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View Poll Results: Does Toronto have the big city New York vibe?
It has a vibe similar to New York. 18 31.58%
It has a vibe similar to Chicago. 35 61.40%
It has a vibe similar to Calgary. 5 8.77%
It has a vibe similar to Vancouver. 1 1.75%
It has a vibe similar to Montreal. 2 3.51%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 57. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 08-25-2011, 08:04 AM
 
Location: Gatineau, Québec
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Toronto and Chicago are the same size. Downtown Chicago may seem bigger in terms of the density of tall buildings, but outside of the downtown core, Toronto has a much more vibrant neighbourhood scene than Chicago.
Pretty accurate.

 
Old 08-25-2011, 01:53 PM
 
Location: Canada
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Toronto and Chicago are the same size. Downtown Chicago may seem bigger in terms of the density of tall buildings, but outside of the downtown core, Toronto has a much more vibrant neighbourhood scene than Chicago.
The Chicago Metropolitan area is much bigger then Toronto. And what does having a more vibrant neighborhood scene mean? Im not saying your wrong, but what exactly does that mean?

Toronto and Chicago are similar in that they are both on a lake, the lay out of the city is somewhat similar. aside from that they are not that much alike, Again different demographics give the city different vibes.
 
Old 08-25-2011, 05:26 PM
 
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The Greater Golden Horseshoe should be used as the proper comparison to Chicagoland, and the difference between the two is only about a million people right now, with Toronto rapidly gaining.

What I mean by "neighbourhood scene" is the vibrant commercial strips outside the downtown core, such as Little Italy, Queen West/Parkdale, The Annex, Roncesvalles, The Beach, The Junction, Bloor West Village, The Danforth, Corso Italia, Chinatown East, Little India, etc. All these areas are safe and bustling and filled with interesting businesses of all sorts.
 
Old 08-25-2011, 06:53 PM
 
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