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Old 10-30-2013, 12:43 PM
 
Location: St Simons Island, GA
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In no way does Downtown Charleston even come close to ATL. There really isnt even much of a skyline in Charleston anyway. Look at a pic of downtown ATL and then one of downtown Charleston and then tell me with a straight face that they are anywhere close in comparison. I could see a similarity in Charleston and Savannah though. Both are tiny historic southern towns that are adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean.
Really? Why compare them in the first place? So silly.
Skyline, schmyline. If it were all about that, most European cities would be easy to dismiss.
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Old 10-30-2013, 09:31 PM
 
Location: Greenville, SC
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And some of us don't desire to live in a huge city. I've lived in DC and ATL and personally believe that when it comes to cities, bigger is not always better. One thing's for sure: I don't miss Atlanta traffic and my miserable daily commute AT ALL.
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Old 10-30-2013, 09:51 PM
 
Location: Savannah GA
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in no way does downtown charleston even come close to atl. There really isnt even much of a skyline in charleston anyway. Look at a pic of downtown atl and then one of downtown charleston and then tell me with a straight face that they are anywhere close in comparison. I could see a similarity in charleston and savannah though. Both are tiny historic southern towns that are adjacent to the atlantic ocean.
Tiny towns?! At least you got the "historic Southern" part right ...
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Old 10-30-2013, 10:00 PM
 
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In no way does Downtown Charleston even come close to ATL. There really isnt even much of a skyline in Charleston anyway. Look at a pic of downtown ATL and then one of downtown Charleston and then tell me with a straight face that they are anywhere close in comparison. I could see a similarity in Charleston and Savannah though. Both are tiny historic southern towns that are adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean.
Skylines mean nothing. As a matter of fact, the lack of skyscrapers in downtown Charleston means it has retained more of its historic urban fabric which is why it's overall much more urban and pedestrian-friendly than downtown Atlanta.

Downtown Atlanta has the edge in terms of jobs, transit, and mega-venues, but overall, downtown Charleston is more urban, vibrant, historic, etc.
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Old 10-31-2013, 05:12 PM
 
Location: East Point
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This contest is no contest. Comparing ATL to Charleston is like comparing Mobile to NYC. If you want to live in a small beach town, move to Charleston. If you want to live in a big city, move to ATL. Case closed.
i think you might need to visit charleston and stop talking about stuff you don't know about. it's not a large city, but it is very significant and has a lot in common with older european cities. it's definitely more than a "town" and it's not even a "beach town"— it's on the inside of a bay with fort sumter at the entrance to the bay. there is so much history and tradition there it makes cities like atlanta look like the wal-mart of cities.
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Old 11-01-2013, 07:37 PM
 
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I'm usually not a defender of Atlanta, but during the day, Atlanta probably becomes one of the most vibrant downtowns in the states.
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Old 11-01-2013, 07:48 PM
 
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Skylines mean nothing. As a matter of fact, the lack of skyscrapers in downtown Charleston means it has retained more of its historic urban fabric which is why it's overall much more urban and pedestrian-friendly than downtown Atlanta.

Downtown Atlanta has the edge in terms of jobs, transit, and mega-venues, but overall, downtown Charleston is more urban, vibrant, historic, etc.
You act like having skyscrapers means you have less of a historic urban fabric. SF and NYC seem to have kept their historic urban fabric just fine and they have fine skylines, especially NYC. Most of downtown Atlanta's historic urban fabric was south of the new skyscraper developments anyway.
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Old 11-01-2013, 07:54 PM
 
Location: East Point
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You act like having skyscrapers means you have less of a historic urban fabric. SF and NYC seem to have kept their historic urban fabric just fine and they have fine skylines, especially NYC. Most of downtown Atlanta's historic urban fabric was south of the new skyscraper developments anyway.
yes, this is true, but the above poster was saying that because charleston doesn't have a skyline, it doesn't have an urban fabric— and on that, he's sorely mistaken.
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Old 11-01-2013, 08:15 PM
 
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yes, this is true, but the above poster was saying that because charleston doesn't have a skyline, it doesn't have an urban fabric— and on that, he's sorely mistaken.
Oh of course. Paris, if in the US would be the most urban city in the country sans NYC and arguably it's just as urban as NYC.
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Old 11-01-2013, 10:53 PM
 
Location: Savannah GA
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Oh of course. Paris, if in the US would be the most urban city in the country sans NYC and arguably it's just as urban as NYC.
Are you suggesting Paris doesn't have a skyline? Guess you haven't been there either ...

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