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If you are going for big city excitement, then my list would be pretty conventional.
Tear 1 NYC
Tear 2 Chi SF
Tear 3 Bos, Phi- easily the most overlooked
Tear 4 Sea DC
DC is more urban in traditional sense and far bigger, but Seattle seems to have better mixing of uses: nightlife, shopping, residential
Most Potential:
LA, Downtown Brooklyn
Faded Glories: Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Cleveland.
These cities all can look pretty beat down, but they still have some interesting architecture, vibrant spots, etc
Up and Coming: San Diego, Denver, Portland, Minneapolis. These cities lack the densities of the traditional urban cities (NY, Chi, SF, Bos, Phil, maybe DC), but they have made been making great strides.
If you are going for big city excitement, then my list would be pretty conventional.
Tear 1 NYC
Tear 2 Chi SF
Tear 3 Bos, Phi- easily the most overlooked
Tear 4 Sea DC
DC is more urban in traditional sense and far bigger, but Seattle seems to have better mixing of uses: nightlife, shopping, residential
Most Potential:
LA, Downtown Brooklyn
Faded Glories: Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Cleveland.
These cities all can look pretty beat down, but they still have some interesting architecture, vibrant spots, etc
Up and Coming: San Diego, Denver, Portland, Minneapolis. These cities lack the densities of the traditional urban cities (NY, Chi, SF, Bos, Phil, maybe DC), but they have made been making great strides.
The concept of a true city is absurd. As long as the city exisits and there are people in it, it is a true city.
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Originally Posted by irishimm
Let's face it, there is a huge North-South divide in this country from east to west. No cities in the south can actually pretend to be real cities.
LA is the one city that really tries, or at least want to feel, like it is a true city. And in many ways it outdoes Miami, Atlanta, and Houston in terms of being an actual city. But is isn't...NYC, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, Philly, etc--these are real cities. Cities in the South of this country (and I don't mean 'the south' as a region, I mean literally the southern half) just arent' quite there yet...
You do realize there are places that exist outside of where you have been, right?
San Francisco and Boston both beat #3,4,5 easily....
LOL... these aren't the only places I've been. Just a list of a few of the places that are infinitely better than whichever city you like best.
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