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yet i've seen people rant and rave and post pictures of rundown rowhomes and claiming that it is so much better than Chicago's "bungalow neighborhoods"
its just preference...and yes i know baltimore has row homes nicer than that, but those are your average, run of the mill row homes. like I said, Chicago HAS row homes, and it has just about everything else...something the other metros cannot claim. I do think the Midwest is vastly underappreciated for its architecture though (especially other cities than Chicago)
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Spend some time in Back Bay in Boston. Or in Philly and then you will definitely see the difference. Nothing comes close to urban residential architecture as a nice row house or brownstone. That's why they cost so much more than bungalows or flats.
i have spent time in both of those places...and I've seen areas of Chicago with just as nice rowhomes, but not always "as far as the eye can see!"...what I am trying to say, that people aren't getting, is that Chicago has the ability to offer even more variety than row homes as far as the eye can see...it offers row homes, but it also has much more. obviously philly has a larger quanity/better stock of strict row homes than Chicago, but again, this isnt a "which city has the best rowhomes" thread, and this isn't even a thread about the Northeast. It's about residential architecture. Show me something in St. Louis that offers this view from an apartment...no, you don't have to sit on the ledge of the balcony like these insane kids did http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/...a234f4dc_o.jpg
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i have spent time in both of those places...and I've seen areas of Chicago with just as nice rowhomes, but not always "as far as the eye can see!"...what I am trying to say, that people aren't getting, is that Chicago has the ability to offer even more variety than row homes as far as the eye can see...it offers row homes, but it also has much more.
Chicago's best rowhomes (there not even many Chicago rowhomes) pale in comparison to Philly or Boston rowhomes with their old historic colonial charm. Let's not get ahead of ourselves now. You know that rowhomes are not Chicago's forte. Chicago does have nice residential architecture and it is arguably the best in the Midwest.
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Chicago's best rowhomes (there not even may Chicago rowhomes) pale in comparison to Philly or Boston rowhomes with their old historic colonial charm. Let's not get ahead of ourselves now. You know that rowhomes are not Chicago's forte. Chicago does have nice residential architecture and it is arguably the best in the Midwest.
ugh.... read my posts.. i didn't say Chicago's rowhomes were better than Phillys or Bostons...I certainly don't think they 'pale in comparison', but like I said, there is a lower stock of them, and Chicago has more variety in it's architecture. Again, this is NOT ABOUT the Northeast.
ugh.... read my posts.. i didn't say Chicago's rowhomes were better than Phillys or Bostons...I certainly don't think they 'pale in comparison', but like I said, there is a lower stock of them, and Chicago has more variety in it's architecture. Again, this is NOT ABOUT the Northeast.
Lol they're so stupid.
This thread has turned into a Chicago rowhomes vs East Coast rowhomes
When this thread is about RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURE IN THE MIDWEST
Chicago has all kinds, not just row homes, even if they are underrepresented... it makes up for it with much more variety.
i have spent time in both of those places...and I've seen areas of Chicago with just as nice rowhomes, but not always "as far as the eye can see!"...what I am trying to say, that people aren't getting, is that Chicago has the ability to offer even more variety than row homes as far as the eye can see...it offers row homes, but it also has much more. obviously philly has a larger quanity/better stock of strict row homes than Chicago, but again, this isnt a "which city has the best rowhomes" thread, and this isn't even a thread about the Northeast. It's about residential architecture. Show me something in St. Louis that offers this view from an apartment...no, you don't have to sit on the ledge of the balcony like these insane kids did http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2606/...a234f4dc_o.jpg
that is a wonderful view indeed, and chicago does offer highrise living that is unsurpassed in the midwest. but other midwest cities, including st. louis also feature highrise living in buildings new and old with wonderful views. they won't be chicago views, but they are city views nonetheless.
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that is a wonderful view indeed, and chicago does offer highrise living that is unsurpassed in the midwest. but other midwest cities, including st. louis also feature highrise living in buildings new and old with wonderful views. they won't be chicago views, but they are city views nonetheless.
agreed..I'm sure St. Louis and most of the larger Midwest cities have some nice highrise city views, but like you said, may not be as good as the Chicago views in regards to urban scale, views of Lake Michigan, etc, but they still have them. Again, I think the Midwest is vastly underrated when it comes to architecture and urban fabric (and just an under-appreciated region in general)
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