The Most European-Like Cities in Each of These American Regions (population, people)

[Perfect Stranger]

Originally Posted by HenryAlan

I don't think there are really any European feeling cities in the U.S. I mean, sure there are some superficial similarities in places like Boston and New Orleans, but scratch the surface, and they seem to have more in common with other American cities. Most of the cities people have named in this thread are very good cities, very urban, very walkable, great places for enthusiastic urbanists. But that doesn't mean they are European, just because European cities happen to meet those same criteria.

Exactly.

[tom77falcons]

I agree with above posters. No American city is very European.
Does anyone think they would see this in Europe:

[brewcrew1000]

So are there any European Cities that are most like cities in the US? Any in the World that are like those the cities in the US?

[west336]

Originally Posted by tvdxer

St. Paul, MN is not at all a "European" city. In fact, there are no cities or towns really that fit the description in Minnesota.

New Ulm? New Prague? New......Moscow? JK.

[west336]

Originally Posted by slengel

for the midwest, st. louis wins in a landslide. cincinnati would be next.

Again with the St. Louis homerism! How can you adopt a place the way you adopted St. Louis (aren't you from Philly or something)? I'm not sure if St. Louis is the most European or not, but it's certainly NOT by "a landslide"!

[AZLiam]

Originally Posted by caphillsea77

Santa Fe, NM: Though aestheticly it looks New Mexican and not anywhere like Europe; with its abundance in artistry, narrow streets, and cohesive downtown core surrounding the plaza, and a beautiful cathedral it's as close as it gets to a European model for a city in the Rocky Mountain West.

I don't think there really is a city or town in the Mountain region that comes across as very European; however, if strictly looking at design, I might say the town is Bisbee in AZ:

http://www.whataboutclients.com/arch...zonaStreet.jpg

http://www.desmosouthwest.com/blog/w...bisbee_500.jpg

http://hubertdesigns.com/wordpress/w.../bisbee_lg.jpg

[slengel]

Originally Posted by west336

Again with the St. Louis homerism! How can you adopt a place the way you adopted St. Louis (aren't you from Philly or something)? I'm not sure if St. Louis is the most European or not, but it's certainly NOT by "a landslide"!

st. louis is older than the united states, and was a french colony before becoming a spanish colony before then joining the usa. yeah, it's got a more european atmosphere than other cities in the midwest:

[goat314]

I think Over The Rhine in Cincinnati is the most European in the Midwest. Followed by Soulard and Lafayette Square in St. Louis.

[glendog]

Originally Posted by tvdxer

St. Paul, MN is not at all a "European" city. In fact, there are no cities or towns really that fit the description in Minnesota.

I have traveled extensively throughout Europe and the USA and lived in San Francisco, Seattle, Portland and Minneapolis/Saint Paul and I just couldn't disagree with you more. Saint Paul is by far and away the most truly like European cities. The Neo Classical architecture everywhere, the Cathedral of Saint Paul, The Landmark Centre, the drunken maze of roads circling out from Rice Park which is the circular heart of the city just like European cities. Outside of Boston and some other east coast cities and towns it is by far and away the most European.

[tvdxer]

Originally Posted by jaxontwinz

I disagree. Maybe it has a large Hmong population, but the homes and architecture are very old and classical. Summit Avenue and Cathedral Hill are fine examples of what I mean. The capitol and cathedral are beautiful, and European! Granted most capitols are European. But the homes in St. Paul remind me of European, Victorian homes. I think St. Paul has some of the best neighborhoods, because of the architecture, in the midwest.

St. Paul does have quality architecture, but not the narrow streets nor closely-spaced buildings of Europe. Just because it's not strip malls (though there are plenty along University Ave), highways, and big-box buildings does not mean it is European. Parts of St. Paul are better described as "traditional American".