Better scenery: Los Angeles or Chicago (climates, California, living, state)

[Scott5280]

Looking for the best Mid-Western aged prime rib. look no further than Lawry's Beverly Hills, this among many of the top US steak houses in LA. Palos Verdes Peninsula to Chicago's Miracle Mile.."Come on now"..there is a reason why LA commands ridiculous prices well over anywhere in Chicago even in it's lowest economic conditions. LA's beach side/West Side premier areas are aesthetically superior to anywhere in Chicago, especially to those of us who have experienced living in LA's best of the best Western hoods first hand. The best of LA beats Chicago NO CONTEST!!!! Skyline is one thing, gorgeous enviable surroundings are another.If this was a thread about bigger....holes per capita, sorry to say LA would win IMO though. LA geographically is gorgeous, you just need to learn to navigate the ..,holes, and wanna bees. Like many have said well before me.. West LA is great absent many of the people living there.

[thePR]

Originally Posted by Fleet

Please explain. I don't understand what you're trying to say.

For the leaves part, it's not anywhere near the experience that a Midwestern city such as Chicago gets. For the snow, seeing it miles away and living it are two completely different things. You can see Chicago from Michigan on a really clear day, it's not the same as seeing Chicago from Chicago.

[jayp1188]

Chicago obviously has a better skyline, but overall, LA's scenery is one of the best in the country and beats out Chicago with its blue ocean, mountains, steep hills, beautiful houses dotting the hills, stunning beaches and boardwalks.

Two nice seasonal attributes Chicago has that LA doesn't really have is the beautiful fall foliage and the way the city looks when it is covered in snow.

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[Steve-o]

What a bizarre poll!

Obviously LA has better natural scenery! But if youre talking about man-made scenery, Chicago has the easy win with the skyline, architecture, etc.

[nycricanpapi]

La

[NorCal Dude]

La is pleasing on the eyes on the top of a hill looking west, or on a cliffside beach.

Chicago is pleasing on the eyes down town, or from the periphery looking inward towards the core.


Apples and Oranges really.

[thePR]

Originally Posted by jayp1188

Chicago obviously has a better skyline, but overall, LA's scenery is one of the best in the country and beats out Chicago with its blue ocean, mountains, steep hills, beautiful houses dotting the hills, stunning beaches and boardwalks.

Two nice seasonal attributes Chicago has that LA doesn't really have is the beautiful fall foliage and the way the city looks when it is covered in snow.

Where is the first picture from?

[Ben Around]

I voted LA because I assume we are talking about natural scenery. But if we are talking about the urban landscape, I prefer Chicago. Its neighborhoods are much more urban with narrower streets, more pedestrian activity, smaller scale stores, more mixed land uses (apartments above stores, etc), more and bigger parks and public areas, bigger downtown, the "el", the lakefront neighborhoods, etc. LA's urban landscape is more suburban (post-WWII) in nature.

[Ben Around]

Originally Posted by Scott5280

Looking for the best Mid-Western aged prime rib. look no further than Lawry's Beverly Hills, this among many of the top US steak houses in LA. Palos Verdes Peninsula to Chicago's Miracle Mile.."Come on now"..there is a reason why LA commands ridiculous prices well over anywhere in Chicago even in it's lowest economic conditions. LA's beach side/West Side premier areas are aesthetically superior to anywhere in Chicago, especially to those of us who have experienced living in LA's best of the best Western hoods first hand. The best of LA beats Chicago NO CONTEST!!!! Skyline is one thing, gorgeous enviable surroundings are another.If this was a thread about bigger....holes per capita, sorry to say LA would win IMO though. LA geographically is gorgeous, you just need to learn to navigate the ..,holes, and wanna bees. Like many have said well before me.. West LA is great absent many of the people living there.

Something tells me you are not very familiar with Chicago.

[Fleet]

Originally Posted by thePR

For the leaves part, it's not anywhere near the experience that a Midwestern city such as Chicago gets. For the snow, seeing it miles away and living it are two completely different things. You can see Chicago from Michigan on a really clear day, it's not the same as seeing Chicago from Chicago.

Regarding the leaves, LA has a lot more evergreen trees than the type that loses leaves each season. That is why there seems to be very little. However, many neighborhoods in L.A. do have the types of trees which lose their leaves and the colors are very nice.

As for the snow, not meaning to nitpick, but the person I replied to said, "In L.A., you have to travel outside the city and into the mountains to see the snow." He didn't say to be in the snow in person.

And the fact that it doesn't snow in the L.A. basin and surrounding valleys is fine by me! It means I can drive one of my classic cars to the weekly (Friday night) car show year 'round.
Much more fun than storing classic cars during the winter.