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You know, I posted this in the world forum because I wanted to get the opinions of those in other countries who I thought could provide a different perspective. I guess my expectations were a little too high.
Welcome to The AMERICAS! The land mass which extends from Ellesmere Island Canada to Tierra del Fuego Argentina!
I love my Americas, especially my home . . . The United States OF America!
Welcome to the globalised world where not everyone in the remaining 95% of the world uses terminology the same way as the 5% that live in the US.
99% of the time when I hear people say America they mean the United States. I think South Americans are really the only ones who refers to America as the continient.
The reality is that skyscrapers are a feature of the landscape pretty much in two relatively small areas in mid and lower Manhattan. Much of Manhattan from the Upper West Side - Central Park - Upper East Side areas are not filled with skyscrapers at all and often times take a town feeling, especially in the Greenwich Village, Tribeca, and Chelsea areas.
For me, its a tie between Boston and NYC, but I voted for NYC mostly because I missed the Boston option in the poll. I don't know how that happened, but it did. lol
As usual on these questions, Boston is winning. Boston has curvy streets, historic sites and smaller buildings.
But I am going to go with New York. Public squares, lots of public transit, major parks, many public monuments, major museums, walkability, people diversity, historical sites, theater and concert halls. And like Antonio said - MOST of New York City is not skyscrapers but much smaller buildings.
Washington DC should have been on the poll. Not sure about outside the USA but I think Buenos Aires has a distinct European look.
It was a French colony hence the French placenames like La Louisiane, La Nouvelle Orleans (New Orleans), Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Acadiana, the "Bayou"... etc.
France had to cede control to Spain as part of the peace agreement following the Seven Years War, but Spain's presence in New Orleans was miniscule. Spain was already well overextended in the Americas and allowed things to continue as they had under French rule. After about a half century of loose Spanish rule the territory reverted to France. This is why the Cajuns speak French rather than Spanish.
The architecture of New Orleans is a legacy of Spain, not of France.
Although only maintaining it for 40 years, the Spanish were largely responsible for establishing much of the character of New Orleans and Louisiana that is normally associated with the French. For instance, the buildings in the "French Quarter" of New Orleans are actually Spanish colonial era constructions. Also, Spanish control of the region continued and strengthened the Catholic influence that had begun with the French.
It's more than architecture that make up a city's characteristics...
I would say Boston. It fits the general notion of a walkable city with a plethora of history, emphasis on education and culture, and a diverse population.
Here I was hoping there could be one thread where the word "America" is clearly being used for the United States without someone hopping on talking about Spanish-speaking countries in South America.
What about english, french or portuguese speaking?
Anyway I vote for Quebec City.
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