Miami as Americas Latin-American city.

That's true but it's also a Southern European vibe, especially in terms of club culture.

[Gentoo]

Originally Posted by TrueDat

That's true but it's also a Southern European vibe, especially in terms of club culture.

Ah ok. Sort of like Ibiza or Mallorca?

[Rubi3]

Having been in many European and American cities, I say New Orleans. The others on the list, no.

[A.J240]

New Orleans or Boston

[MrPilot]

Originally Posted by coolgato

New Orleans, Louisiana - very French.

Very Spanish... The French took over it from the Spanish

[aries4118]

Boston
New Orleans
San Francisco
Savannah
Charleston