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Those photos of NYC, Boston and Chicago are beautiful.
I agree, it's a shame most of our newer cities are ugly, bland and sprawled unlike our older beautiful cities like New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco etc.
Here's some photos of Baltimore - its nothing like the beauties, but i still love it!
Here's Bolton hill (neighborhood northwest of Downtown)
Thanks for the pics. I actually love Baltimore architecture. I was there a year ago and fell in love with Fells Point (though I've heard the locals don't like the place). Do you happen to have any pictures of that neighborhood anyway?
Washington has way too many row houses to look Southern imo.
i think the river valley and layout of the terrain gives it a southern colonial feel. cincinnati has a similar southern feel for an obviously eastern city.
i think the river valley and layout of the terrain gives it a southern colonial feel. cincinnati has a similar southern feel for an obviously eastern city.
I've seen most of Cincinnati, and it doesn't look Eastern at all. Even the beautiful Over the Rhine looks like something out of Germany, but not the East Coast. Wide streets and separated housing prevent it from mirroring the East. I think the only obviously Eastern cities are Philly, Boston and NYC. Baltimore and DC have southern influences in culture and DC in design. Pittsburgh is demographically more like the East Coast and has a heavy row house presence, but it too, is more Appalachian than anything. Cincinnati, like Pittsburgh is more of an undefinable mix of architectural influences...and outside of architecture, Cincy is just like a Midwestern city. Though it has more in common with St. Louis than say, Indianapolis.
I've seen most of Cincinnati, and it doesn't look Eastern at all. Even the beautiful Over the Rhine looks like something out of Germany, but not the East Coast. Wide streets and separated housing prevent it from mirroring the East. I think the only obviously Eastern cities are Philly, Boston and NYC. Baltimore and DC have southern influences in culture and DC in design. Pittsburgh is demographically more like the East Coast and has a heavy row house presence, but it too, is more Appalachian than anything. Cincinnati, like Pittsburgh is more of an undefinable mix of architectural influences...and outside of architecture, Cincy is just like a Midwestern city. Though it has more in common with St. Louis than say, Indianapolis.
ny, boston and philly all are inspired by european cities. because cincinnati is german-inspired doesn't make it non-eastern. true, it's not as heavy on attached rows as say, baltimore, but it was meant to be a townhouse city with many detached and attached rows, tenements, and apartments. cincinnati is def. not just a midwestern city, it's the most eastern in design and the most southern in cultural influence for a midwestern city.
I've seen most of Cincinnati, and it doesn't look Eastern at all. Even the beautiful Over the Rhine looks like something out of Germany, but not the East Coast. Wide streets and separated housing prevent it from mirroring the East. I think the only obviously Eastern cities are Philly, Boston and NYC. Baltimore and DC have southern influences in culture and DC in design. Pittsburgh is demographically more like the East Coast and has a heavy row house presence, but it too, is more Appalachian than anything. Cincinnati, like Pittsburgh is more of an undefinable mix of architectural influences...and outside of architecture, Cincy is just like a Midwestern city. Though it has more in common with St. Louis than say, Indianapolis.
Philly was started with Swedish, Dutch and German influences. Baltimore was started with Irish and English roots. Cincinnati with American roots (founded by some guys from new jersey and PA). All these cities have very similar looks (esp. Baltimore and Philly, there aren't too many differences at all). What im saying is generally, older Eastern cities in the US look similar, even when started by different groups. Ive been able to see DC's slight touch of southernness (baraly any) but never baltimore's. Im still searching for that. DCs influence in design was from Paris, not the south though.
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Originally Posted by ainulinale
Thanks for the pics. I actually love Baltimore architecture. I was there a year ago and fell in love with Fells Point (though I've heard the locals don't like the place). Do you happen to have any pictures of that neighborhood anyway?
Of course, i can get some up later!
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