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Of the three cities titled, ranking order from best to least would be: San Francisco, Chicago, and then Philadelphia. San Francisco is better all around with weather this time of year, scenery, and development. Chicago also ranks high with scenery and development where Philadelphia does not.
but in no order the takeaway for me as these are likely 2-4 in whatever order one might prefer
Chicago - the grandest and least residentially dense (maybe most commercially dense) and maybe least (note least not that there is not mixed use) mixed use
SF - the densest overall but not as grand as Chicago - more moixed use than Chicago but probably a tad less so when compared to Philly but more commercially dense
Philly - maybe the most mixed use use, second most residentially dense, least commercially dense
All three are very good DTs (probably the best in the US after NYC)
Cant really go wrong with any of the three if you like DTs with a lot of activity and hustly and bustle, all with their strongest points and pretty good on most any aspect.
Philadelphia and San Francisco both have nice downtowns, but frankly, they simply don't compare to Chicago's. They just don't; they're a full tier below. They're smaller, "relatively" less vibrant and simply not on the same scale.
Philadelphia and San Francisco both have nice downtowns, but frankly, they simply don't compare to Chicago's. They just don't; they're a full tier below. They're smaller, "relatively" less vibrant and simply not on the same scale.
not really sure I agree on the bolded portion. While smaller they may both be more vibrant over a longer period of the day in the relative sense just in a smaller footprint (though cumulatively Chicago probably has more going on just not as concentrated. But on the whole agree that Chicago is definately larger
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