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Looks like I was mistaken then. My impression was based on the top down satalite view, but on second look it looks like those were taken in the winter.
Incidently, I live in a courtyard building sort of similar to that.
Yeah, winter of course is much different. During spring, summer, and fall the city is full of trees. How common are those courtyard buildings there? There's a lot of them in Chicago.
The downtown skyline extends as far south as Soldier Field and as far north as North Avenue. This is between 3.5 and 4 miles long for what most people actually consider downtown. In other words, it would be like going from the far south reaches of Center City to north of Temple University. Do you really think downtown Philadelphia is that large?
There is one organization that defines the boundries of greater center city as Girard to Tasker, (to be fair, this is an absurdly expansive definition). IMO a reasonable definition of the de facto downtown could be something like Washington to Spring Garden + the burgening skyscraper area of University City.
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Yeah, winter of course is much different. During spring, summer, and fall the city is full of trees. How common are those courtyard buildings there? There's a lot of them in Chicago.
They are pretty common in my neighborhood (Germantown), but not so much city wide
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Yes, being from PA. I loved that Chicago neighborhoods are FULL of GREEN. The main streets have the Retail and business and Apartments and few trees, with the sidewalks to the street. Oh.... but just off the main street and Homes begin? The homes ALL have setbacks and green space and the then the sidewalk and more space for trees.
Chicago is primarily a Single home city in its neighborhoods. Then you have its Craftsmen Bungalow Belt 1910-1940. It literally gave ALL FRONT LAWNS and a back yard with most choosing a garage. Though that gave a smaller back yard. But still a patio and small garden could be had with the city having a FULL alleyway system.
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You do realize that there was a huge debate about whether Philly or Chicago had the 2nd largest downtown and Philly one. There are about 100 articles that say that Philly has the second largest downtown. Just thought that the OP shouldn't be misinformed by a biased Chicagoan (similar to MSNBC and politics ;p)
The Sight used for PHILLY now having the 2nd LARGEST DOWNTOWN IN POPULATION is from the US census. The census still noted CHICAGO'S Downtown growth as the fastest in the nation 2000 -2010 But the PROBLEM Is that the census uses A SQUARE ⬛ OF 2-MILES FROM CITY HALL. CHICAGO'S Downtown is a more like a long rectangle along the Lakefront �� with a piece cut out for GRANT/MILLENNIUM PARK.
BUT IN THE CENSUS SQUARE 2-MILE SECTION USED. CHICAGO GETS A BIT SCREWED . IT GETS NOT JUST GRANT/MILLENIUM PARK IN THAT.... BUT THE HARBOR IN LAKE MICHIGAN TOO . Sorry PHILLY .... that's UNFAIR to boast .
So CHICAGO gets THIS PARK AND HARBOR IN ITS CENSUS 2-MILE SQUARE ⬛ POPULATON COUNT VS. PHILLY.
PICTURE AS PROOF ⤵ CHICAGO'S City Hall is in the Downtown Loop past the RIGHT Tip of the Plane Wing. So the Eastern Mile from it's City Hall goes into the Lake. PHILLY gets a lot of Row homes in that big a section of their Downtown.
.............................................. IN THIS PICTURE AFTER TAKING OFF FROM MIDWAY AIRPORT........................................... ......
You do realize that there was a huge debate about whether Philly or Chicago had the 2nd largest downtown and Philly one. There are about 100 articles that say that Philly has the second largest downtown. Just thought that the OP shouldn't be misinformed by a biased Chicagoan (similar to Faux News and politics ;p)
MSNBC and Fox News are both guilty of misinformation. Neither one is more credible than the other.
This is the truth.
To the OP, choose based on college. Both cities are excellent, and the better college (not just rankings, but affordability, internship opportunities, etc.) will potentially make the rest of your life better.
To the OP, choose based on college. Both cities are excellent, and the better college (not just rankings, but affordability, internship opportunities, etc.) will potentially make the rest of your life better.
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ADD CHICAGO'S LAKEFRONT OF PARKS HRBORS AND BEACHES. SADLY WINTERS COME.
. IT GETS NOT JUST GRANT/MILLENIUM PARK IN THAT.... BUT THE HARBOR IN LAKE MICHIGAN TOO 
. Sorry PHILLY .... that's UNFAIR to boast . 
