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The only part of dt Houston that remind me of dt LA somewhat is Louisiana St in dt Houston and Fig in dt LA. Both streets are on the western edge of each dt. Both are one way heading north. Both have some of the major skyscrapers and hotel or hotels. That is it imo. Sometimes certain streets look like Philly to me or Newark. In no way shape or form does it remind me of dt Seattle and I lived there for years. Nor dt Atlanta! Just my opinion.
I'm with you there, I have been to Seattle numerous times and I just don't see the similarities that everyone else tries to install, also for Houston like you said apart from the skyscraper portion they are nothing alike, I would disagree on the Philly comparison though, to me LA is a mixture of DT Phoenix mixed in with Denver only grittier, dirtier, and more urban and chaotic
Yea you're right don't listen to the rest of these guys this is what the grand majority of people not just in LA but the whole CSA live in
Saying grand majority is a massive overstatement. I'm sure you'll find hillier streets even in that pic than anything you'll find in Houston. SGV, SFV, the Westside, even parts of the O.C. are not pancake flat, and they're home to millions of people.
Saying grand majority is a massive overstatement. I'm sure you'll find hillier streets even in that pic than anything you'll find in Houston. SGV, SFV, the Westside, even parts of the O.C. are not pancake flat, and they're home to millions of people.
Are you telling me that 80% maybe even more of the total population do not live in the type of environment I posted? you need to remember that I am talking about total population and not land area, you also have to remember how low density the hilly parts of the metro are.
Are you telling me that 80% maybe even more of the total population do not live in the type of environment I posted? you need to remember that I am talking about total population and not land area, you also have to remember how low density the hilly parts of the metro are.
Somehow I ended up arguing that LA is not flat. I agree that the majority of the city is flat. The Eastside makes up most of the heavily populated hilly areas with Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Lincoln Heights, etc.
But, what makes LA different than Houston (or many other flat cities) is that it is surrounded by mountains. My neighborhood is generally flat (it slightly slopes downward but it is pretty gradual.), but one step out my front door are the Hollywood Hills, with Mt. Lee right there. Pretty much no matter where you are in the city you will have the view of some sort of hills or mountains.
But yeah it is a pretty flat city in lots of parts. I don't think that is a bad thing.
Somehow I ended up arguing that LA is not flat. I agree that the majority of the city is flat. The Eastside makes up most of the heavily populated hilly areas with Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Lincoln Heights, etc.
But, what makes LA different than Houston (or many other flat cities) is that it is surrounded by mountains. My neighborhood is generally flat (it slightly slopes downward but it is pretty gradual.), but one step out my front door are the Hollywood Hills, with Mt. Lee right there. Pretty much no matter where you are in the city you will have the view of some sort of hills or mountains.
But yeah it is a pretty flat city in lots of parts. I don't think that is a bad thing.
It's not a bad thing. Chicago and Miami is flat and they are also dense.
It's not a bad thing. Chicago and Miami is flat and they are also dense.
It makes walking way easier. Boston isn't known as a hilly city by any means but my neighborhood in Brighton was, and it made walking to work a huge pain a lot of the time.
Yea you're right don't listen to the rest of these guys this is what the grand majority of people not just in LA but the whole CSA live in
Thanks CaliSon, at least you are being honest, unlike the rest of your fellow Californians on this board.
All it takes is a landing at LAX or a view from up in those mountains/hills to prove a large swath of the LA metro is, for the most part, flat just like Houston.
Like I said before, Hollywood fools a lot of people, even myself till the first time I flew out there then I was like......LA is flat? Really??? I had to do a double take on what I was actually seeing out the air plane window. Then driving through Carson City felt just like I was driving down Bellaire Blvd. in SW Houston.
Thanks CaliSon, at least you are being honest, unlike the rest of your fellow Californians on this board.
All it takes is a landing at LAX or a view from up in those mountains/hills to prove a large swath of the LA metro is, for the most part, flat just like Houston.
Like I said before, Hollywood fools a lot of people, even myself till the first time I flew out there then I was like......LA is flat? Really??? I had to do a double take on what I was actually seeing out the air plane window. Then driving through Carson City felt just like I was driving down Bellaire Blvd. in SW Houston.
Interestingly enough (and more relevant to the topic), Downtown Los Angeles is pretty hilly (for a downtown area). It used to be a lot more hilly before they chopped down Bunker Hill to make way for the modern skyscrapers, but there are still some hills. I'm not trying to say that it isn't flat, but there are some hilly stretches near the northwest end of downtown.
Even L.A.'s flattest areas are hillier than Houston's, and the neighborhoods L.A. is best known for are not flat at all, and they're significantly populated. L.A. is also much more developed and denser. Why even pretend that these cities have similar looks?
Even L.A.'s flattest areas are hillier than Houston's, and the neighborhoods L.A. is best known for are not flat at all, and they're significantly populated. L.A. is also much more developed and denser. Why even pretend that these cities have similar looks?
Yeah no resemblance at all is there?
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...LA is flat? Really??? I had to do a double take on what I was actually seeing out the air plane window. Then driving through Carson City felt just like I was driving down Bellaire Blvd. in SW Houston.
