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Seaport is noticeably smaller in geographic footprint than Navy Yard and is less heavy on residential. Apart from that and the building heights, there’s not much difference in terms of quality or quantity of offerings.
Yeah, that's a pretty big difference in the way they feel. DC's most urban and intensely built high-rise neighborhoods tend to be very similar which is why I say Downtown DC visually covers half the city now.
I'm curious- If you count Inner Harbor, harbor east, dells point, Camden Yards & Mt. Vernon for a cohesive "core" for Baltimore, or the "Greater downtown" area would it be top 12?
This area is ever expanding as I'm sure you know. To the east, to the west, to the north, to the south. The 12-15 story high-rise creep is moving outward in all directions. The development zone has finally reached the Anacostia River banks and is crossing as we speak.
I’m Black, are you sure about that? What Black person has Austin anywhere on their list of nightlife destinations? If it’s not Texas Relays, who is partying in Austin?
Come on man, you're reaching here. The vibrancy of a city's nightlife scene or its individual nightlife districts can be reasonably assessed by observation from the street. Whether or not the venues appeal to you personally is irrelevant.
This area is ever expanding as I'm sure you know. To the east, to the west, to the north, to the south. The 12-15 story high-rise creep is moving outward in all directions.
Again that would be like somebody calling all of Paris or Athens “downtown” because their consistent mid-rise footprint extends well past their administrative limits.
There are nuances in the urban form (primarily architecture and street width) that one can very much tell when you transition in and out of DC’s more urban neighborhood.
This area is ever expanding as I'm sure you know. To the east, to the west, to the north, to the south. The 12-15 story high-rise creep is moving outward in all directions. The development zone has finally reached the Anacostia River banks and is crossing as we speak.
Again that would be like somebody calling all of Paris or Athens “downtown” because their consistent mid-rise footprint extends well past their administrative limits.
There are nuances in the urban form (primarily architecture and street width) that one can very much tell when you transition in and out of DC’s more urban neighborhood.
Even then the very limit of neighborhoods dominated by 8-10ish floor buildings is like 4 Sq miles. Other than that it’s a couple main roads.
There is like a Mike of two floor set back Rowhomes between the Navy Yard and Downturn DC they are clearly not the same place
I'd also say not every scene has to split between "HOOD" and "PROFESSIONAL". One of the things I loved about Atlanta nightlife is the diverse crowds of Black people.
Again that would be like somebody calling all of Paris or Athens “downtown” because their consistent mid-rise footprint extends well past their administrative limits.
There are nuances in the urban form (primarily architecture and street width) that one can very much tell when you transition in and out of DC’s more urban neighborhood.
That is what makes those cities and DC unique compared to American cities though. When someone goes to Paris, the entire city is urban buildings. DC's urban core is changing as construction spreads. That is all I was saying. Boston, Philly, and SF don't have the same footprint as DC's expanding urban core. That is the comparison I was making.
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