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Now, we're talking about how attractive downtowns are. San Diego started this whole nationwide downtown revitalizations trend back in 1984. They built the Horton's Plaza shopping mall and a light rail system back then. It was a role model for revitalizing downtowns across the country. It's safe to say if San Diego didn't do this revitalization, all the downtown across the country would still be blighted, including Denver, Los Angeles, Philly, Boston, Indianapolis, Portland, Seattle, Baltimore and all small and big cities alike. Thanks to the pioneer downtown reviver, San Diego! San Diego started this whole nationwide trend of cities revitalizing themselves.
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.
Now, we're talking about how attractive downtowns are. San Diego started this whole nationwide downtown revitalizations trend back in 1984. They built the Horton's Plaza shopping mall and a light rail system back then. It was a role model for revitalizing downtowns across the country. It's safe to say if San Diego didn't do this revitalization, all the downtown across the country would still be blighted, including Denver, Los Angeles, Philly, Boston, Indianapolis, Portland, Seattle, Baltimore and all small and big cities alike. Thanks to the pioneer downtown reviver, San Diego! San Diego started this whole nationwide trend of cities revitalizing themselves.
San Deigo's downtown is a role model, this is pretty funny foo cities!
Now, we're talking about how attractive downtowns are. San Diego started this whole nationwide downtown revitalizations trend back in 1984. They built the Horton's Plaza shopping mall and a light rail system back then. It was a role model for revitalizing downtowns across the country. It's safe to say if San Diego didn't do this revitalization, all the downtown across the country would still be blighted, including Denver, Los Angeles, Philly, Boston, Indianapolis, Portland, Seattle, Baltimore and all small and big cities alike. Thanks to the pioneer downtown reviver, San Diego! San Diego started this whole nationwide trend of cities revitalizing themselves.
Dude indianapolis started in the 70's. Sd is nowhere near the first
Where was LA? Or San Diego? So DC gets on here and not LA or San Diego? Ridiculous? Honolulu should have been on there as well. Oh, they showed Miami Beach instead of Miami. Terrible list. Though the number 1 choice was a good pick.
Where was LA? Or San Diego? So DC gets on here and not LA or San Diego? Ridiculous? Honolulu should have been on there as well. Oh, they showed Miami Beach instead of Miami. Terrible list. Though the number 1 choice was a good pick.
LA may be a top ten U.S. downtown but San Diego is certainly not.
LA may be a top ten U.S. downtown but San Diego is certainly not.
San Diego started the downtown revitalization trend successfully in 1984. Then Denver took it to the next step and having other cities drooling by building the baseball stadium to revitalize the Lower downtown area in 1994. Philly didn't get going until 1996 when they passed the tax incentives to rehab the older buildings. Most cities had office booms which weren't part of revitalizing downtowns, take notice of Philly, Houston, Dallas, Miami and Atlanta. Those two cities are downtown role models that your downtown going. Yeah, the building boom occurred in your city in the mid 80's to low 90's but no thought of revitalization of downtown until the late 90's. Denver and San Diego are way ahead of Philly in restoring downtowns to original spendor.
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miami downtown is half vacant, shudnt even be here
Wait worst of any major city but still in the top 10 list?
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