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Sebring, FL, has the circle and the northern area.
The circle is where most of your government buildings are, but the northern part has your big box stores, and some grocery stores. The various malls are also in the northern part.
Here in LA Hollywood is downtown area due to the entertainment companies and the large residential neighborhoods: East Hollywood/Thai Town, Larchmont Village( although many residents see themselves residents of Hancock Park instead) Hollywood Hills, Beachwood Canyon and Little Armenia.
In Chicago, the areas maybe more residential than commercial; the Loop, south loop, Near South side, Near North Side: Old Town Chicago,Streeterville, Gold Coast, River North,River West; Lincoln Park, Lake View; Hyde Park/South Shore/ Woodlawn; to a lesser degree:West Town:Bucktown, Wicker Park, East Village; Uptown, Edgewater,and O'Hare neighborhoods due to numerous garden size and Mid-rise Apartments and condos.
Here in LA Hollywood is downtown area due to the entertainment companies and the large residential neighborhoods: East Hollywood/Thai Town, Larchmont Village( although many residents see themselves residents of Hancock Park instead) Hollywood Hills, Beachwood Canyon and Little Armenia.
In Chicago, the areas maybe more residential than commercial; the Loop, south loop, Near South side, Near North Side: Old Town Chicago,Streeterville, Gold Coast, River North,River West; Lincoln Park, Lake View; Hyde Park/South Shore/ Woodlawn; to a lesser degree:West Town:Bucktown, Wicker Park, East Village; Uptown, Edgewater,and O'Hare neighborhoods due to numerous garden size and Mid-rise Apartments and condos.
Agreed! Sorry to bring this post back to life after so long. However, I thought I could share some insights on Chicago's multiple downtowns.
The way I see it, Chicago has the following seven "downtowns."
1. The Loop (the real downtown)
2. The River North/Mag Mile/Streeterville (sometimes gets blended in with the Loop), centered on Michigan Ave.
3. Wicker Park/Bucktown Blue Line stop at North and Milwaukee. This really feels like a separate downtown
4. Hyde Park/Indian Village (Chicago's second skyline)
5. South Shore (Chicago's third skyline)
6. Illinois Medical District/UIC
7. Uptown
I tried to only list areas that "feel" like little downtowns. Uptown and Hyde Park don't really fit the bill, since they are mainly residential. However, when I have been in each of these areas, I have felt as if I were in another little city. Has anyone else noticed this?
I know these are basically skylines, not two downtowns, but I didn't want to create a new thread...
Buffalo basically has 3 skylines (not the most exciting but...) - obviously one main downtown skyline, but there are several others that are prominent. Buffalo Niagara Campus - north of downtown, this area is constantly seeing new development and is growing both densely and more tall. Another could include the waterfront, while away from the main CBD, various high-rises are going up, along with new development such as entertainment venues and other attributes that are creating an area being called as: New Buffalo, a new section of downtown, but on the water.
If I had to choose the two main downtowns of Buffalo, It would be the main CBD, as well as the Gates Circle area, which is two miles south of downtown. This area is receiving new developments and jobs, including a new 28-story tower, the tallest outside the main CBD:
I'm really surprised Denver and the DTC hasn't been mentioned yet. Denver has a traditional central business district (Downtown), as well as the Denver Tech Center, which is an area that looks like it could be a downtown of a much smaller city. The DTC is an area filled with mini-skyscrapers and high-rise hotels.
The area of Denver near Glendale and I-25/Colorado could also be misconceived as a downtown as well.
Washington D.C. seems like there are about fifty downtowns or districts, but D.C. doesn't have a strong skyline because of the height limits, but the buildings are all 10-12 stories and have interesting types of architecture
-business district
-georgetown
-union station
-foggy bottom
-dupont circle
-arlington
-crystal city
-capital hill
-there are like fifty more i just can't remember them all
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