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I agree with some of the similarities you have between LA and Houston, but you are not fair to Miami. You mentioned you are asian, so obviously you look at it differently. Of course Miami is has little asian representation, but as asian centric as the west coast is, Miami latin centric. Miami has a very international flair to it.
You also you totally way way under estimate Miami's downtown and highrise districts. After the last boom its more impressive than Houston or LA. When you are there, downtown is impressive, and highrises line the ocean for miles and miles.....
Sunny Isles Beach, just north of Miami
Miami Beach and northward up coast, downtown would be to the left and looks massive in context
I really don't like Miami's skyline. I hate the design of its buildings. The skyline is flawless at night though.
That skyline is what happens when you run out of available land to sprawl on. Condos are usually considered filler in-between the signature office buildings. Miami's skyline is considered cheating since the standard is office buildings NOT condos.
Houston & L.A. are similar but Downtown Houston has color (most cities lack this; Chicago is the only other city to have color) while Downtown L.A. has nice lines (the architecture) on its skyscrapers.
P.S. When I crossed over Newport Harbor on PCH, I thought I was in Kemah. Irvine resembles Clear Lake City.
I've spent time in both Houston and LA and I find very few similarities. I've repeated most of these contentions before:
LA is far more densely populated and most neighborhoods are as well compared to Houston. LA is more urbanized.
I find LA much more walkable within neighborhoods. There are always people walking, not so in parts of Houston.
LA County/Orange County has far more diverse beach options than Houston/Galveston. I do admit that the Gulf water is warmer and is more pleasant.
LA metro is nearly 3x the size of Houston for population. LA has a much more diverse population as a result.
Houston overall feels less developed in many places. Lack of curbs, lack of sidewalks, broken fences, broken street lights.
I find LA to be better planned (this is strictly my opinion only). There are shopping centers, malls, and major employment centers in each neighborhood and suburb. In Houston, the distances to each place are farther.
This has turned into a really interesting discussion & makes me want to visit Houston some day [a layover at the Bush airport doesn't qualify as a visit]. I have been to Miami several times and always enjoy being there. I have noticed that condos are built right across from the beach in Miami whereas Los Angeles isn't allowed to do that since the California Coastal Commission has such total control over any construction.
This has turned into a really interesting discussion & makes me want to visit Houston some day [a layover at the Bush airport doesn't qualify as a visit]. I have been to Miami several times and always enjoy being there. I have noticed that condos are built right across from the beach in Miami whereas Los Angeles isn't allowed to do that since the California Coastal Commission has such total control over any construction.
Awesome
So you finally admit you have never actually been to Houston, yet you can sit there & hack away at your keyboard about how Houston & LA are in no way similar?
Thanks for finally admitting it & hope to see you here someday, maybe I'll even buy you a round of some Shiner Bock or bottle of Llano to take home.
Newport Beach is one of the best body surfing areas in California. The "Wedge" is world famous but also one of the most dangerous surfing spots in the state; every year people break their necks body surfing but it is irresistible
That skyline is what happens when you run out of available land to sprawl on. Condos are usually considered filler in-between the signature office buildings. Miami's skyline is considered cheating since the standard is office buildings NOT condos.
Houston & L.A. are similar but Downtown Houston has color (most cities lack this; Chicago is the only other city to have color) while Downtown L.A. has nice lines (the architecture) on its skyscrapers.
P.S. When I crossed over Newport Harbor on PCH, I thought I was in Kemah. Irvine resembles Clear Lake City.
Miami's skyline has color, even if it is "cheating".
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