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Old 06-09-2010, 03:31 PM
 
Location: moving again
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Baltimore:
Mt.Vernon
Little Italy
Fells Point
Federal Hill
Highland town
Canton
What constitutes most urban?

I thin Pigtown is just as urban as these, for example
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Old 06-11-2010, 12:39 PM
 
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
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There are outstanding "urban & gentrified districts" that exist within both Cleveland and Columbus ...

CLEVELAND:
Tremont
Shaker Square / Larchmere
Edgewater
Detroit / Shoreway
Old Brooklyn
Cedar Fairmount
Ohio City
Slavic Village
Little Italy
Chinatown
Collinwood
Stockyards

COLUMBUS:
German Village
Olde North Columbus
Short North
Olde Towne East
Olde Oakes
Victorian Village
Italian Village
Driving Park
Clifton Park
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Old 06-11-2010, 02:27 PM
 
Location: The Greatest city on Earth: City of Atlanta Proper
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Atlanta- Midtown
It's probably Midtown, but I'll give a vote to Pittsburgh(not the one in Pennsylvania :P), Cabbagetown, Castleberry Hill, Peachtree Corridor, Poncey-Highland, Virgina-Highland or Boulevard.
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Old 06-17-2010, 08:22 AM
 
Location: West Town, Chicago
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What constitutes most urban?

I thin Pigtown is just as urban as these, for example
The whole of Baltimore is pretty darn urban. It's gritty and bustling, with narrow streets.

As for Chicago, I will echo a previous poster and say that Wicker Park/Noble Square is the most urban (especially along Milwaukee Ave.). I would also add the River West/West Loop area. Old warehouses converted to lofts, interspersed with extant industrial buildings, create a uniquely "urban" motif.

I would say Hyde Park, but that is nearly replicated in Oak Park, which is a technically a suburb.

What I want to know is, can a southern, automobile-centered city--in Florida, for example--truly have an urban neighborhood on par with those in Chicago, Philly, or NYC? Or, does the definition of what is truly urban change as you drive below the Mason-Dixon Line?
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Old 06-17-2010, 08:56 AM
 
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The whole of Baltimore is pretty darn urban. It's gritty and bustling, with narrow streets.

As for Chicago, I will echo a previous poster and say that Wicker Park/Noble Square is the most urban (especially along Milwaukee Ave.). I would also add the River West/West Loop area. Old warehouses converted to lofts, interspersed with extant industrial buildings, create a uniquely "urban" motif.

I would say Hyde Park, but that is nearly replicated in Oak Park, which is a technically a suburb.

What I want to know is, can a southern, automobile-centered city--in Florida, for example--truly have an urban neighborhood on par with those in Chicago, Philly, or NYC? Or, does the definition of what is truly urban change as you drive below the Mason-Dixon Line?
One of my older posts defined "truly urban" as mainly characteristic of older cities, or those cities that had great neighborhoods built before zoning and land use became such predominate factors in urban development. So I guess to answer your question... There are obvious urban spaces/cities south of the Mason Dixon like Savannah, Charleston, parts of Miami, Memphis, Athens, etc. But I think you're right, the definition of "urban" would have to change for large portions of the south and southwest. But I still think there are great urban spaces in many of those areas, they're just largely older parts of cities.

I guess the question then becomes, if "truly urban" neighborhoods are ones that are nearly impossible to duplicate in today's suburban settings (due to factors I mentioned in my previous post like zoning, landscape ordinances, etc), then do neighborhoods like those around the U of A in Tucson or UGA in Athens become "truly urban neighborhoods in the south and southwest" because there are no suburbs in those regions that have duplicated that urban style OR because it is still plausible to duplicate, they don't not count as "truly urban"?
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Old 06-17-2010, 09:44 AM
 
Location: South Beach and DT Raleigh
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Miami's isn't even in Miami. It's South Beach in Miami Beach. Enough said.
In Raleigh, it's Glenwood South. From there, one can walk to both the CBD, NC State Univ. and Cameron Village (old school first ring suburban neighborhood and shopping).
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Old 06-17-2010, 09:56 AM
 
Location: Bmore area/Greater D.C.
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I would not consider West Hollywood to be particularly "urban," at least not when compared to other neighborhoods like Koreatown. I don't really think of West Hollywood and Westlake as having much in common, although I suppose they do both share grand old 1920s apartment buildings, among other things.

For DC I'd put in a vote for Georgetown.

I'm not sure what my choice for SF would be, but it wouldn't be the Tenderloin. The Tenderloin is very urban, of course, but if you're looking for very unique I think there are plenty of other urban neighborhoods in the city with a more distinctive and unique SF (and urban) feeling. I think I'd put Chinatown or Nob Hill at the top of the list. The Tenderloin feels more like what you'd find in other big cities.
dc no. gtown doesn't have a metro stop.

dupont is pretty good because it has employment, but also a residential neighborhood. Perhaps it lacks grit.

I'm going to say Penn Quarter or Capitol Hill for DC.

For Baltimore I'll say Mt. Vernon.
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Old 06-17-2010, 09:58 AM
 
Location: Bmore area/Greater D.C.
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What constitutes most urban?

I thin Pigtown is just as urban as these, for example
foot traffic/mass transit is pretty important.,
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Old 10-20-2011, 04:12 AM
 
Location: where u wish u lived
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Los Angeles = (in no particular order)
1. Downtown Los Angeles (Historic Core, Little Tokyo),
2. Koreatown,
3. Pico-Union/Westlake,
4. Miracle Mile
Great list I would add Echo Park, East Hollywood, Hollywood, and maybe Silver Lake to that list.
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Old 10-20-2011, 05:32 AM
 
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Back bay Boston? That can complete with the north end.
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