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*underrated. Also, Portland never gets half the attention that Seattle does.
That's true. Portland is very nice and gets way less attention than Seattle. Probably because, for all of the great urban planning achievements like the MAX light rail and the urban growth boundary, there is a shocking lack of professional jobs for a city of its size. That doesn't necessarily justify the lack of attention, but it does partly explain it.
That's true. Portland is very nice and gets way less attention than Seattle. Probably because, for all of the great urban planning achievements like the MAX light rail and the urban growth boundary, there is a shocking lack of professional jobs for a city of its size. That doesn't necessarily justify the lack of attention, but it does partly explain it.
Actually, it's mainly because Seattle grew earlier as a port town, and became the flagship city of the Northwest. Also, Seattle's metro area has at least a million more people than Portland's...
Any city in New England outside of Boston is severly underrated (besides Portland ME) because most people moving here want either a Quiant suburban town with a classic Town Center, like Newburyport, or Taunton, or a city like Boston not cities like Providence, Hartford, or Worcester.
Both Dallas and Fort Worth are vastly underrated. They both offer a wide array of cultural destinations with rich histories, thriving economies, excellent quality of life and overall amenities, affordable housing, and great communities. Lots of people on C-D are quick to bash them (I notice a trend in that they often come last in polls here on the City vs. City forum).
Dallas and Fort Worth are both disrespected on this site. Why I don't have a clue?
Dallas and Fort Worth are both disrespected on this site. Why I don't have a clue?
I suspect that the majority of the users of this sub-forum are urbanists who hold dense, walkable cities with good public transit in high regard. As such, it's not that surprising that they prefer Chicago, New York, and San Francisco to Dallas, Atlanta or Phoenix.
Pittsburgh is very underrated. Not necessarily on this site, but definitely in mainstream culture.
To hear people talk, you would think it was just another Cleveland (and Cleveland's probably not as bad as people say, either). "Flat, fat, factories, sports mania..." You know, all those self-deprecating stereotypes that ex-Midwesterners have about their hometowns.
No one even mentions the stunning and totally unique scenery, or the low crime, or the well-preserved ethnic European cultures. Or the hipsters, for better or for worse.
Pittsburgh is very underrated. Not necessarily on this site, but definitely in mainstream culture.
To hear people talk, you would think it was just another Cleveland (and Cleveland's probably not as bad as people say, either). "Flat, fat, factories, sports mania..." You know, all those self-deprecating stereotypes that ex-Midwesterners have about their hometowns.
No one even mentions the stunning and totally unique scenery, or the low crime, or the well-preserved ethnic European cultures. Or the hipsters, for better or for worse.
Anyone who calls Pittsburgh "flat" can safely be dismissed as a moron.
i remember my first trip to pittsburgh. at the time, i was living full time in philly (suburb, actually.) my first impression was the beauty of the hills and mountain-like scenery. pittsburgh and birmingham reminded me of each other. i think that people branded pittsburgh, as they have many north and northeastern cities, as stuck in the late 60's and early 70's. too, once you are branded w/ a title such as "rustbelt", it is going to stick for a good while, deserved or not. i see the title as just a part of the history of that area, it isn't what defines the entire history nor the city's worth.
i love the old architecture and the saving of much of it in restoration. and as far as carnegie mellon university, that is probably one of the top 3 performing arts programs in america. one of my best friends went to school there, and she won a tony on broadway. she was a very capable actress before she went to school, but i know it was her experiences at car-mel that honed her craft. regardless, pittsburgh is a very nice place, and i like what they have done w/ much of downtown.
Baltimore is underrated on sites such as C-D but once you actually go there people know what the deal is. It can be dangerous (like any other city) but for the most part it is very beautiful. We often fly under the radar because of D.C., even residents of the D.C. region of Maryland underrate it. I believe this is because D.C. is very ethnocentric towards just about anywhere in Maryland, that isn't in there region.
Pittsburgh is very underrated. Not necessarily on this site, but definitely in mainstream culture.
To hear people talk, you would think it was just another Cleveland (and Cleveland's probably not as bad as people say, either). "Flat, fat, factories, sports mania..." You know, all those self-deprecating stereotypes that ex-Midwesterners have about their hometowns.
No one even mentions the stunning and totally unique scenery, or the low crime, or the well-preserved ethnic European cultures. Or the hipsters, for better or for worse.
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