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Huntington, West Virginia gets my vote. That small city near Kentucky and Ohio has a lot of Pittsburgh-like elements mixed with Cincinnati. It also has a university near downtown (Marshall), a downtown arena, and a downtown entertainment district called Pullman Square. When I lived in Ashland, Kentucky, I frequently rode my bike around Huntington's downtown and Ritter Park area. West Virginia cities are easily the most urban places in the south, but you NEVER hear about that state at all. Everything is old, walkable, and built on a grid. Very few chains exists, and cul de sacs are almost nonexistent.
Charleston WV even placed their mall downtown. It's one of the largest downtown malls in the south. West Virginia has quite a few hidden gems, but you never hear about the place. Bluefield, Beckley, Charleston, Huntington and several others have the built environments that many folks on city data crave. However, WV gets no love at all which is weird to me.
I dunno. While the downtown has lost a lot, Wheeling always struck me as the most urban of West Virginia's small cities. It's the only place in West Virginia you can find houses like this:
I actually think Syracuse has the best Downtown in Upstate NY. Obviously it has fewer urban neighborhoods than Buffalo because it’s smaller but it’s more active and cohesive in the downtown core.
I actually think Syracuse has the best Downtown in Upstate NY. Obviously it has fewer urban neighborhoods than Buffalo because it’s smaller but it’s more active and cohesive in the downtown core.
Friend of mine posted photos on Flickr from a recent tour of Upstate NY. The downtowns of both Syracuse and Rochester stood out to me. I personally have never been to NY state at all.
Friend of mine posted photos on Flickr from a recent tour of Upstate NY. The downtowns of both Syracuse and Rochester stood out to me. I personally have never been to NY state at all.
Due to actually some favorable economics in the 1960s and 1970s Downtiwn Rochester actually got extensively redeveloped. The Entire area along the river is actually kind of sad. Beyond the actual Riverwalk. There are also less retail and stuff within the Inner Loop than in Downtown Syracuse.
I dunno. While the downtown has lost a lot, Wheeling always struck me as the most urban of West Virginia's small cities. It's the only place in West Virginia you can find houses like this:
I have parked on that street many times last year and drank a LOT of Centre Cup Coffee. Wheeling, WV is a unique city.
Southern California cities: San Diego, LA, Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank, Long Beach, Santa Monica
Agreed. As a Seattle resident, I consider San Diego to be pretty similar in some ways. And Southern California (as well as the greater SF area) even does suburbia in a relatively urban way typically.
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