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Old 03-20-2015, 12:06 AM
 
Location: West Hollywood, CA
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Washington DC is.

lots of nice architecture, low rise buildings and lots of monuments.

u people agree?
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Old 03-20-2015, 03:29 AM
 
Location: Prince George's County, Maryland
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I can see how San Francisco may look European-esque ala Lisbon, Portugal or DC being like a mix between Versailles, Brussels, and even a touch of London, but outside of Brooklyn Heights, Park Slope, and the absence of a classic American street grid in FiDi, hardly anything European-looking about New York City to me.
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Old 03-20-2015, 06:05 AM
 
Location: West Hollywood, CA from Arlington, VA
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Yeah I can kind of see SF too but who actually thinks NYC looks European? They must be pretty stupid.
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Old 03-20-2015, 07:22 AM
 
Location: East Coast of the United States
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The endless skyscrapers in New York City tend to throw people off.

There is quite a lot of beaux-arts, neo-classical, Gothic and other European-influenced architecture closer to the street level in New York City.
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Old 03-20-2015, 07:38 AM
 
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Lower Manhattan around Wall Street bears some resemblance to London with regards to the street grid, or lack thereof. I believe it is the oldest part of the city.

Otherwise, New York is "European" (what does that really mean?) in that people do not need cars, the neighborhood bar/pub as social center still exists, and there are loads of cosmopolitan pursuits.

DC, Boston, and SF all look somewhat European. At least more than LA.
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Old 03-20-2015, 08:08 AM
 
Location: DC
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Montreal is much more European than any of the above.
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Old 03-20-2015, 08:25 AM
 
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Montreal is much more European than any of the above.
Quebec City even more.

But they're both in Canada.


We should not neglect New Orleans as far as European-looking cities go.
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Old 03-20-2015, 08:33 AM
 
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Completely agree. DC is basically America's equivalent to Berlin and Paris.
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Old 03-20-2015, 09:04 AM
 
Location: DC
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Quebec City even more.

But they're both in Canada.


We should not neglect New Orleans as far as European-looking cities go.
Last time I checked Canada was part of America, just not part of the United States.
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Old 03-20-2015, 09:20 AM
 
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Last time I checked Canada was part of America, just not part of the United States.
Part of North America.

America without the North or South distinction means USA. Failing to preface America means we could throw Santiago, Buenos Aires, and a host of others into the mix.

Ask any Canuck. He'll tell you. Man, we'll he tell you.
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