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But the vibes are totally different. East Coast, Midwest, West Coast.
There are different characteristics at play in these specific cities.
I do not view NYC Philly or Chicago as cities the same as LA, nevermind actually being in them.
WHat I'm saying is that LA has a big city vibe. NYC has the perfect vibe to it.
Of course LA isn't like NYC because it lacks so much density compared to it. NYC is a huge collection of concrete canyons. LA is more of concrete plateaus with a coulple of canyons mixed in. Go more further and you do see single family homes in areas like echo park, silverlake, atwater. But they dont have a suburb feel. Everything is tightly packed and mixed with apartments, industrial areas, and stores(like my section of the city). You lose the safe suburban feel and you get more of an urban feel.
WHat I'm saying is that LA has a big city vibe. NYC has the perfect vibe to it.
Of course LA isn't like NYC because it lacks so much density compared to it. NYC is a huge collection of concrete canyons. LA is more of concrete plateaus with a coulple of canyons mixed in. Go more further and you do see single family homes in areas like echo park, silverlake, atwater. But they dont have a suburb feel. Everything is tightly packed and mixed with apartments, industrial areas, and stores(like my section of the city). You lose the safe suburban feel and you get more of an urban feel.
But its still extremely sprawled out and nowhere near as compacted.
Funny thing though. Maybe I was born in the wrong city lol.
I had a few dreams when I was a kid about being in this huge city. Much like NYC. The dream felt real, and the feeling stayed with me. I think that's why I feel at home when I see pics of NY. Feels familiar like I was there.
WHat I'm saying is that LA has a big city vibe. NYC has the perfect vibe to it.
Of course LA isn't like NYC because it lacks so much density compared to it. NYC is a huge collection of concrete canyons. LA is more of concrete plateaus with a coulple of canyons mixed in. Go more further and you do see single family homes in areas like echo park, silverlake, atwater. But they dont have a suburb feel. Everything is tightly packed and mixed with apartments, industrial areas, and stores(like my section of the city). You lose the safe suburban feel and you get more of an urban feel.
I see what you mean by that. For me personally I think Los Angeles overall gives a bigger city vibe than Chicago does. Chicago only feels larger than LA when you are comparing their downtown areas.
Here is what I think. LA is a grimy dense concrete jungle that just lacks height. Driving through korea town, parts of east hollywood, different hoods, nothing really feels suburban other than say compton and the hills. I see graffiti on the sides of buildings, old buildings with their shutters down showing more tags much like you'd see in NYC. Corner stores, wilshire blvd.
LA's glamor is just a side shown on TV, LA's grime is another story.
Play this music while driving through LA and you will get the same feel as if you were driving through Chicago or NY.
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