Is Minneapolis/St. Paul more East Coast or West Coast? (Hastings: school, renewal)

[Grizzly Addams]

Originally Posted by StilltheSame

But Missouri is neither.

Who cares? You are the one who made the open ended comment, which allowed Missourian to respond with her experience as a transplant. I am now more interested in why you seem to have taken such a offense to Missourian's comment.

[StilltheSame]

Originally Posted by Grizzly Addams

Who cares? You are the one who made the open ended comment, which allowed Missourian to respond with her experience as a transplant. I am now more interested in why you seem to have taken such a offense to Missourian's comment.

Because they were off topic and completely irrelevant to thie OPs post - much like this exchange.

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by uptown_urbanist

I also vote for west coast, especially pacific west coast. I don't consider it to be at all eastern in character, other than perhaps layout (i.e. dense older urban core with rings of progressively newer and less dense suburbs)

Is there some other west coast in addition to the Pacific coast?

[uptown_urbanist]

Originally Posted by Katiana

Is there some other west coast in addition to the Pacific coast?

I typed too quickly -- I meant Pacific Northwest.

[Katarina Witt]

Originally Posted by uptown_urbanist

I typed too quickly -- I meant Pacific Northwest.

OK, just curious!

[Citykid3785]

They really are a great combo, but if I had to say, I'd say west coast. I feel that the last east coast city is St. Louis, whereas KCMO belongs to the west coast. MSP does have mom and pops, historic mansions, some industrial areas as such, but as a whole, the city lies in a grid pattern and we are an incubator for big box. Most of my peers would rather order Dominos for $7.99 over a mom and pop pizza place (which is beyond me!). The east coast has many more curved streets, unburied power lines, and far more mom and pop shops. I spent half my life in NJ, the other half in the midwest.

[iNviNciBL3]

Kinda west coast imo

East coast cities are very dense and old.

[bler144]

Originally Posted by StilltheSame

My first and second response was neither - it is categorically Midwest. However, if I have to choose then - Northwest (Portland/Seattle)- not generally West and definitely not East.

Agree, with the exception of climate. And mosquitoes.

[ropper111]

Originally Posted by ocsid

Exactly what I was going to say. St. Paul has a very "old city" feel to it, while Minneapolis has a newer feel to it. I think a lot of that has to do with Minneapolis tearing down many of the old buildings downtown in the 1960's, while St. Paul still has a lot of older architecture.

Also, St. Paul has the more unusual street system, with mile based addresses, while Minneapolis has the standard grid system with addresses based on cross streets.

St. Paul also historically has the old ethnic identities and neighborhoods (Irish, Italian, Jewish, Hispanic) while Minneapolis is more of a melting pot.

St. Paul is far more like Chicago and Milwaukee, while Minneapolis is more like Kansas City and Denver.

Very good analysis.

Tell me please, what is mile based address? not familiar with that. Could you please pm me? I don't read here often.

[ropper111]

Also, could you tell me-why did Mpls tear down so many buildings downtown in 1960s? were they trying to redefine themselves (as cool??)?