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As much as I love Seattle's skyline, I'd give that nod to Houston.
Just take away the mountains....
LOL JJG. I think you just disproved your point about which city has the better skyline with those pics. Seattle has one of the most distinctive, beautiful skylines in the US.
I'd have to agree with previous posters that they both feel like 'big cities', but in different ways. I think Seattle's built environment has more in common with San Francisco, Boston, etc, whereas Houston is a bit closer to that of LA, Dallas, etc. A lot of that probably has to do with constraints on buildable land versus having more flat area to build on - that really shapes a city.
Those pictures made me like Seattle's skyline more. Houston is definitely bigger and of course it is going to have more "big city" feeling, but I think Seattle feels bigger than it is because it is more urban, so it gets my nod.
Seattle is more urban, but even with its downtown skyline bigger than Houston's downtown skyline, it doesn't make me feel like it is bigger.
Houston is very diverse. Houston has big industries here and way more major corporate precense and headquarters. Houston has more shopping. Houston has a bigger airport. Houston has a bigger port. Houston has a lot of freeway infrastructure. Houston has way more buildings, and the all the combined skylines of Houston is more vast than Seattle's postcard skyline. Houston has 5 proffesional sports teams. Houston has better and more cultural institutions and performing arts. Houston has better higher education institutions(?).
Seattle being more urban, walkable, and a better downtown doesn't overpower Houston's big city feel, in my opinion, although I do understand how Seattle posseses that bigger city feel with its skyline, etc.
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Originally Posted by LovinDecatur
I so disagree with these assessments. Seattle has a ridiculous number of vibrant, walkable neighborhoods; arguably more per capita than any other city in the US.
A note, having virbrant, walkable neighborhoods doesn't make it a distinct neighborhood, NYC must have countless of these, yet they are not all distinct. There is other ways of being a distinct neighborhood, for example, character, architecture, the people, etc can make a neighborhood distinct. And a neighborhood doesn't have to be walkable and vibrant to be distinct. A gritty dilapadated neighborhood can be just as distinct as a vibrant walkable neighborhood.
Yeah I think so too. Although it is moe urban it does not have all the amenities and the economy that Houston has
Food - Houston
Nightlife - Houston
Downtown - Seattle Distinct Neighborhoods -Houston
Density - Both are just right for me
Skyline - Most definitely Houston Walkable - neither
Vibrancy - Neither
I would add weather. I just love the weather in Seattle. I love the seasons. Love watching the trees change color.
I so disagree with these assessments. Seattle has a ridiculous number of vibrant, walkable neighborhoods; arguably more per capita than any other city in the US.
I so disagree with these assessments. Seattle has a ridiculous number of vibrant, walkable neighborhoods; arguably more per capita than any other city in the US.
It has a lot of walkable neighborhoods, but more per capita than any other US city? Not even close. NYC, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, etc. just to name a few have a lot more.
It has a lot of walkable neighborhoods, but more per capita than any other US city? Not even close. NYC, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, etc. just to name a few have a lot more.
Yes, I said per capita. These are all much larger cities than Seattle.
Downtown?
Capitol Hill?
Queen Anne Hill?
Magnolia?
Ballard?
West Seattle?
Vashon Island?
Bellevue?
Madrona?
Madison Park?
Belltown?
Lake Union?
University?
Greenlake?
The list goes on and on. In no way does Houston compete on this level.
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