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In the Bay Area, Berkeley's nightlife has pretty much died off outside a few craft beer bars...the last two nightclubs have recently closed and everything has moved to Oakland, which is booming. San Francisco's nightlife has been declining for years.
I have been hearing that Oakland's nightlife is much better than San Francisco's. Is that true?
Baltimore has an improving nightlife. It has multiple neighborhoods downtown (CBD, Fells Point, Federal Hill, Mount Vernon) becoming increasingly popular. It also has places like Hampden, Station North that are up and coming amongst party-goers.
Atlanta was dealt a blow with the demolition of the Buckhead Village entertainment district. On weekends the crowds were insane, rivaling and many times exceeding what you see on Bourbon Street. Eventually the scene attracted troublemakers and violent activity. The city moved to restrict hours and generally make it more difficult for club owners to do business.
At this point the Village is an enormous crater and is in the early stages of redevelopment. The retail orientation will be much more weighted to shopping.
There are several other entertainment districts in the city, but nothing on the scale of Buckhead Village.
I have been hearing that Oakland's nightlife is much better than San Francisco's. Is that true?
No, that is not true, and I would disagree that SF's nightlife is declining. No doubt Oakland's nightlife has gotten way better in the last 5 or 6 years, though.
No, that is not true, and I would disagree that SF's nightlife is declining. No doubt Oakland's nightlife has gotten way better in the last 5 or 6 years, though.
San Diego's has certainly gotten better but not so much in the expected areas i.e. Gaslamp Quarter, Pacific Beach and Hillcrest, more so in the surrounding urban neighborhoods. Little Italy and East Village because of Petco Park. The 30th Street corridor: South Park, North Park to Normal Heights and also University Heights have all benefited from gentrification and are huge in the craft beer scene and possess some of the most talked about new restaurants in the city which brings huge number of folks out on many nights.
Atlanta was dealt a blow with the demolition of the Buckhead Village entertainment district. On weekends the crowds were insane, rivaling and many times exceeding what you see on Bourbon Street. Eventually the scene attracted troublemakers and violent activity. The city moved to restrict hours and generally make it more difficult for club owners to do business.
At this point the Village is an enormous crater and is in the early stages of redevelopment. The retail orientation will be much more weighted to shopping.
There are several other entertainment districts in the city, but nothing on the scale of Buckhead Village.
Ahhh, I remember Buckhead Village. It really was unique to Atlanta.
Atlanta continues to add to it's Midtown nightlife, as well as other areas around the city (Little 5, Ponce de Leon area, East Atlanta), but I would love to see more done downtown. I can really see Peachtree Street being a major entertainment hub running from Midtown to Downtown. There are several restaurants in the area now but I want to see more bustling people.
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