Most Urban Cities (closing, manufacturing, land)

[ainulinale]

Originally Posted by hillside

not gonna lie, i LOL'd when i read your post because it is true. sure, cincinnati has a lot of traffic and sprawl, but as far as the city limits go, seattle doesn't seem as architecturally dense or as strictly urban. if you have pictures that say otherwise, i can be swayed.

Well, since the door has been opened to pictures, I'd like to offer a few of my own to illustrate the density of Pittsburgh.

Mexican War Streets:


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-14


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-14


Germantown:


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-14


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-14

Manchester:


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-14


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-14

Allegheny West:


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-14


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-14


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-14


South Side:


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-18


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-18


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-18


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-18


The little bit of housing in the Strip District:


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2008-01-06


Hill District:


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2008-01-06


Polish Hill:


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2008-01-06


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2008-01-06


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2008-01-06

Oakland (mostly South):


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2008-02-08


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-18


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-18


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-18


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-18


Bloomfield:


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-18


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-18



Lawrenceville:


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-17


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-17


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-17


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-17


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-17


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2008-02-22


Even Shadyside has some density in areas:


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-19


Uptown/The Bluff:


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-18


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-18


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-18


By ainulindale, shot with C960Z,D460Z at 2007-12-18


Sorry this was so long...hope you enjoyed it at least.

[hillside]

pittsburgh is definitely the east coast.

[ainulinale]

Originally Posted by hillside

pittsburgh is definitely the east coast.

Thank you... I definitely take that as a compliment.

[Katiana]

Originally Posted by ainulinale

Could you please explain to me exactly how Los Angeles, Seattle, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix are anywhere near
the top ten?:confu sed:

I ask this question to the person who answered Cleveland and Denver as well...

http://www.city-data.com/forum/denve...uth-pearl.html

Maybe Denver for geographic diversity? Denver is the most urban place in the intermountain west, with the possible exception of Phoenix. It is a "real" city with neighborhoods, arts facilities, universities, etc. The area around the U of Denver sort of reminds me of the area around the U of Pittsburgh.

[ainulinale]

Originally Posted by Katiana

http://www.city-data.com/forum/denve...uth-pearl.html

Maybe Denver for geographic diversity? Denver is the most urban place in the intermountain west, with the possible exception of Phoenix. It is a "real" city with neighborhoods, arts facilities, universities, etc. The area around the U of Denver sort of reminds me of the area around the U of Pittsburgh.

Thanks for the photo tour! I always love seeing pictures of other cities. Thanks also for providing an answer for Denver's position on the list.
However, if we are talking structural density, I just don't think any city in the west (with the exception of San Francisco) can match any city in the Northeast, Chicago, Cincinnati, St. Louis or New Orleans.

[john_starks]

i always thought of Pitt as eat coast too! am i wrong??? i belice that its more trendy than philly...

[ainulinale]

Originally Posted by john_starks

i always thought of Pitt as eat coast too! am i wrong??? i belice that its more trendy than philly...

Where are you from? Often times people in the Midwest call it East Coast while people in the Bos-Wash megalopolis call it Midwest (there have been many threads about this, but Pittsburgh is definitely not Midwest). Really the if you don't call Pittsburgh East Coast/Northeast, the only other thing you could call it is Appalachia. We certainly have appalachian influences, but I think structurally we are more aligned with the east coast. However, I would rather not let this thread get turned into a Pittsburgh--east coast? thread so i'll stop here. Thanks for the compliments, and I would like to know where you come from?

[john_starks]

Originally Posted by ainulinale

Where are you from? Often times people in the Midwest call it East Coast while people in the Bos-Wash megalopolis call it Midwest (there have been many threads about this, but Pittsburgh is definitely not Midwest). Really the if you don't call Pittsburgh East Coast/Northeast, the only other thing you could call it is Appalachia. We certainly have appalachian influences, but I think structurally we are more aligned with the east coast. However, I would rather not let this thread get turned into a Pittsburgh--east coast? thread so i'll stop here. Thanks for the compliments, and I would like to know where you come from?

northeast through & through. raised in NY,NJ & CT. honestly, Pitt did seem a little far out of my radar.

[chitownwarrior]

Here's some St. Louis perspective for everyone: a medium large midwestern city with southern flair and deep rich aura of history, culture, and urban living.

Here's the skyline everyone knows:



So what's behind this "skyline" everyone associates st. louis with:


thats a stretch of at least 4-5 miles and thats not even including clayton below:






midtown

forest park bordering central west end


and heres some photos for a little urban perspective:




Central West End (past mid town)






university city - washington university, fontbonne university, place where chuck berry still plays, birth of nelly, muphy lee, etc. listed top 10 must see streets in america by ANA, 2nd in midwest after michigan avenue










Forest Park, home of 1904 worlds' fair, introduction of mustard, ice cream cones, iced tea, etc and summer olympics:





1904:



typical urban neighborhood park:



washington avenue:






urban living:













































And not too far from St. Louis within a 1.5 hr drive, this natural beauty from the ozarks:














St. Louis is a remarkable urban gem and on my top 10 US cities list. It's a must see and I highly recommend a visit in the summer!!! that's why it's my favorite river city.

Photos thanks to urban-photos.com and urbanstl.com!

[Columbiadata]

Philadelphia's city center population is the second largest behind only New York.