Do these maps demonstrate the concentration of a city?

[kidphilly]

Originally Posted by nei

checked a few cities. Might not be exactly the same scale, but they are close. I guess my mental map of city scale is different from reality. Interestingly, visitor-wise New York doesn't seem all that centralized compared to say, Chicago.

Or maybe just how much larger a core Manhattan is as Manhattan has a bigger concentration, not totally sure its less concentrated, just over a wider space).

Two that jump out at me are SF and DC (seattle to a lessor extent)- the stark difference of the red and blue

[nybbler]

The New York map shows the hipster centers (blue areas outside Manhattan).

If you view the original, Rittenhouse Square is actually well-photographed by tourists and locals alike.

[RaymondChandlerLives]

I'm surprised Dodger Stadium is a tourist spot. Who knew?

[nei]

I'm a bit puzzled why La Défense is a tourist attraction. Haven't been there but I thought it was almost entirely a single-use office district. Business travelers taking photos? Or maybe European tourists find tall modern glass office buildings picture-worthy?

[kidphilly]

Originally Posted by RaymondChandlerLives

I'm surprised Dodger Stadium is a tourist spot. Who knew?

Ahh Chavez Ravine I think Dodger stadium is very well known and visited by tourists.

On my first trip to LA I actually caught a Dodger game, have since gone to two more, even better one of those was against my Phils

but Dodger stadium to me know always makes me think of the curb episode with the HOV lane


Curb Your Enthusiasm - Dodger Game - YouTube

[nei]

Originally Posted by RaymondChandlerLives

I'm surprised Dodger Stadium is a tourist spot. Who knew?

Yankee Stadium is colored as a tourist spot, too. Ditto with Fenway Park.

[kidphilly]

Originally Posted by nei

Yankee Stadium is colored as a tourist spot, too. Ditto with Fenway Park.

even the whole sports complex in South Philly showed with toursit dots

[memph]

Originally Posted by nei

I'm a bit puzzled why La Défense is a tourist attraction. Haven't been there but I thought it was almost entirely a single-use office district. Business travelers taking photos? Or maybe European tourists find tall modern glass office buildings picture-worthy?

Probably, most European cities have old midrise districts, but not all have modern office districts. When my mother visited Paris from Eastern Europe in the 80s, La Defense was a pretty big deal, since she never saw a modern place like that before.

[nei]

As supposedly the most important thing to a city-dweller is bars, perhaps these maps are a good gauge of a city's concentration:

Unscientific Google Map Goodness: Bar density maps in the US/Canada - SkyscraperPage Forum

Baltimore does better than DC. And London is filled with bars, though I suspect restaurants got classified as bars.

[HandsUpThumbsDown]

Originally Posted by nei

Baltimore does better than DC. And London is filled with bars, though I suspect restaurants got classified as bars.

Well our bars are a damn sight more fun, that's for sure!

I bet they counted taverns as bars, even though many of them function mostly as package stores. It's one of those weird licensing quirks of 100 years ago that persists.