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Originally Posted by Charlotte485
I don’t really put much stock into people from a certain city claiming their city is this and that as much as I do outsiders. Philadelphia 2nd in vibrancy only to Manhattan is stretching it. I get that can be a personal opinion, but I mean. To me, San Francisco is above Philly. I think DC has one of my favorite cores in the US, but I’m biased. The area labeled “downtown” isn’t the best but most cities are bland in the areas dominated by office space (which Philly and San Francisco do a good job at keeping their Business district pretty vibrant)
And the list of cities that aren’t booming and transforming super fast and unrecognizable is super short compared to those that are.
I’ve even heard New Yorkers going on about how there’s a development boom in NYC - and given how large it is, that’s impressive.
Charlotte, DC, Atlanta, Miami, Austin, Houston, Seattle, Denver, Seattle and many others are all transforming really quickly & rapidly.
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I would rank Philadelphia's downtown vibrancy (I think that is what we are referring to) as top 3-5 guaranteed. Top 2 is maybe a stretch though. Greater Center City does have the second-most densely populated downtown area after Midtown Manhattan.
New York is undisputed #1. I would rank Chicago as #2 (it's not that far ahead of PHL and SF though), and a tossup between SF and Philadelphia for a close #3/4, the pool becomes more crowded for claiming the 5th spot, but DC or Boston could make the claim.
After the top 4-6 there is a drop-off in downtown vibrancy. The cities you mentioned at the end are indeed changing rapidly, but they are still a tier down (or several) from most vibrant downtown, with the exception of DC.
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