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Old 07-20-2009, 04:27 PM
 
Location: Boston Metro
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NYC
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Old 07-20-2009, 04:51 PM
 
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Seriously, if you show pics of NYC, DC, SF, Boston, Chicago, LA and Philly to a random group of foreigners. What cities would they easily be able to recognize?

NYC
DC
SF
Maybe LA & Chicago and definitely not Boston.
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Old 07-20-2009, 04:55 PM
 
Location: Bronx, NY
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Old 07-20-2009, 04:57 PM
 
Location: Spain
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Seriously, if you show pics of NYC, DC, SF, Boston, Chicago, LA and Philly to a random group of foreigners. What cities would they easily be able to recognize?

NYC
DC
SF
Maybe LA & Chicago and definitely not Boston.
I think L.A. is more recognizable than SF, and if the Space Needle is included then Seattle would be too.
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Old 07-20-2009, 04:58 PM
 
Location: Boston Metro
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Seriously, if you show pics of NYC, DC, SF, Boston, Chicago, LA and Philly to a random group of foreigners. What cities would they easily be able to recognize?

NYC
DC
SF
Maybe LA & Chicago and definitely not Boston.
What do you mean by definitely not Boston, foreigners would recognize Boston!
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Old 07-20-2009, 04:59 PM
 
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Unique and recognizable are not the same thing.
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Old 07-20-2009, 05:03 PM
 
Location: Spain
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Unique and recognizable are not the same thing.
I think the poster was talking about unique skylines, but I agree recognizability does not affect the uniqueness of a city.
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Old 07-20-2009, 05:24 PM
 
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Being completely realistic, if you are looking for completely unique city with its own "personality" and overall vibe that sets it apart, only four cities are actually unique.

San Francisco, New York City, LA (Beverly Hills, Hollywood, etc), and just barely Boston.

To a lesson degree, Seattle, New Orleans, and Miami.

And that is IT. Nothing else is even remotely close to unique. Not even Chicago.
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Old 07-20-2009, 05:25 PM
 
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I think the poster was talking about unique skylines, but I agree recognizability does not affect the uniqueness of a city.
Unique skylines? New York...everyone recognizes a Manhattan skyline.
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Old 07-20-2009, 05:53 PM
 
Location: New York
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I'd probably Add:

Santa Fe
San Antonio to some degree.....
Alaska Cities.....
Washington DC
Those deserve to be up there but I can't think of another city like NYC, LA & ORL
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