U.S. neighborhoods with the most street life (theater, to live)

[tvdxer]

Originally Posted by DC's Finest

Manhattan is not a neighborhood

Virtually all the neighborhoods in Manhattan I've been to (south of Harlem and in Inwood) have excellent street life.

[mmposting]

Once you're outside of Queens, yeah.

Originally Posted by Rachael84

You call an island that's 118 miles long with 7.5 million people rural?

[Chicago60614]

Well obviously downtown and the near north of Chicago are packed with people. They're all pretty much "on a mission" though, be it work, shopping or school.

As far as people just living their lives, I think Lincoln Park and Lakeview in Chicago have a lot of street life. Lakeview especially, there are people out on the streets everywhere at all hours. Rush hour gets pretty annoying many days on the main streets with people clogging the streets around train stations.

[atlantaATL]

That would be most places in northeast midwest and west coast Southern Citys arents bustling in streetlife all day Like chicago boston SF DC NYC they have those big business and big shopping districts in there downtown areas and they all Have chinatowns and those types of things

[Rachael84]

Originally Posted by mmposting

Once you're outside of Queens, yeah.

Long Island is way more populous than the Santa Fae area. You really think it's rural compared to Santa Fae? Without Queens and Brooklyn, Long Island is about 90 miles. In about a 15 mile stretch of Nassau county, there are 2+ million people. Most friends of mine from out of state think part of Long Island is NYC.


http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/sprawl2004xxxxlevittownaf6.jpg/1/w650.png (broken link)

Yep, that's real rural looking to me...

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/nassauny061ncoqp8.jpg/1/w640.png (broken link)

You're probably thinking of the wine country on the east end. But you have to go 80 miles outside of the city to finally reach the farms. Even there it's turning into sprawl.

[DeaconJ]

Originally Posted by atlantaATL

That would be most places in northeast midwest and west coast Southern Citys arents bustling in streetlife all day Like chicago boston SF DC NYC they have those big business and big shopping districts in there downtown areas and they all Have chinatowns and those types of things

The question is concerning street life in particular neighborhoods of a city, not entire cities - which we all know there are busy/active sections of every city as well as dead/inactive sections of every city.

Even though the above post claims every U.S. region has cities with street life EXCEPT the South, I will go out on a limb and say that every sizeable city in the U.S. has at least one neighborhood where the sidewalks are busy. Even if they don't have the very best street life in the nation, they are still lively, busy neighborhoods.

There are several Atlanta neighborhoods with a busy street life and lively crowds...the photos are of Midtown, Downtown, Virginia-Highland, Atlantic Station, and Cabbagetown.

Midtown

10th and Piedmont on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/25744165@N03/3039489097/ - broken link) Midtown Atlanta on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/amberlrhea/2065706927/ - broken link)



Peeps on Peachtree on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (21) 10th avenue - Atlanta, 100 Years Peachtree on Flickr - Photo Sharing!



Georgia on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Little Five Points on Flickr - Photo Sharing!



Downtown

Atlanta streetlife on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dietervv/208045996/ - broken link) New York in Atlanta + Hidden Visual Bonus on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29635013@N05/2797444723/ - broken link)



Waiting for the light on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/robh/143309/ - broken link) Atlanta People on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/sturbott/1460096689/ - broken link)



Orange on Flickr - Photo Sharing! Welcome to the hustle and bustle on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tammyjq41/399328774/ - broken link)



Atlanta's chess game on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bengus/2467497014/ - broken link) Broad Street on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelmann/2519537677/ - broken link)



But Is It Art? on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuzquiano/138406930/ - broken link)



Peachtree St. on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuzquiano/137977741/ - broken link) Street musician on Marietta St on Flickr - Photo Sharing!



Down the Street and Around the Corner on Flickr - Photo Sharing! CEE 6602 Lab 4 Pictures 044 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alekpochowski/2868700428/ - broken link)



Virginia-Highland

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N Highland Ave on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/birdtracks/2461992766/ - broken link) Saturday beveraging. on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcburns/2253608934/ - broken link)



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A63#8 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8395472@N05/2038327813/ - broken link) Street Musician on Flickr - Photo Sharing!



Atlantic Station

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Middle of Atlantic Station on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alladaskill/197507668/ - broken link)



Walking around Atlantic Station on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/procrast8/164249692/ - broken link) R1031202 on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/leewb3/444421039/ - broken link)



Cabbagetown

Carroll Street Cafe on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/amberlrhea/2065606451/ - broken link) Agave on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11904785@N04/2312619895/ - broken link)


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97 Estoria on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/frank_steele/329472487/ - broken link) Carroll Street Cafe on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11904785@N04/2312616341/in/photostream/ - broken link)


Carroll Street on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11904785@N04/2312608791/in/photostream/ - broken link) Down the street on Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/11904785@N04/2312602549/in/photostream/ - broken link)

[mmposting]

Glad to see you make the "on a mission" distinction. It's important to note the difference.

Originally Posted by Chicago60614

Well obviously downtown and the near north of Chicago are packed with people. They're all pretty much "on a mission" though, be it work, shopping or school.

As far as people just living their lives, I think Lincoln Park and Lakeview in Chicago have a lot of street life. Lakeview especially, there are people out on the streets everywhere at all hours. Rush hour gets pretty annoying many days on the main streets with people clogging the streets around train stations.

[mmposting]

So you would say Atlanta doesn't qualify?

Originally Posted by atlantaATL

That would be most places in northeast midwest and west coast Southern Citys arents bustling in streetlife all day Like chicago boston SF DC NYC they have those big business and big shopping districts in there downtown areas and they all Have chinatowns and those types of things

[mmposting]

That's cool and all. I'm not disparaging Long Island. I'm just saying that LI doesn't satisfy the requirements of my topic on street life. Look back at the post that started the thread. I'm looking for areas that most resemble the street ambience of the European or Latin American experience.

Originally Posted by Rachael84

Long Island is way more populous than the Santa Fae area. You really think it's rural compared to Santa Fae? Without Queens and Brooklyn, Long Island is about 90 miles. In about a 15 mile stretch of Nassau county, there are 2+ million people. Most friends of mine from out of state think part of Long Island is NYC.




Yep, that's real rural looking to me...



You're probably thinking of the wine country on the east end. But you have to go 80 miles outside of the city to finally reach the farms. Even there it's turning into sprawl.

[mmposting]

DEACONJ:

Excellent photos, thanks for putting those up.

Coincentally, your timing is excellent: I am in the process of interviewing with a company in Atlanta. Hopefully I will be able to visit soon.