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On C-D, there is A LOT of comparing other cities to cities on the East Coast. For example...
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Ann Arbor: Has an urban, east coast vibe.
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Somebody mentioned St. Louis and I spent a couple of days there and it really does give off a East Coast vibe. The topography and the industrial factories/warehouses made me feel like I was in the metro NYC area.
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Cleveland definately emits more of an east coast vibe than Columbus
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Atlanta's downtown feels like an East Coast city. Yes, it has parking lots, but just the general feeling gives it an East Coast vibe to me
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Places like Pilsen, Logan Square, Avondale, Wicker Park, Irving Park, Roger's Park, Edgewater, Uptown, Ukranian Village, etc, have more of an East Coast vibe than Midwest
I am wondering if the reverse is true: are there places on the East Coast that have a strong "Midwestern vibe" similar to the way some Chicago neighborhoods have a strong "East Coast" vibe?
When people argue that Pittsburgh is in the Midwest (it's isn't), they always remark how it's nothing like NY, Boston or Philly. I usually remind them that Baltimore is the better east coast comparison.
I voted Richmond because it's landlocked. All the other cities are in very close proximity to the ocean.
I would choose Pittsburgh or Buffalo but that's not on here...if that's considered northeast.
The answer would probably be Pittsburgh or Rochester though they aren't listed, perhaps because they are further from the coast? Baltimore and Richmond often get compared to other places in other regions because of how they look in certain parts. But Pitt and Rochester actually have some Midwestern influences going on.
I'll go out and say Baltimore and Philly due to still having a blue collar feel to them, but I say this in the vein of say Midwestern cities like Cleveland, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Milwaukee and even Chicago. Demographics between these cities are somewhat similar as well.
I'll go out and say Baltimore and Philly due to still having a blue collar feel to them, but I say this in the vein of say Midwestern cities like Cleveland, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Milwaukee and even Chicago. Demographics between these cities are somewhat similar as well.
I'll go out and say Baltimore and Philly due to still having a blue collar feel to them, but I say this in the vein of say Midwestern cities like Cleveland, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Milwaukee and even Chicago. Demographics between these cities are somewhat similar as well.
I wouldn't say that at all. Baltimore and Philly are not even that similar in that regard.
Cleveland/Cincinnati/St. Louis/Milwaukee/Baltimore are all like 1% Asian or less, 3% Hispanic or less and the white population is not as
Irish/Italian/Jewish as Philly, with probably not as many Caribbean/West Indies blacks (Philly used to have the 2nd largest Jamaican population in the US-not sure if still true). Philly also has one of the largest Muslim populations in the US.
Philly is like 15% Hispanic (largely Puerto Rican/DR) 8% Asian (largest Vietnamese population outside of California/Houston, Chinese, Cambodian, Korean) and Chicago 28% (largely Mexican), and 5% Asian.
This thread is very tongue in cheek although I do agree with the premise that it's a bit odd when some think the only way to describe a city as "urban" is saying it has an "East Coast vibe".
This thread is very tongue in cheek although I do agree with the premise that it's a bit odd when some think the only way to describe a city as "urban" is saying it has an "East Coast vibe".
I don't think the definition of "East Coast vibe" ends at urbanity for most people even though that's a key part of the definition. I think education, wealth, fashion, and sophistication are also part of it. Type-A personalities and career obsession are supposed to be another part. And I guess liberalism and diversity round it out.
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