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It's cute that you think parts of the Bronx, Harlem, etc, are a "bustling metropolis" while other parts of Chicago's downtown, which you lopped off, and other parts of the city are not.
Fun fact: Chicago's second tallest skyscraper is not in the Loop.
NYC is more urban for sure (on average), but most people who visit Chicago don't ever get out of the Loop and a little surrounding area. Only around 5% of people in Chicago actually live downtown and the Loop may have a lot of tall buildings, but its population is pretty low because it's the CBD.
NYC is more urban for sure (on average), but most people who visit Chicago don't ever get out of the Loop and a little surrounding area. Only around 5% of people in Chicago actually live downtown and the Loop may have a lot of tall buildings, but its population is pretty low because it's the CBD.
I know quite well that only a small fraction of Chicago's total population lives in the Loop. I responded to the poster that I quoted because as far as he/she was concerned Manhattan and Brooklyn is a bustling metropolis that you would never feel like you left after walking through it for a day, whereas the only bustling part of Chicago is (allegedly) the Loop. Hence my post.
Its similar to Manhattan. As a matter fact zipping on the Dan Ryan and the skyline would make you think your entering NYC.
Not really, you don't go from early 20th century frame cottages to skyscrapers in Manhattan. Besides, the Dan Ryan, really doesn't even give the most flattering view of the skyline anyways. Now if you were to say going down lakeshore drive from Lincoln Park to the Loop, then sure, I would agree.
Not really, you don't go from early 20th century frame cottages to skyscrapers in Manhattan. Besides, the Dan Ryan, really doesn't even give the most flattering view of the skyline anyways. Now if you were to say going down lakeshore drive from Lincoln Park to the Loop, then sure, I would agree.
Not to mention that there are no real freeways going into Manhattan in the first place.
I always wonder why people try and compare NYC and Chicago. They look and feel totally different, at least to me. The closest thing to NYC mini-mes would be East Coast cities close to NYC.
I always wonder why people try and compare NYC and Chicago. They look and feel totally different, at least to me. The closest thing to NYC mini-mes would be East Coast cities close to NYC.
People see a big skyline and assume they're similar. And superficially, the Loop and Midtown does have some similarities in the scale of skyscrapers, which are the parts of the cities tourists see on brief visits.
I know quite well that only a small fraction of Chicago's total population lives in the Loop. I responded to the poster that I quoted because as far as he/she was concerned Manhattan and Brooklyn is a bustling metropolis that you would never feel like you left after walking through it for a day, whereas the only bustling part of Chicago is (allegedly) the Loop. Hence my post.
Sorry, I wasn't telling you that. I should have put a line break in there. I was stating it for people who don't know that. it's always funny when people go somewhere and think that tall buildings are only reserved for people to live in them. I have literally run into people who think that everywhere in Chicago closes at 7pm and when asked, they said they literally never left the Loop. LOL!
People see a big skyline and assume they're similar. And superficially, the Loop and Midtown does have some similarities in the scale of skyscrapers, which are the parts of the cities tourists see on brief visits.
There are bits and pieces of NYC that feels like parts of Chicago - but that's bits and pieces. There's certain parts of Midtown for example that feel like the Loop or Streeterville say around like 53rd and Lex or 6th (IMO - boring), but then there's areas like parts of FiDi for example which aren't much like anything you'll find in Chicago. If you're south of say 23rd or 18th in Manhattan, it feels much less like Chicago than areas north of around 38th in the middle of the island. There are some things on side streets in say the West Village that you could find in Chicago, but the difference is those things aren't necessarily the norm in those parts of Chicago like they are in Manhattan.u
Only around 5% of people in Chicago actually live downtown and the Loop may have a lot of tall buildings, but its population is pretty low because it's the CBD.
Yes, but Streeterville has dense tall buildings like the loop as well, but it is predominantly residential, so the loop has office skyscrapers and near north/ Streeterville has residential
As far as Chicago being like NYC not really, the only part of Chicago downtown that resembles New York is maybe state street, because of the large retail street presence, and mix of low mid and highrises https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8825...y4riVSpmWw!2e0.
other than that they both feel compleatly different and unique
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Yes, but Streeterville has dense tall buildings like the loop as well, but it is predominantly residential, so the loop has office skyscrapers and near north/ Streeterville has residential
My point was that judging Chicago by the Loop and the level of activity is about as useless as judging the character of NYC by Times Square.
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