Which Of These (Slightly Inland) Cities Is Best At Integrating Water Into The Culture? (live, cost)
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A spin of a previous thread, same rules (i.e. consider cuisine, atmosphere, economy, scenery, etc), but this time, with cities that are slightly inland from a major body of water.
The answer is probably not Philly but it could have been once. One of the main reasons Philadelphia developed to be so large was that ships could come up the river through the bay and not fear being destroyed by storms like a lot of the first coastal settlements.
The shipyard in south philly still makes for a good place to build ships.
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DC is somewhat ingrained with the Chesapeake even though its about 30 miles to the east, but there is a lot of seafood in the area cuisine. The Potomac is a tidal river along much of DC, so there are seafood markets on the waterfront and a large houseboat community, but a lot of it has been decimated due to ongoing gentrification along the Waterfront in SW DC. The Anacostia River has a lot of boating going on as well.
Detroit could be a strong contender due to Lake St. Clair and the large number of canals in parts of the metro along the lake plus the lakes throughout suburban Oakland County. There is a strong boating culture in the Metro area that a lot of people don't realize it has.
Los Angeles-Long Beach has a huge port on its coast that was man-made, but is a force to be reckoned with, and is competitive with the Port of Oakland up north. It also has one of the largest man-made harbors for small watercraft at Marina Del Rey. Plus the beach culture that seems to be a part of the city's image.
Houston for having one of the busiest ports in the country 50 miles inland from the Gulf, plus all the waterfront suburbs along Galveston Bay like Kemah and Clear Lake, so there is a lot of boating culture there.
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I'd say Los Angeles wins this, easily. It has a massive shipping port on the water, and is world famous for areas like Venice Beach, Malibu and the Pacific Palisades (not to mention the rest of areas just outside of LA proper but still within LA County). And out of these options, it's the only one that actually has city limits on the ocean.
Not sure why DC is tied for first in this poll, as the Potomac and Anacostia rivers seem to be afterthoughts. I'd say Philadelphia makes better usage of its rivers than DC does, and that's not a ringing endorsement. Out of the rest of the cities on this list, I'd say Savannah would be after Los Angeles. It's in a warm climate, has the largest port in Georgia, floods often and hosted the 1996 Olympic sailing events.
I voted for Orlando, due to the large number of lakes in the metro (including Lake Eola downtown), Sea World, both the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts less than 90 minutes away, and let's not forget a certain theme park that is named after the Seven Seas. Speaking of which, look at how it makes for some neat golf courses and a host of resorts. It certainly has more lakes than Minneapolis does in raw number.
Los Angeles technically borders the coast (Venice and the Harbor), but that is only one part of its culture. You also have the mountains, deserts, and forests in the region, and although the L.A. region does have a few lakes and even a couple small rivers, the fact that it is a drier climate means that water isn't as integral as you think, unless if it deals with conserving water during droughts.
I voted for Savannah which if one has visited is easy to see why. Between the four rivers, waterways, marshes and ocean it's very clearly well integrated with water.
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