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Chicago and San Fran. The prospect gives me goosebumps. San Francisco's unmatched natural setting and iconic bridges meeting Chicago's reputation by some as the greatest architectural city in America (Frank Gehry, Santiago Calatrava, ect.) Or how about Chicago with LA?? Imagine that majestic Skyline with the SG mountains in the background. Also Chicago is way less polluted so you get to enjoy those amazing vistas (not only after it rains!).
"If Chicago had a mediterranean climate it could potentially be the next Rome." - Frank Lloyd Wright
Chicago and Miami. Move Chicago down and keep the sprawl minimized by protected wildlife lands and have South Beach and the like the way they are, but have Chicago's enormous and impressive skyline and vast infrastructure migrated down there, but with the lakefront now be the warm sea coast. Augment that with some of the newer high-rise constructions that Miami has (maybe keep Brickell Key as it is) as well as some older Spanish-style and mimo architecture. Due to the aquifer underneath Miami, the el would have to remain the el anyways. They also both share the aspect of being fronted on a large body of water, bisected by a river.
Chicago/Denver:
- The amazing skyline of Chicago along the waterfront
- The mountains and climate of Denver
- The great theatre, music, and arts scene in Chicago
- The love of sports in both cities, particularly hockey!
Los Angeles/San Francisco:
- Most of this is because I like what LA has to offer, but want the established dense downtown sense that San Fran has throughout most of the city
- Mountains/Beaches within driving distance, arts, sports, restaurants+bars
I like Seattle a lot but can't really think of a good hybrid for it.
Detroit and NYC just because I'm curious what the result would be. Which city would contribute which parts?
Detroit contributes:
-Cheap housing prices
-Cheap rentals
-Abundant abandoned buildings/factories/warehouses ripe for converstion to housing
-Moving in cash back/tax credits which the city pays you (meaning you individuals, not just corporations) to move into the city and live there
NYC contributes:
-Low crime
-Strong gentrification
-Urban amenities and public transit
I think Detroit-NYC would be extremely awesome if you ask me. It'd be the ultimate urban experience of NYC with cheap housing, and I know NYC would be almost perfect if it had the cheap housing prices and cheap rentals that Detroit has. We all know how expensive NYC is but having NYC with Detroit's tons of abandoned buildings that can be converted to apartment buildings presents a place for all the hipsters/artists to go to get cheap housing would be an urban paradise. Being paid or having tax credits to move into the city and live there also would be great.
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