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On coveted brand/ boutiques probably, but Las Vegas BLVD offers no outdoor urban shopping experience whatsoever. The high end retail is almost exclusively in shopping mall like buildings or inside of casinos.
Yeah yeah I know, but LV Blvd from oh Tropicana all the way up to that huge mall across from the Wynn Hotel, is 2 miles of retail bliss and in many cases, multiple branches of many of the world's great fashion houses.
You're kinda bending the rules here, it's a little ambiguous. Are we talking urban strips or a series of urban streets together with storefronts aligned on almost every street corner in a certain stretch? Or can enclosed indoor malls that are not a part of the street grid and no retail on the outside be included and considered as "urban shopping".
I would say malls are fine as long as they are directly tied to the urban experience. Like water tower place on Michigan Ave in Chicago or prudential mall on boylston in Boston would count for me but king of Prussia (as cool as it is) in philly wouldn't.
^^^ I would rank Fifth over Madison, but I prefer SoHo to either.
I also think Park Ave and Williamsburg/Bedford Ave should be on there too.
Also, I have to agree with the people mentioning Vegas. That’s where I’ve had my personal best shopping experiences outside of NY. Yeah sometimes the insides of the casinos can be mall-like, and obviously the Fashion Show Mall too, but that part of the strip is really concentrated and it’s easy (and fun) to walk down the strip to the next casino over if you want to do more shopping. And with a drink in hand too!
^^^ I would rank Fifth over Madison, but I prefer SoHo to either.
I also think Park Ave and Williamsburg/Bedford Ave should be on there too.
Also, I have to agree with the people mentioning Vegas. That’s where I’ve had my personal best shopping experiences outside of NY. Yeah sometimes the insides of the casinos can be mall-like, and obviously the Fashion Show Mall too, but that part of the strip is really concentrated and it’s easy (and fun) to walk down the strip to the next casino over if you want to do more shopping. And with a drink in hand too!
Las Vegas does have good shopping, but as you stated, it's basically malls, not an urban shopping experience. So where do we draw the line? Can we include King of Prussia mall now?
Regarding Manhattan - I prefer Madison. It's much more human scale, intimate, and has a greater selection of high end stores. Fifth Ave is great (obviously), but it's mostly your mid-range type stores.
Las Vegas does have good shopping, but as you stated, it's basically malls, not an urban shopping experience. So where do we draw the line? Can we include King of Prussia mall now?
Regarding Manhattan - I prefer Madison. It's much more human scale, intimate, and has a greater selection of high end stores. Fifth Ave is great (obviously), but it's mostly your mid-range type stores.
Kop is waaaaay far out in the suburbs though, and kind of inaccessible with no rail connections or anything. Just a few buses with limited schedules. And another big difference is that it’s very isolated, where OTOH the Vegas Strip connects these malls together with a very fun + unique urban experience, all right next to each other, in the middle of everything. Very different from kop where it’s impossible to walk anywhere outside the mall.
Kop is waaaaay far out in the suburbs though, and kind of inaccessible with no rail connections or anything. Just a few buses with limited schedules. And another big difference is that it’s very isolated, where OTOH the Vegas Strip connects these malls together with a very fun + unique urban experience, all right next to each other, in the middle of everything. Very different from kop where it’s impossible to walk anywhere outside the mall.
Ehhhhh... it's really not isolated or "way" far out at all. I agree it's DEFINITELY NOT Las Vegas strip level, but I think you're exaggerating a little here.
It's 20 miles from Center City Philadelphia. It's smack dab in the middle of some densely populated areas - Conshohocken, Phoenixville, Norristown, Main Line (Berwyn, Wayne, Bryn Mawr, Ardmore, etc.), Northwest Philadelphia (Manayunk, East Falls, Roxborough, Chestnut Hill, West Mounty Airy, East Mount Airy, etc.), and they are in the process of making King of Prussia more walkable, and more connected. Check out the new "King of Prussia Towne Center" in the Village at Valley Forge. SEPTA will also be building a rail line to KOP, which will provide easier access from Center City.
Not only will the Rail line connect KOP Towne Center/Village at Valley Forge and the KOP Mall to Center City, but it will also have a stop at the Valley Forge Casino, and there are plans to turn 1st Ave in Valley forge into a more walkable corridor once the rail line is complete.
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