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I've seen it stated many times that The Bronx is just a continuation of upper Manhattan. I don't personally agree with that, and I find there to be large differences even between upper Manhattan and the West Bronx. The East Bronx is completely different from Manhattan, it's more like Queens if anything. Even comparing upper Manhattan and the West Bronx, they're too different for me to think of the two as a continuation.
The West Bronx clearly has a higher concentration of standalone homes, twin homes, and elevator buildings. While upper Manhattan is mostly brownstones and walkup buildings.
Sure, the Bronx has street numbers that seem to be a continuation of Manhattan, but they don't match up neatly (to be fair though, that could be because of The Bronx's hills).
It might as well be. They look pretty similar and don't have crazy out of whack differences in demographics. I think a lot of people get caught up with comparing ritzy Manhattan to the dumpy Bronx (no offense to those who live in Riverdale, etc.), but northern Manhattan isn't all that different from parts of the south Bronx IMO.
It might as well be. They look pretty similar and don't have crazy out of whack differences in demographics. I think a lot of people get caught up with comparing ritzy Manhattan to the dumpy Bronx (no offense to those who live in Riverdale, etc.), but northern Manhattan isn't all that different from parts of the south Bronx IMO.
The West Bronx is filled with elevator buildings though, while upper Manhattan is not. Harlem is also filled with brownstones while nowhere in The Bronx is.
The South Bronx looks even less like upper Manhattan, it has too much new (mostly tacky) construction.
The West Bronx is filled with elevator buildings though, while upper Manhattan is not. Harlem is also filled with brownstones while nowhere in The Bronx is.
The South Bronx looks even less like upper Manhattan, it has too much new (mostly tacky) construction.
Upper Harlem above 145 has pre-war buildings so does most of Washington Heights.
I would say the Bronx neighborhoods along the Harlem river and Mott Haven are a continuation of Manhattan. Mott Haven still has some townhouses partly made out of brownstones which can look similar to Harlem's brownstones, but the new construction doesn't look much like upper Manhattan but I think it did when Mott Haven was mostly townhouses.
I also think Williamsburg is a continuation of L.E.S at least at one time, both were geographically and demographically similar.
Upper Harlem above 145 has pre-war buildings so does most of Washington Heights.
I would say the Bronx neighborhoods along the Harlem river and Mott Haven are a continuation of Manhattan. Mott Haven still has some townhouses partly made out of brownstones which can look similar to Harlem's brownstones, but the new construction doesn't look much like upper Manhattan but I think it did when Mott Haven was mostly townhouses.
I also think Williamsburg is a continuation of L.E.S at least at one time, both were geographically and demographically similar.
Upper Manhattan doesn't have nearly as many prewar elevator buildings as the West Bronx. Mott Haven might have looked like East Harlem before the 1970s though, I'll give you that.
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