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Montreal: Its a mix of European, Quebecois, Canadian, North American vibe, with a very happy, fun energy. I can't explain it, but Montreal has a unique energy that you can't find anywhere else. It's very electric, high tempo, vibrant, non-stop action and theres always something for everyone.
I'll second this... I luuuuuuuv Montreal. You can essentially experience Europe without leaving North America. And Montreal is an incredibly vibrant city that is also compact and very well served by mass transit.
Tacoma a unique energy? Compared to a place like NYC, Miami or New Orleans yeah right.
This isn't towards you, but I think people are missing the point of the thread. Every city has a unique aspects in its energy, from Houston to Santa Barbara. The point of this thread is to hear what people think are the MOST unique cities in regards to energy.
New York
LA
Miami
San Francisco
New Orleans
Boston
Chicago
Las Vegas
Smaller places like:
Charleston
Santa Barbara
Santa Fe
Georgetown
Denver has a incredible vibe--it's youthful, adventurous, modestly progressive, laid back, and caught precariously between its Great Plains roots and location and the great moubtain wilderness in its backyard. The vibe is actually among the things people talk about most.
I would probably say Memphis, at least from my experience. It's the only city I know of where the music scene is more focused on rock and blues rather than jazz or country. Also, the pyramid.
Since we already have a thread going about the most unique North American cities, I'll try to think about cities that have unique energy but aren't that unique on paper, and also the reverse...
Unique energy but not unique on paper
SF (even just the tech scene here feels very different from Seattle, in a way I find hard to describe)
Chicago (could be biased here but I really haven't found anywhere else in the country that feels like Chicago in street design, neighborhood layout, architecture etc.)
St. Louis
Unique on paper but not unique energy
Houston
Oakland
Las Vegas
LA
NYC outside upper Manhattan + the Bronx
Los Angeles has Mega City Energy in a Mega State
( California )
New Orleans has a mystical Energy
Las Vegas kinda has a NYC vibe with the 24/7 Lifestyle there.
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