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View Poll Results: Which has the better downtown
D.C. 65 61.32%
Baltimore 38 35.85%
Tie 3 2.83%
Voters: 106. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 03-17-2011, 09:20 AM
 
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Georgetown is not DT! Back on topic - DT Baltimore is cool but it's tiny. Baltimore has no answer for DT DC's diversity such as Chinatown, Penn Quarter, M Street (Connecticut Ave to 21st), 14th & K (Lima, Lotus, The Park, K Street Lounge). There is more stuff to do in DT DC on average than Baltimore.
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Old 03-17-2011, 11:15 AM
 
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Georgetown is not DT! Back on topic - DT Baltimore is cool but it's tiny. Baltimore has no answer for DT DC's diversity such as Chinatown, Penn Quarter, M Street (Connecticut Ave to 21st), 14th & K (Lima, Lotus, The Park, K Street Lounge). There is more stuff to do in DT DC on average than Baltimore.
I was just in all those areas u just mentioned, and I know about DT dc having more to do aside from a bunch of businesses, there isn't really much else. If museums aren't included... I will say this: DT dc does resemble a short version of Manhattan.
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Old 03-17-2011, 02:11 PM
 
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DT DC has way more eating options, clubs and activities than DT Bmore. This is no comparison. I like Bmore, but it's not on DC's level. DT DC (from Union Station all the way over to 22nd Street) is huge and it offers a diverse group of areas. Most of you people only look at the Federal side and the monuments.
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Old 03-17-2011, 02:13 PM
 
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I was just in all those areas u just mentioned, and I know about DT dc having more to do aside from a bunch of businesses, there isn't really much else. If museums aren't included... I will say this: DT dc does resemble a short version of Manhattan.
which part of manhattan? I don't think downtown dc resmebles midtown all that much, it certainly doesn't look like the east/west village or SoHo, maybe the financial district is the most similar, but I just don't really see it.
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Old 03-17-2011, 02:15 PM
 
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He's talking about the canyons upon canyons of midrises.
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Old 03-17-2011, 02:16 PM
 
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the only thing that Baltimore's downtown has over DC's DT is more shopping options, but it ends there. Beside's people in the DC area have so many other places that they can shop within the city that it wouldn't even matter. If your a college kid or a middle class shopper then go to Georgetown. If your a a Upper Class or a high end shopper then everybody knows that you have to hit Wisconsin Avenue for all the Sax Fifths, and Nemian Marcus kind of brands. DC doesn't have everything downtown in one location. Everything is kind of spreaded into different location thats not to far away from the DT region.
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Old 03-17-2011, 02:17 PM
 
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which part of manhattan? I don't think downtown dc resmebles midtown all that much, it certainly doesn't look like the east/west village or SoHo, maybe the financial district is the most similar, but I just don't really see it.
I don't see it either imo.
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Old 03-17-2011, 02:25 PM
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which part of manhattan? I don't think downtown dc resmebles midtown all that much, it certainly doesn't look like the east/west village or SoHo, maybe the financial district is the most similar, but I just don't really see it.
Im sure he or she is referring to how built up and big DT DC is, along with all of the foot traffic. We know that it's not gonna resemble it to the max because DT DC is shorter, so thats why he or she said that it reminds them of a shorter Manhattan.
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Old 03-17-2011, 02:40 PM
 
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I like DC's Downtown more, but as a city overall Baltimore is more of kind of place.
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Old 03-17-2011, 02:40 PM
 
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Slim,

DT DC has way more eating options, clubs and activities than DT Bmore. This is no comparison. I like Bmore, but it's not on DC's level. DT DC (from Union Station all the way over to 22nd Street) is huge and it offers a diverse group of areas. Most of you people only look at the Federal side and the monuments.
I drove that whole strip I seen a few restaurants, but Im not sure its more than what Baltimore has. I didnt see any shopping areas.
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