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Old 07-09-2011, 08:07 PM
 
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What does Chicago have to offer that New York can't?

A really big lake.
exactly. / thread

 
Old 07-09-2011, 08:09 PM
 
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DC is heavily geographically constrained with their residential housing. Anyway, Boston and SF are more expensive than DC so I suppose they are more desirable as urban areas than DC and Chicago as well.

LA is less expensive than DC so I suppose DC is more desirable than LA.

Oh and Chicago is way more urban and feels much closer to NYC than DC.
Chicago doesn't feel like NYC at all. It also doesnt have the east coast pace. It's definitely Midwest in its appeal. Some people like that lifestyle. DC is more educated, sophisticated and cosmo. Chicago is more urban in its DT area but DC's residential areas like Georgetown with its expansive rowhouses are more urban than the suburban looking bungaloos that fill up Chicago.
 
Old 07-09-2011, 10:09 PM
 
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Chicago doesn't feel like NYC at all. It also doesnt have the east coast pace. It's definitely Midwest in its appeal. Some people like that lifestyle. DC is more educated, sophisticated and cosmo. Chicago is more urban in its DT area but DC's residential areas like Georgetown with its expansive rowhouses are more urban than the suburban looking bungaloos that fill up Chicago.
Bungalows (lol @ bungaloos, something tells me you don't know what one is) fill up Chicago??
 
Old 07-10-2011, 12:15 AM
 
Location: Chicagoland
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Chicago doesn't feel like NYC at all. It also doesnt have the east coast pace. It's definitely Midwest in its appeal. Some people like that lifestyle. DC is more educated, sophisticated and cosmo. Chicago is more urban in its DT area but DC's residential areas like Georgetown with its expansive rowhouses are more urban than the suburban looking bungaloos that fill up Chicago.
Those bungalows are mainly in Chicago and a few surrounding suburbs. The suburban bungalows are more California, Michigan, and other styles.

You "surprisingly" left out Chicago's own rowhouses and brownstones.
 
Old 07-10-2011, 03:39 AM
 
Location: Berkeley, CA
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Boredom? 100 degree summers?


Jokes aside, Chicago has better mexican and thai food. But then, every city has better mexican food than NYC. Chicago is also more architecturally significant than NYC.
 
Old 07-10-2011, 05:20 PM
 
Location: PHX
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The Bears play inside the city at Solider Field, while both the new york teams play in neighboring New Jersey..

hmm can't think of anything else at the moment though.. pretty different cities all around.
 
Old 07-11-2011, 07:59 AM
 
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True, we also offer a football team
 
Old 07-11-2011, 08:18 AM
 
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Those bungalows are mainly in Chicago and a few surrounding suburbs. The suburban bungalows are more California, Michigan, and other styles.

You "surprisingly" left out Chicago's own rowhouses and brownstones.
Chicago doesn't have many rowhouses or brownstones. It's a Midwest city. Not many rowhouses in the Midwest outside of Cincy and maybe St. Louis.

The prevailing housing in Chicago is the famous bungalow. Very, very different from the East Coast cities which are dominated by the apartment building (in NYC) or the rowhouse (in Philly and Baltimore).
 
Old 07-11-2011, 08:20 AM
 
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The Bears play inside the city at Solider Field, while both the new york teams play in neighboring New Jersey..
Wouldn't that be a mark against Chicago?

The NY teams play in (arguably) the best stadium in the NFL, with direct rail to their front door.

The Bears play in the smallest, oldest venue in the NFL, with no direct rail access.
 
Old 07-11-2011, 08:27 AM
 
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Chicago doesn't have many rowhouses or brownstones. It's a Midwest city. Not many rowhouses in the Midwest outside of Cincy and maybe St. Louis.

The prevailing housing in Chicago is the famous bungalow. Very, very different from the East Coast cities which are dominated by the apartment building (in NYC) or the rowhouse (in Philly and Baltimore).

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