Outskirting cities that seemlessly blend into their adjacent primary major cities (place, downtown)

[stoneclaw]

I agre with the poster who said this pretty much applies to every major city in the country. But i guess i'll play anyway.

Denver-Aurora-Broomfield
Dallas-Fort Worth- Arlington
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugarland- Galveston
New York-Brooklyn-Manhattan-Staten Island- The Bronx-Queens
Los-Angeles- Long Beach-and surrounding areas

[annie_himself]

Houston and Sugarland for sure.
New Orleans and Metiaire is probably one of the best examples.

[LunaticVillage]

Originally Posted by Nineties Flava

Daly City and San Francisco

Yes, in terms of houses, many southern San Francisco neighborhoods look identical to Daly City neighborhoods. However, in terms of demographics, the southern fringe of San Francisco bordering Daly City in Lakeview and Visitacion Valley was much more heavily black in demographics. The Broad-Randolph corridor in Lakeview was always majority black and some blocks in that area still are to this day. The infamous Sunnydale projects sit right near the San Francisco-Daly city border. The Cow Palace, which is almost a stones throwaway from Sunnydale, is located in Daly City. That being said, these southern SF neighborhoods bordering Daly City had some of the highest local crime rates in the Bay Area and the entire state of California for decades. Daly City is sleepy and safe compared to many of the areas in San Francisco located right near the city line despite the fact many of the neighborhoods on both sides look identical.

None of the historically black southern SF neighborhoods have a similar bordering Daly City counterpart. Once you hit Daly City, the demographics shift to heavily Filipino with a sprinkling of Hispanics, even fewer whites and next to zero blacks. It is worth noting that in probably less than ten years, historically heavily black neighborhoods on the SF side like Hunters Point, Visitacion Valley and Lakeview will have the same exact demographics as bordering Daly City as there will be no more concentrations of blacks at any level in these areas as these hoods completely gentrify.

[greenbay33]

I know Omaha is not a major city by any means, but most of its suburbs just kind of blend together on the Nebraska side. Council Bluffs though seems pretty different. It's more of blue collar kind of town and though it is improving it seems different compared to Omaha.

[LordHomunculus]

Miami and Orlando are clear winners.

[jdaelectro]

I thought all major cities blend into their adjacent suburbs.

South Florida seams like a good definition of this. Heck, there aren't even any mountains or hills that could break up the development.

[Ed_Wood]

Originally Posted by Mutiny77

I think of the Rosslyn-Ballston corridor as more or less an extension of DC. There's a difference in terms of taller buildings and such, but by and large I think the form is similar enough.

In that same regard, I consider eastern Alexandria (aka Old Town) to be similar in feel to the georgetown portion of DC.

[Rock Climber]

In Dallas, Richardson, Addison and Carrollton all seem to blend together. Unless you can see a water tower, its sometimes hard to know which city you are in.

[xboxmas]

Seattle and Shoreline.

[Mr Ambitious]

Evanston and oak park for chicago