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Yes. You can find other pics of those guys on top of a bunch of other buildings in Chicago and other cities. There's an awesome picture of them climbing on the top of the Wrigley Building too:
Yes. You can find other pics of those guys on top of a bunch of other buildings in Chicago and other cities. There's an awesome picture of them climbing on the top of the Wrigley Building too:
Never been to Boston but the highrise areas of Chicago kinda suck for street life/nightlife. Center City seems to be where it's at for highrise living. That said there are some pretty spectacular residential highrises in Chicago and there are some highrises along the lake shore in otherwise non-highrise neighborhoods that provide more immediate access to nightlife and other amenities than the downtown-area highrise clusters.
Never been to Boston but the highrise areas of Chicago kinda suck for street life/nightlife. Center City seems to be where it's at for highrise living. That said there are some pretty spectacular residential highrises in Chicago and there are some highrises along the lake shore in otherwise non-highrise neighborhoods that provide more immediate access to nightlife and other amenities than the downtown-area highrise clusters.
The street life is weird. It's either absolutely dead for the number of people who live there, or it's touristy, or there's creeps and weirdos skulking about after hours, or some combination thereof.
The street life is weird. It's either absolutely dead for the number of people who live there, or it's touristy, or there's creeps and weirdos skulking about after hours, or some combination thereof.
I would agree. If you were to poll Chicagoans on what their favorite neighborhoods are, you would most likely hear Wicker Park, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Bucktown, Old Town, etc... more often than not, none of those are Highrise Neighborhoods. Even the Highrise sections of Lincoln Park and Lakeview are the least interesting in my opinoin.
I would agree. If you were to poll Chicagoans on what their favorite neighborhoods are, you would most likely hear Wicker Park, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Bucktown, Old Town, etc... more often than not, none of those are Highrise Neighborhoods. Even the Highrise sections of Lincoln Park and Lakeview are the least interesting in my opinoin.
I get this feeling in Chicago too; especially in closer to the Mag Mile; River North (yes a few bar strips but overall lacks cohesion), the area by the new Aqua, and Streeterville can all seem a little disjointed. Is odd because they are some very dense areas yet seem sleepy in many spots at the street level.
I also agree on your list of favorite nabes. That is not saying these areas are dead but feel less vibrant than one would expect in many ways given the number of people that live in these.
It may be how they address the street.
The newest condo tower in Philly on 18th street basically comes right to the street with a Serafina on the street and windows and outdoor seating that pour onto the sidewalk. This block has about 12 bars and restaurants many with outdoor seating and much tighter streets. The Highrise is actually hardly noticable at the street as the hodgepodge of shops, cafes, bars etc rally draw the eye and vibrancy
This is 10 artrs under construction, but the height of the building ir really hardly apparent, even less so at night
I think a lot has to do with the streets, sidewalk width and honestly the size of the structures, they are larger in Chicago and less clustered making it more spacious and less vibrant /compact if that makes sense.
I would agree. If you were to poll Chicagoans on what their favorite neighborhoods are, you would most likely hear Wicker Park, Lincoln Park, Lakeview, Bucktown, Old Town, etc... more often than not, none of those are Highrise Neighborhoods. Even the Highrise sections of Lincoln Park and Lakeview are the least interesting in my opinoin.
Very true. I think this is even the case in places like Manhattan, etc.
I believe the main reason for this is that high rises in the center of cities are either office space or luxury housing. Normally these either have no ground-level restaurants/bars, or upscale restaurants/bars which don't usually add much to the nightlife of the area.
The best areas are usually low-rise, with some blend of high-rises in the neighborhood.
I get this feeling in Chicago too; especially in closer to the Mag Mile; River North (yes a few bar strips but overall lacks cohesion), the area by the new Aqua, and Streeterville can all seem a little disjointed. Is odd because they are some very dense areas yet seem sleepy in many spots at the street level.
I also agree on your list of favorite nabes. That is not saying these areas are dead but feel less vibrant than one would expect in many ways given the number of people that live in these.
It may be how they address the street.
The newest condo tower in Philly on 18th street basically comes right to the street with a Serafina on the street and windows and outdoor seating that pour onto the sidewalk. This block has about 12 bars and restaurants many with outdoor seating and much tighter streets. The Highrise is actually hardly noticable at the street as the hodgepodge of shops, cafes, bars etc rally draw the eye and vibrancy
This is 10 artrs under construction, but the height of the building ir really hardly apparent, even less so at night
I think a lot has to do with the streets, sidewalk width and honestly the size of the structures, they are larger in Chicago and less clustered making it more spacious and less vibrant /compact if that makes sense.
On those folks in Chicago, that Aqua picture gives me virtigo just looking at it, ugh
I love the St. James, I'm moving there next year.
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