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Location: Baghdad by the Bay (San Francisco, California)
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Originally Posted by Summersm343
That's pretty damn funny since Philadelphia started it's urban renewal process in 1963.
You're right though... none of those major metropolitan cities would have recovered if it wasn't for San Diego... and you're absolutely right... building a suburban shopping mall in the middle of an urban core is the BEST way to revitalize a city. THANK GOD you are not an urban planner.
HAHAHAHA. Get out of here.
Oh yeah, well San Francisco started its downtown revitalization in 1906.
Midtown Manhattan
Center City Philadelphia
Lower Manhattan
The Loop
Downtown San Francisco
Downtown Boston
Downtown DC
Las Vegas Strip
Downtown Seattle
Downtown LA
Best downtown areas in regards to residential activity, shopping, dining, transportation options, entertainment venues (sports, clubs, theaters, etc..), and other amenities:
1. Manhattan
2. Chicago
3. San Francisco
4. Philadelphia
5. Boston
6. DC
7. Seattle
8. Portland
9. Minneapolis
10. Denver
Others: Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, and San Diego
Best downtown areas in regards to residential activity, shopping, dining, transportation options, entertainment venues (sports, clubs, theaters, etc..), and other amenities:
1. Manhattan
2. Chicago
3. San Francisco
4. Philadelphia
5. Boston
6. DC
7. Seattle
8. Portland
9. Minneapolis
10. Denver
Others: Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Baltimore, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, and San Diego
I'm curious why you included Indianapolis in there...it kind of seems out of league with the others.
Where are you getting that? Seems rather hard to believe 4 million people have moved to NYC in the last 10 years.
It ended up being incorrect. I had heard a NYPD officer state it on CNN when being interviewed. It ended up being factually false. 1.6 million people left NYC in the last 10 years, not 4 million.
Location: northern Vermont - previously NM, WA, & MA
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Originally Posted by Summersm343
1. Manhattan
2. Chicago
3. San Francisco
4. Philadelphia
5. Boston
6. DC
7. Seattle
8. San Diego
9. Los Angeles
10. Portland
11. New Orleans 12. Las Vegas
13. Baltimore 14. Miami
15. Denver
16tie. San Antonio
16tie. Minneapolis
17. Pittsburgh
18. Austin
19. Nashville?
20. Sacramento?
I really struggle on where Dallas and Houston could fit. Their Downtowns are basically 9-5 business districts and outside of that there is not much more there..
I'd rank Denver higher than Miami as downtown Denver has more nightlife, restaurants, arts/theatre, sports amenities, museums, and overall it's just a lot more vibrant. Also, how does downtown Las Vegas rank higher than Denver, San Antonio, Minneapolis, and Pittsburgh? To me it was a couple of blocks of old casinos, a glorified lightshow and the rest is very derelict.
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To me it was a couple of blocks of old casinos, a glorified lightshow and the rest is very derelict.
