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Probably due to the prevelance of instagram. CA cities are often crisp and cloud free, not as much as in the desert but, more than any city east of the rockies. The amount of beautiful "perfect" days in Coastal CA is astounding.
There are also a lot of days that begin with the marine layer which burns off by midday. This is common all over the state, not just in Southern California so it really doesn't have to do with pollution.
Whats interesting to note about both cities, is how outside of their respective most visited areas (and in Chicago's case, the ghettos) , they almost resemble each other, especially in Chicago's bungalow belt. They have that real shabby, half auto/half walkable look about them, yet they're still crowded and bustling. It makes sense because they're both blue collar capitals of the US.
Chicago's structures are a little taller and more ornate. LA buildings are more colorful, and have Palm Trees planted to make up for the relative lack of detail in the buildings.
Whats interesting to note about both cities, is how outside of their respective most visited areas (and in Chicago's case, the ghettos) , they almost resemble each other, especially in Chicago's bungalow belt. They have that real shabby, half auto/half walkable look about them, yet they're still crowded and bustling. It makes sense because they're both blue collar capitals of the US.
Chicago's structures are a little taller and more ornate. LA buildings are more colorful, and have Palm Trees planted to make up for the relative lack of detail in the buildings.
There's more to cities than good weather you know. I hope that's not the only response one can come up with when people throw many facts about Chicago's greatness at them. Winter in Chicago seriously sucks but the fabulously fun summers and autumns make up for it (and yes, the past 10 years the Octobers and even Novembers in Chicago haven't been that bad).
I hate the architecture here in LA.....It's god awful. That's one of the laundry list of problems that I have with it. Yes there are beautiful mansions and all in places but on major streets its (dirty) white stucco strip malls and suburban style mid-rises mixed up.
I do believe architecture is part of culture and I still believe LA wins this thread overall but saying LA beats Chicago in every aspect when the two cities are so completely different is ridiculous.
So in the summertime when my friends from Chicago are calling me telling me they're walking five minutes to the beach in flip flops and tank tops with a beer cooler in hand from their apartment, I'll have been sitting in bumper to bumper traffic for over an hour on the 405 just waiting to get to Santa Monica.
I would never be jealous if I had friends in Chicago telling me that. Are you kidding? That's like being jealous of a Honda Civic? I don't have to sit in any traffic to get to my nearest beach. I can either walk, take the bus, or just ride my bike, and once I get there, nothing in Chicago can compare. I seriously can't compute how you included Chicago and beaches in the same sentence in a positive light over LA. Wow.
Yea, cause the setting of having one of the world's greatest skylines and 7 mile wall of buildings adds nothing to the ambiance of the lakefront. The world is full of cities with that feature.
No, beaches in NYC beaches would also be utterly destroyed by throwing a dart anywhere in SoCal as well. The lake is very cool and useful but as far as beach quality goes it just can't compete with other areas.
Well, I'm not arguing Chicago's beaches are better because SoCal has more of it in a warmer climate. I only pointed that downtown Chicago is closer to it than downtown LA.
I would never be jealous if I had friends in Chicago telling me that. Are you kidding? That's like being jealous of a Honda Civic? I don't have to sit in any traffic to get to my nearest beach. I can either walk, take the bus, or just ride my bike, and once I get there, nothing in Chicago can compare. I seriously can't compute how you included Chicago and beaches in the same sentence in a positive light over LA. Wow.
I usually don't get stuck in traffic to go to the beach either, though my beach of choice is north of the county line (in Ventura County) so I do drive quite a bit to get there. Personally I don't like many city beaches, I prefer to be more isolated when I am at the beach so even Los Angeles' beaches are not all that impressive to me. However, the idea that you have to sit through traffic just to get to the beaches in Southern California is definitely not accurate.
I usually don't get stuck in traffic to go to the beach either, though my beach of choice is north of the county line (in Ventura County) so I do drive quite a bit to get there. Personally I don't like many city beaches, I prefer to be more isolated when I am at the beach so even Los Angeles' beaches are not all that impressive to me. However, the idea that you have to sit through traffic just to get to the beaches in Southern California is definitely not accurate.
I agree. Especially for me, since I've grown up having Venice Beach right down the street for me, I take it for granted. I like Dockweiler since it's usually pretty quiet or just climbing down the rocks on the beaches along the PCH. Those in particular rarely have many people.
Yea, cause the setting of having one of the world's greatest skylines and 7 mile wall of buildings adds nothing to the ambiance of the lakefront. The world is full of cities with that feature.
I know you were being sarcastic, but actually the world is full of cities with walls of buildings along waterfronts.
Chicago has many, many wonderful aspects, but I think C-D is the first place where people try and convince you that it's some urban beach city, like a Midwest Rio. Really weird. The water is kind of dirty, the beaches aren't very nice, and people with options generally go other places for the summer beach experience (like Up North in Michigan).
There are beaches in Detroit and Cleveland too. I've been to one right on Lake Erie, within view of the skyline. I would assume Milwaukee also has a Great Lakes beach. Are those beach cities? I don't really understand this argument, especially when comparing to LA and its world-renowned beach scene.
Whats interesting to note about both cities, is how outside of their respective most visited areas (and in Chicago's case, the ghettos) , they almost resemble each other, especially in Chicago's bungalow belt. They have that real shabby, half auto/half walkable look about them, yet they're still crowded and bustling. It makes sense because they're both blue collar capitals of the US.
Chicago's structures are a little taller and more ornate. LA buildings are more colorful, and have Palm Trees planted to make up for the relative lack of detail in the buildings.
latter one is much denser and taller but perhaps it could resemble Wilshire Blvd? 2nd link is almost exactly on the city border.
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2nd link is almost exactly on the city border.
