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Not enough brick in Miami, imo. Atlanta has an industrial past, Miami doesn't. I think Miami's look is too unique to be compared to any region, really.
Atlanta looks very very Southern - albeit urban Southern, but still Southern. I cannot think of too many Northeastern cities that are as car-centric, covered with kudzu, and boasts a large number of detached, single family homes with wrap-around porches. The Northeast is a whole different ballgame.
Simple question is Atlanta the most "Northeast looking" city in the south? I can't think of any other southern city or sunbelt city that resembles a northeast city as much as ATL. Things to consider:
Housing Stock
Downtown centrally located (though not exclusive to ATL)
Good collection of brick buildings (from what I have seen in pics)
Hilly and green with no palm trees
Heavy Rail transit
Downtown buildings with spires
I have always felt that from afar ATL resembles a more modern version of Philly, the one thing it lacks is proximity to a body of water and obviously many others however from an esthetic point of view what do you guys think?
Uh, no. The most northeastern looking cities in the South would be New Orleans, Louisville, Richmond, Charleston, and Savannah.
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When Atlanta becomes more dense and urban it will reflect Philadelphia & Boston while Houston & Dallas will reflect Los Angeles. Atlanta's layout is completely different from Houston & Dallas's and is similar to a lot of cities in the Northeast.
Meaning when Atlanta decides to do a mass scale infill (which is probably right around the corner) and becomes incredibly dense and urban it will be a reflection of the Northeastern cities but with more temperate Southeastern weather. I've also noted that Atlanta compared to Los Angeles, Houston, Phoenix, & Dallas seems to go for more narrower streets like that of Philadelphia or Boston, while its true they are wider than Philadelphia's but they are narrower than Los Angeles or Houston's.
Mass transit is probably the undisputed best in the Sunbelt at this point, and continues to get better (and will get better). Even though Atlanta is located in the South and has a few Southern flairs here and there I think of it more so as an "East Coast" type of city, progressive, modern, cosmopolitan, and worldly with little clinging it to regional affiliations like a small town or so.
To people on this site, they may see Atlanta as nothing like the Northeast, give it time and decades and you'll see how shockingly similar Atlanta will look with infill and density. This is of course a great thing, its a citywide progression and Atlanta is a perfect example for Charlotte, Nashville, Memphis, Jacksonville, & Raleigh.
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