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I know downtown Chicago is the hub for shopping and employment but Chicago is also a fantastic neighborhood city as well. There is no other competing business center or shopping district outside of River North, Loop and Gold Coast within the city limits.
I know downtown Chicago is the hub for shopping and employment but Chicago is also a fantastic neighborhood city as well. There is no other competing business center or shopping district outside of River North, Loop and Gold Coast within the city limits.
Right. If Chicago was in this poll it would win by a landslide. Chicago is the largest single-node metro by far (NYC has Downtown and Midtown Manhattan as its primary nodes). I don't think Chicago really has any secondary business districts of note, which is unusual for most American cities. I can't think of any other metro that has such a thoroughly dominant single business district, except maybe Philadlephia.
All dead spots, what you guys consider "bustling/active" is a joke, Kirkland? really?
Where did the op specify it had to be bustling/active, the op wanted to know which downtown had all the entertainment/food/shopping etc. and there are places outside of downtown Seattle where you can do that, even in Seattle proper, remember the op specified downtown not urban core, even pike place market (the main tourist attraction) isn't in "downtown/central business district"
Lately; San Jose is most downtown centric since most of the happening nightlife and restaurants scene are in downtown. First place tourists go in SJ is downtown. It has most of the concerts/arts and entertainment.
Right. If Chicago was in this poll it would win by a landslide. Chicago is the largest single-node metro by far (NYC has Downtown and Midtown Manhattan as its primary nodes). I don't think Chicago really has any secondary business districts of note, which is unusual for most American cities. I can't think of any other metro that has such a thoroughly dominant single business district, except maybe Philadlephia.
Boston is pretty close, Technically Boston, Back Bay and Kendall sq are different they are pretty much contiguous with maybe a couple blocks of non CBD between them.
Residents of San Francisco are not downtown-centric. Most people who live in SF don’t go there often, and it’s not integral to a lot of peoples lives. I have a feeling a lot of people voted SF because they just think all of SF is a downtown.
This list is a bit confusing. Not all the cities on the list have a downtown. I mean, of course Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, San Diego, Dallas and Houston have downtowns, and in each case rather substanial ones. But no other city on the list even has a downtown.
Residents of San Francisco are not downtown-centric. Most people who live in SF don’t go there often, and it’s not integral to a lot of peoples lives. I have a feeling a lot of people voted SF because they just think all of SF is a downtown.
I agree completely.The Bay area is huge and most people dont actually center their lives around downtown San Francisco.
Where did the op specify it had to be bustling/active, the op wanted to know which downtown had all the entertainment/food/shopping etc. and there are places outside of downtown Seattle where you can do that, even in Seattle proper, remember the op specified downtown not urban core, even pike place market (the main tourist attraction) isn't in "downtown/central business district"
Lol it's in one of the oldest downtown neighborhoods.
Where did the op specify it had to be bustling/active, the op wanted to know which downtown had all the entertainment/food/shopping etc. and there are places outside of downtown Seattle where you can do that, even in Seattle proper, remember the op specified downtown not urban core, even pike place market (the main tourist attraction) isn't in "downtown/central business district"
Pike Market is in downtown/ CBD of Seattle
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