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Well does Seattle have all those things offered that I wanted, because I hear that Seattle is thought for a black male in dating and making friends. And it's anti-social. Also I see no comparisons to New York lol.
I'll take a wild guess and say that LA likely has a much better dating scene than Seattle for men of any demographic.
Hi I am a 27 year old black male living in Atlanta. I am originally from NJ and have been living in Atlanta for about 15 years. Right now I need a new change a pace, I love what Atlanta is becoming and what it offers, but I just feel so stagnant here. I feel like I am being called elsewhere. I am a city person but also laid back. I like the art scene, outdoor activities, video games, and meeting new people.
I want to live in place that has those things and also a great dating scene(race doesn't matter) I want to get a job as a web developer. So which city would give me more to offer in QoL, income, meeting friends, good vibes, dating and giving me a new change of pace than Atlanta.
Also what good neighborhoods in those cities would best to suggest. Looking for a 1br or studios in range of $1500-1800
Probably the greater the number of details you provide, the easier this would be to answer. So far, I'd think LA seems like it might be a better spot, but I'd also say it might make more sense to see if you can get job transfers in both and see where you get the best offers from.
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Depends. LA has a bigger and denser urban core. Seattle has a bigger and denser greater-downtown area, with more construction.
In any case, I said "classically urban," which is about style and feel, not density per se.
I don't think there's a good case that Seattle has a bigger and denser greater-downtown area with more construction, nor that the greater downtown area of Seattle is more "classically urban" than Los Angeles's is. Seattle's downtown has certainly been booming, but LA's has been doing so as well and at a greater pace because there were many underutilized buildings that were quick and easy to convert.
Well I would be sending job applications to both cities. But yea I like having things to do at my fingertips, and living somewhere where it never sleeps. The only big con of living in NYC is the winter colds, but I should be used to that after living in Boston for 3 years
Well I would be sending job applications to both cities. But yea I like having things to do at my fingertips, and living somewhere where it never sleeps. The only big con of living in NYC is the winter colds, but I should be used to that after living in Boston for 3 years
Yeah NYC is definitely the city that doesn't sleep. Even when I get off from work after midnight on a weekday in a super residential Queens, neighborhood, there are still a lot of people walking around.
I'm not sure what LA is like, but I have to imagine not like that.
Yeah NYC is definitely the city that doesn't sleep. Even when I get off from work after midnight on a weekday in a super residential Queens, neighborhood, there are still a lot of people walking around.
I'm not sure what LA is like, but I have to imagine not like that.
Nope not like that at all. That's why NYC is perfect for his needs. One more person for NYC, one less transplant in L.A.
Nope not like that at all. That's why NYC is perfect for his needs. One more person for NYC, one less transplant in L.A.
NYC already has tons of transplants lol
But yeah that's why I don't think I would like LA to live full time, as a New Yorker I love having late night food options. As well as walkability which applies to any time of day.
And bars stay open til 4 here rather than 2, which I think is a huge plus if you're into nightlife.
But yeah that's why I don't think I would like LA to live full time, as a New Yorker I love having late night food options. As well as walkability which applies to any time of day.
And bars stay open til 4 here rather than 2, which I think is a huge plus if you're into nightlife.
In any case, I said "classically urban," which is about style and feel, not density per se.
Yeah, I think Los Angeles is more "classically urban" than Seattle too, by a lot.
In Downtown Los Angeles itself there is the historic core and the Jewelry District, which were built up from 1890-1940. These areas have older 19th and (especially) 20th century stock of architecture and their structural build are from nearly a century ago, at a time when Los Angeles was a bigger city than Seattle.
These historic stock of architecture and structures go out west from Downtown Los Angeles too, they spill into Koreatown, you'll see them all over Koreatown near Gramercy Place on Wilshire and lots of different use structures as well from this era (historic offices, historic hotels, historic residentials, historic theaters, so on). They continue extending through Mid-City and head out further west.
This is not to say that Seattle doesn't have its early 20th century areas and corridors but it is smaller and less active. This "classically urban" core region in Los Angeles spans a longer and greater length than any similar corridor in Seattle. Not to mention having better transit access, higher population density, higher structural density, and finally, more pedestrian activity spread between multiple street corridors.
Yeah, I think Los Angeles is more "classically urban" than Seattle too, by a lot.
In Downtown Los Angeles itself there is the historic core and the Jewelry District, which were built up from 1890-1940. These areas have older 19th and (especially) 20th century stock of architecture and their structural build are from nearly a century ago, at a time when Los Angeles was a bigger city than Seattle.
These historic stock of architecture and structures go out west from Downtown Los Angeles too, they spill into Koreatown, you'll see them all over Koreatown near Gramercy Place on Wilshire and lots of different use structures as well from this era (historic offices, historic hotels, historic residentials, historic theaters, so on). They continue extending through Mid-City and head out further west.
This is not to say that Seattle doesn't have its early 20th century areas and corridors but it is smaller and less active. This "classically urban" core region in Los Angeles spans a longer and greater length than any similar corridor in Seattle. Not to mention having better transit access, higher population density, higher structural density, and finally, more pedestrian activity spread between multiple street corridors.
Though maybe it's been several years out since he's seen downtown LA. The place was pretty dumpy and dead after hours for a very long time up until the last decade or so.
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