New Orleans vs. St Louis, 2015 (states, state, America)
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A lot of the architecture in St. Louis you find in the rest of the midwest.
Not really. There is a fairly small portion small part of Cincy (south of McMillan, eats of 75...and even then, nothing in StL looks like OTR, and their downtowns arent very similar looking) that is probably the closest thing in the mid-west to what most of St Louis looks like (though the majority of Cincy doesn't look anything like StL). And there are only a handful of small pockets of StL that look like anything in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Omaha, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Columbus, or any of the smaller midwestern towns. St Louis is pretty unique, architecturally, at least.
Not really. There is a fairly small portion small part of Cincy (south of McMillan, eats of 75...and even then, nothing in StL looks like OTR, and their downtowns arent very similar looking) that is probably the closest thing in the mid-west to what most of St Louis looks like (though the majority of Cincy doesn't look anything like StL). And there are only a handful of small pockets of StL that look like anything in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Omaha, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Columbus, or any of the smaller midwestern towns. St Louis is pretty unique, architecturally, at least.
I am in Cincinnati right now and there is nothing similar about the two cities other than the rust/economy. The housing stock in Cincinnati resembles much more of a German Influence, rather than the French Colonial/European/German styles found in St. Louis. There are very dense areas such as Over the Rhine and Hyde Park. Cincinnati homes and structures have strong Appalachian influences, more than I recognized the last time. The topography, look, and feel is very similar to Asheville and Chattanooga, only Midwestern. The Southern influence has been over estimated, I don't get much Southern vibes at all, except for some of the newer shopping centers which could be in Charlotte or Atlanta. St. Louis is definitely more unique in this respect.
I am in Cincinnati right now and there is nothing similar about the two cities other than the rust/economy. The housing stock in Cincinnati resembles much more of a German Influence, rather than the French Colonial/European/German styles found in St. Louis. There are very dense areas such as Over the Rhine and Hyde Park.
I was thinking of parts of CUF where there is a relative (by Cincy standards) concentration of close, single-family brick housing. Like I said, only a small portion of Cincy could even be considered close to parts of StL, and then only relative to other midwestern cities, which have very little in common with St Louis in terms of aesthetics.
There is nothing like OTR in St Louis, and Hyde Park is a lot more like Brookside in KC than anything in StL City.
I was thinking of parts of CUF where there is a relative (by Cincy standards) concentration of close, single-family brick housing. Like I said, only a small portion of Cincy could even be considered close to parts of StL, and then only relative to other midwestern cities, which have very little in common with St Louis in terms of aesthetics.
Very true.
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There is nothing like OTR in St Louis, and Hyde Park is a lot more like Brookside in KC than anything in StL City.
I could agree. I think Brookside wins here because it is more cohesive and part of the Country Club District. It generally feels more urban and better kept. Hyde Park wins on being more unique with an even mix of locally owned businesses/boutiques you won't find in any other parts of the city (Cincinnati). As far as OTR is concerned, Lafayette Square shares some similarities in look and feel, without the immense revitalization/investment efforts taking place in Cincinnati, though.
[quote=cj0065;40290410]Which is the better city? People say St. Louis because it is bigger but bigger does not mean better. So which city is the better city today when it comes to the following:
Urbanity: NO
Cost of Living: IDK
Parks: Even
Scenery: STL
Crime: STL, NO Safe in many areas though
Food: NO
Culture: High culture STL, Culture NO, though not a big difference in either
Entertainment/Things to do: Even
Location: STL
Downtown: STL (not fair to NO though, very few places more cube an than FQ)
Architecture: Both great, NO by slightest of margins because FQ, though STL has more periods represented.
Sports: STL
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