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Probably because the city is almost entirely post-1950 construction, LV has to be the most depressing architectural wasteland in the country.
And don't even mention the strip! Disney-style rip-off cheap copies of good architecture smashed together in an overwhelming display of crazy excess is NOT good architecture.
Granted, few would call it a "boring" city though...
Agreed 100%! Miles and miles and miles of square stucco buff colored houses in small square equally boring parcels. I loved the old downtown area around the courthouses because there was a little more personality showing in that area.
Took me awhile to not get lost because there are so few landmarks to go by!
Are you referring to commercial or residential?
There could be big differences from North and South, to East and West. There could also be huge swings from 19th century to 21st century.
From a residential standpoint (and a lot will probably disagree- for the wrong reason), Levittown has too be on of the most boring for residential.
From a commercial standpoint- the cities of the plains have pretty plain architectural- with a few single exceptions in building/structures.
Levittown - NY and PA - were built for returning GIs from WWII. They are suburbs, not cities.
I think that Levitt homes are well constructed,built with expansion in mind. (Levitt Cape) and some are architecturally interesting and unique. The Eden.
I live in the Boston area. We may be a contestant for some of the ugliest housing styles in the country. Lots of plain triple deckers with no exterior detailing, new blah looking McMansions and old American gothic style farmhouses built in the 1800s to early 1900s that many people incorrectly label as colonial.
Southern California does win first prize in the ugly contest with its many faux Spanish style buildings.
New Orleans is a league above the other 3 cities IMO. the French influence is something you cant find in great abundance in other cities.
Actually what is consider French is actually Spanish. The Great New Orleans Fire of 1788 destroyed much of the French Quarter and only a handful of small buildings in the "French Quarter" remain as examples of French architecture. Many of the grand examples of 18th century architecture were commissioned by the Spanish and Andres Almonaster y Rojas.
Seconding the southwestern cities, especially Vegas/Phoenix. Beige stucco as far as the eye can see.
Do bear in mind, both Phoenix and Las Vegas are very conservative cities, Las Vegas being a tad more conservative than Phoenix. The conservative, earthy color beige speaks well of Las Vegas.
If the houses were more liberally colorful, then this city would be lying to the rest of the world!
If the houses were more liberally colorful, then this city would be lying to the rest of the world!
forgive me for disagreeing. I think the sand/beige coloring or homes in Las Vegas are pretty progressive in that they fit in with the environment of a high desert and lend themselves exceptionally to native plant landscaping which obliviously conserves water. I kind of like them and would prefer them to lavish colors that one would find in let's say Florida or better yet the Caribbean.
The desert produces all kind of colors, witness the colors in Red Rock, west of the city. Go to Death Valley sometime and drive the Pallette of Color road. Some nice scattered turquoise coloring over there, along with other colors, and some bright yellows.
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