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Sure it is....this is an internet forum. It's all about opinion.
...that being said, sorry, Philly just doesnt do it for me the way Boston and New Orleans do. Didn't seem that quaint from what I saw, compared to Boston. New Orleans is just special due to its colonial history, and that the French Quarter survived and didnt become the "downtown" (the "American Quarter" became their downtown).
Anyway, heh, touchy people...
Try Society Hill and Old City neighborhoods the next time you're in town. It's pretty fun to just wander the streets and it's almost disgustingly quaint.
I notice Philalphia isnt even on the poll in the thread header. Why are we even discussing the place?
If the Philalphia posters want their city to compare they should parent their own poll thread.
You'll also notice that the option with the second most votes is "other". LOL.
And we were discussing it to shed some knowledge on ignorant posters like yourself.
You realize that it was you that started the recent discussion on Philly, right? SMH lol
Oh no you don't. Los Angeles' history of European based settlement dates back to 1776, when the pueblo was first established there (they had to move it because of flooding). The Los Angeles Plaza--now known as the El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park--dates back to the 1830's, though it certainly has been much modified. The city has just restored Pico House, a large, four story structure built as a hotel in 1870.
LA experienced its first of many booms in the 1880's and there are larger number of buildings from that period. Angelino Heights and Pasadena, which was an early focus of settlement, are particularly strong in these. There are also strong concentrations of arts and crafts era houses, especially along the Arroyo Seco in Pasadena. Often beautiful courtyard apartment buildings were built in the early 20th Century, especially in Pasadena, Silver Lake, and West Hollywood. LA has probably the country's the best concentration of art deco buildings, particularly in Downtown LA and along the Wilshire Corridor.
In 2002, the city of LA Cultural Affairs Department published Landmark LA, which provides information on the 700 official historic-cultural monuments designated in the city of LA.
California, Alto and Baja, was a very sparsely settled backwater for New Spain so there really isn't that much colonial history for there to be a lot of remnants (Mexico does have a ton of amazing history though in its central regions and is way underrated by most people on that count). There is a lot of history to LA, but most of it is of a much later sort than that of the Eastern seaboard which was actually a place of intensive early settlement.
Elfreth's Alley is technically the oldest continually-inhabited residential street in the U.S. Obviously there are older streets even in Philadelphia. It's also perhaps the best-preserved example of working-class 18th century housing.
Elfreth's Alley is technically the oldest continually-inhabited residential street in the U.S. Obviously there are older streets even in Philadelphia. It's also perhaps the best-preserved example of working-class 18th century housing.
Yes, you are correct; thanks for the clarification .
many major cities pre-date the united states: new york, boston, philadelphia, baltimore, st. louis, pittsburgh, and many smaller cities.
And San Francisco, but by just 6 days (June 29, 1776).
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