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Originally Posted by DogJasper
That is correct.
I've always thought of pairs like this.
Boston/Philadelphia
Seattle/Portland
Los Angeles/San Diego
Dallas/Houston
Chicago/Detroit
Etc.
It also helps I've been to them to know.
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You went too far with Chicago/Detroit. Not today. Though I applaud Detroit is on the rise in its core for sure and has some vibrant neighborhoods.
So in looks -- its Philly/Baltimore For me minus Harbor Place that I enjoyed a few times.
We forget - both Philly and Baltimore are the attached Row-home Capitals of the US. SF's are in a different class. More different homes merely butted up to each other. Not built as a all the same and a wall of Rows. My opinion.
As for Chicago and Detroit? Both chose single un-attached as its primary built. Chicago has more on apartment buildings and 2-3-flats added in. Much more of Chicago remained intact and blight removed. Crime link -- check out Philly's compared to them and much more like Baltimore then Boston's.
So only in the legacy of early American History Boston and Philly share. Boston left building Row-homes early for its Triple-Decker housing. Philly has nothing like them and continued Row-homes into the mid20th century.
Halifax has the Maritime link with Boston with its coastal Massachusetts communities.
Wikipedia has a section titled the "Boston-Halifax relations".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston...ifax_relations
- Travel between Halifax and Boston is common, particularly in the summer months.
- A notable proportion of Nova Scotians (and Haligonians in particular) identify as supporters of Boston's major professional sports league teams.
- Many of Halifax's people are also able to receive many Boston TV stations and AM and FM stations.
- There is currently a weekly container feeder service between the port of Halifax and the port of Boston. This gives Boston access to 20 shipping lines which come in to Halifax.
- There is a very special reason too. That Halifax gives Boston its Christmas tree each year too.
Bostonians and Halifax have total respect for each other and NO inferior complex toward each other. Both are happy in their cities. Philadelphian sports fans --- to put it nicely. Are in a class by themselves. Not like Boston fans but for pride. The nice toward other teams fans are much different.
So the
A C-D thread. Philly-Baltimore won the poll of city link by similarities.
https://www.city-data.com/forum/city-...ilarities.html
Seriously North Philly and SW Philly looks smack like Baltimore, except with narrow streets and short blocks. what 2 east coast cities look more alike than Baltimore & Philly? Both City Halls even look alike.
Chicago's core has boomed since the 80s. Sadly, Detroit's did not. Chicago's bungalow belt also reminded intact. But it is so sad so much great single-family homes with nice yards in Detroit were lost. Chicago cleared out its Southside blight and left the lots. Sad too great housing stock was lost.
It is true Boston gentrified 20 years sooner then Philly and 10-15 years sooner then Chicago. Baltimore had Harbor Place early done. But slower elsewhere and behind Philly. But it may start to catch up.
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