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it is more interesting to talk about smaller cities than NYC and Chicago, etc.
to me anyway. Was there a stipulation that we only talk about the monster city downtowns? Does size of city mean the downtowns are better?
A good example close to me is Ft Worth vs Dallas. Dallas is much larger and is getting better, but Ft Worth right now has a better downtown.
There are plenty of others, Salt Lake City has a great downtown as well.
Yeah it is. That's what happens when you control nothing in your city. You guys sit around talking about how lucky we are to have the Federal government to enslave us here in DC. We have no say so in what happens in our city. We also have no say so in what happens in this country since we lack representation in congress. We are the forgotten people in this country. People talk about how lucky we are, but people don't realize the cost we have paid to live in DC. The forgotten people. The grass is not always greener on the other side. We are basically in the housewife position. Definitely we have perks, but what are perks without power and freedom? What are perks without rights? We are the forgotten people.
Forgotten people? Really? Would it suck to not be able to vote? Yes! Having the federal government boost D.C. to what it has become is worth that though in MHO. Look what D.C. used to be and look what it is now.
In cities like San Francisco, Boston, Philly where the neighborhoods sort of bleed into the core, it is harder to tell where downtown begins and ends. Other cities like Los Angeles and Chicago it is pretty cut-and-dry.
Philadelphia does mixed residential option's better than any other downtown in MHO. You can live with a family in a rowhouse or you can live in a highrise as a single person all in Center City. How many cities can say that?
Philadelphia does mixed residential option's better than any other downtown in MHO. You can live with a family in a rowhouse or you can live in a highrise as a single person all in Center City. How many cities can say that?
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How does Phoenix not get a mention. Come on now. They have 10 building, all extremely close to each other, and not to mention, Alice Cooper'stown....
Well downtown Phoenix probably wouldn't crack the top 20 to be honest. Pizzeria Bianco may have the best pizza I've had anywhere in the US (Neopolitan style), CityScape has added more life recently but for a city of Phoenix's size the downtown leaves a lot to be desired. Old Town Scottsdale seems to have a lot more going on in that area. I will say with recent developments around Roosevelt Row and the light rail that downtown Phoenix seems to be making strides for more vibrancy, perhaps in 10 years or so we shall see.
Well downtown Phoenix probably wouldn't crack the top 20 to be honest. Pizzeria Bianco may have the best pizza I've had anywhere in the US (Neopolitan style), CityScape has added more life recently but for a city of Phoenix's size the downtown leaves a lot to be desired. Old Scottsdale seems has a lot more going on in that area.
Scottsdale definitely has more going. In regards to Phoenix, I was just kidding, I guess I have driven through it once. But I am still not quite sure.
I agree. Manhattan and Downtown Boston offer something similar that Center City has.
the surrounding of Midtown Manhattan would be very similar to Center City Philly if it hadn't grown so fast and so much. You can see the shorter brownstones/row houses mixed in. I think it still would have been denser, since it was more space constrained but the difference less drastic. In the 1840s, NYC and Philly were close to the same size, but NYC was already denser, with lots of tenements.
the surrounding of Midtown Manhattan would be very similar to Center City Philly if it hadn't grown so fast and so much. You can see the shorter brownstones/row houses mixed in. I think it still would have been denser, since it was more space constrained but the difference less drastic. In the 1840s, NYC and Philly were close to the same size, but NYC was already denser, with lots of tenements.
I find the Upper East Side to be very similar to Rittenhouse Square. I get a similar feel from the two.
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