I Can't Believe That's In.... (2009, estate, building)

[Infamous92]

I bet people didn't know these types of houses exist in NYC, they look very LA-esque. There's more of them and there are bigger ones.

40.787658,-73.794909 - Google Maps

Once again this is in Queens.

[Rachael84]

This is my favorite section of Queens--Forest Hills Gardens. You wouldn't ever think it's NYC. The architecture in this neighborhood makes you feel like you're in Europe. It's so pretty.

forest hills gardens, ny - Google Maps

[john_starks]

don't forget staten island!

todt hill rd, staten island - Google Maps

[john_starks]

and san diego takes the cake. when i drove into the city limits, it looked like anything but a city

fort stockton, san diego - Google Maps
mission center road san diego - Google Maps

[Infamous92]

Originally Posted by john_starks

and san diego takes the cake. when i drove into the city limits, it looked like anything but a city

fort stockton, san diego - Google Maps
mission center road san diego - Google Maps

I'd move there in a heartbeat.

[john_starks]

Originally Posted by Infamous92

I'd move there in a heartbeat.

it is beautiful

i wouldn't mind living here

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/640228.jpg

[synapse]

Chapparal Park in Scottsdale. Lots of grass, big trees, and a large lake. If you're there, you'd swear you're in Illinois, not the middle of a desert.

Chaparral Park - Scottsdale, AZ 85250 | Metromix Phoenix

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by Infamous92

I thought this would be an interesting thread, some people have misconceptions of cities like "New York City is a huge dense concrete jungle" or "All Sunbelt cities are sprawled out with no density", etc.

I don't think many people would believe this is in NYC because it's supposed to be "so dense" in NYC.
40.651992,-73.746564 - Google Maps

Yeah this is a rural swamp area but you can clearly see a NYC bus to the right. This is in Southeast Queens (by me) just north of JFK, the area is called Idlewild Park and many people call this "Snake Road", JFK actually used to be called Idlewild Airport.

Good call. JFK is right next to a huge wildlife preserve (much of NYC used to be marshland, by the way, when Henry Hudson first sailed up the river).

For those of you who were educated about bird strikes after Captain Sullenberger landed his plane on the river, you should know that the US Fish and Wildlife Service has been under contract for years to shoot birds out at the airport. Bird strikes happen all the time, and often the pilot radios in when he knows one has been sucked into the engine. The airport then goes on Amber Alert with emergency services ready in case an engine conks out. Most of the time, no one besides the pilot and the ATC and emergency people ever find out.

[MiamiRob]

what's wrong with concrete jungles? I happen to like NYC and yes not everything in the city is paved over either.
As for density in the south all one has to do is look at cities like New Orleans or Miami and see there is some serious density going on.

[GLS2010]

Originally Posted by john_starks

and san diego takes the cake. when i drove into the city limits, it looked like anything but a city

fort stockton, san diego - Google Maps
mission center road san diego - Google Maps

I was just in that area, my grandparents live just down the road from the second link. Its real nice there, i'd move there or anywhere on the west coast if i could.