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Seattle and nearby cities effectively feel like several islands given the geography. Water is everywhere, plus since everything is on a hill in some way, there are few places you can go in Seattle without having a view of either the Puget Sound or the Lake. If you somehow can't see water from in the city, there's a chance you'll hear fog horns or boat horns or see seaplanes fly over. Water defines everything here.
Even though it's an ocean side metropolis, I'd be willing to bet that when most people think of L.A., water really doesn't come to mind nearly as much as it would the other cities.
Personally, I think about mountains more than water for L.A.
Who doesn't think about the beach when they think about LA though?
Norfolk/Va Beach/Newport News metro area of Virginia. Almost all activities involve water (boating, beaches, seafood, sea animals) in some way. Even many of the names of the festivals, high school mascot names, stores, and districts within the metro.
Who doesn't think about the beach when they think about LA though?
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Even though it's an ocean side metropolis, I'd be willing to bet that when most people think of L.A., water really doesn't come to mind nearly as much as it would the other cities.
Personally, I think about mountains more than water for L.A.
And come to think of it, San Francisco is more known for its hills, as well.
Seattle. People have house boats. Alot of people love going on the water in boats. It's a major port city. Seattle has two sports teams which denote its maritime culture
Seattle Mariners(baseball). "Mariner" means sailor.
Seattle Sounders FC (soccer). Think about it, Puget Sound.
Surprised to see LA in this poll, most of the population lives far from the water in very dry areas. The areas with water are annoying to get to, park and deal with congestion and on top of that it's too cold to enter most of the year.
I've always noticed so much water with Chicago, being how the city is slapped up right to Lake Michigan for its entire length, and then you have the river downtown and the river branches that spread out through the north and south sides of the city.
In which of the following cities is water (oceans, lakes, gulfs, sounds etc.) most ingrained in its culture?
This can range from cuisine to water sports to boating to scenery to general city atmosphere.... all fair game.
You mention Lakes as in a city on a body of water that is a lake. But have no lake city on your poll as the ABOVE post mentions Chicago. A true lake city it embraces.
You mention Lakes as in a city on a body of water that is a lake. But have no lake city on your poll as the ABOVE post mentions Chicago. A true lake city it embraces.
Lake Washington - Seattle
There is a crazy option on the poll called "other". Use it.
Anyways, please explain to those of us not wholly familiar with Chicago how water is ingrained in the cities culture (more so than say Miami, Seattle, or Boston)
The whole metro is linearly oriented along the Atlantic coast and its largest draw and much of its identity is based on its coastline. The beaches are pretty well frequented throughout the year and there are numerous inhabited islands with causeways and bridges connecting them. Miami and its metro probably has the largest volume of people arriving by water due to its massive cruise terminal which is in addition to the usual container shipping services it has. Miami also has to deal with the seasonal terror of hurricanes and flooding which can viscerally ingrain itself.
Miami's so integrated with its water that it's got a pretty good chance to become one with it within some people's lifetime.
Surprised to see LA in this poll, most of the population lives far from the water in very dry areas. The areas with water are annoying to get to, park and deal with congestion and on top of that it's too cold to enter most of the year.
I've always noticed so much water with Chicago, being how the city is slapped up right to Lake Michigan for its entire length, and then you have the river downtown and the river branches that spread out through the north and south sides of the city.
Couldn't the same be said about Chicago?
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