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Just wanted to point out that some people are dismissive of "scenery" as if it's just like a painting that you see in the background outside your window, but for Vancouver that "scenery" also represents close-by recreational opportunities that are close to being unparalleled in North America.
That doesn't necessarily mean that Vancouver wins this one overall, though.
Yeah, its Downtown doesn't really hold up to Downtown Portland. I can definitely see the Stamford similarities but it is smaller and less urban, no doubt.
It's really different model for a city - it has its traditional downtown which is pretty good, but not as charming as most New England downtowns, to be honest. Whereas most New England towns tend to be much more low-rise and less modern than Kelowna is outside of the Downtown. I really can't think of a comparable.
Actually - I'm gonna go back on this a little bit. Stamford is actually probably a decent comparison.
Providence is on the same general scale as Ottawa and Winnipeg. Comparing it to a place like Kelowna is an insult to the city, imo.
**A better New England equivalent for Kelowna may be Bangor?
Providence is a little more significant in scale than Winnipeg but definitely not on the same tier as Ottawa, which is a national capital and reasonably well known for its livability and amenities. I'd say somewhere in between the two with no direct Canadian analogue.
Providence is a little more significant in scale than Winnipeg but definitely not on the same tier as Ottawa, which is a national capital and reasonably well known for its livability and amenities. I'd say somewhere in between the two with no direct Canadian analogue.
While it's far behind in prominence and notoriety, I think the two are close enough in size that a comparison between them wouldn't be ridiculous. However, I do still think it's a bit silly to compare Providence with Kelowna like Natnasci wanted to.
I also think you're underselling Winnipeg. I think it and PVD are on the same level, but I don't know that PVD is clearly a smidge ahead.
Edit: While I'm sharing streetviews, here's Vancouver vs Boston
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Providence is a little more significant in scale than Winnipeg but definitely not on the same tier as Ottawa, which is a national capital and reasonably well known for its livability and amenities. I'd say somewhere in between the two with no direct Canadian analogue.
Winnipeg is way more important to Canada than Providence is to the US.
No one outside the US has ever heard of Providence but Winnipeg as a major regional centre, manufacturing, telecommunication centre (home to one of the largest national broadcasters), a transport hub that link Northen, Eastern and Western Canada, and the former largest city in western Canada.Winnipeg is also better known outside Canada than providence is. Halifax and Victoria which are half the size of Winnipeg are still more important to Canada and more widely known outside North America than Providence is.
The relative Canadian city to providence would be Saint Johns N.B. the commercial heart and Atlantic port of a minor eastern province that doesn't attract much national attention or any international attention, ie not a cruise ship destination and not many tourist visit it.
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Winnipeg is way more important to Canada than Providence is to the US.
No one outside the US has ever heard of Providence but Winnipeg as a major regional centre, manufacturing, telecommunication centre (home to one of the largest national broadcasters), a transport hub that link Northen, Eastern and Western Canada, and the former largest city in western Canada.Winnipeg is also better known outside Canada than providence is. Halifax and Victoria which are half the size of Winnipeg are still more important to Canada and more widely known outside North America than Providence is.
The relative Canadian city to providence would be Saint Johns N.B. the commercial heart and Atlantic port of a minor eastern province that doesn't attract much national attention or any international attention, ie not a cruise ship destination and not many tourist visit it.
I don't think anyone in the US has ever heard of Victoria, just FYI.
I don't think anyone in the US has ever heard of Victoria, just FYI.
Several cruise ships of American arrive in Victoria daily and the city is always full of Americans and other foreigners.
Victoria is also my favourite city in Canada you can't find a more pretty city on the continent.
To my point no cruise ship fill with foreigners are stopping off at providence to look at it's beauty and attractions.
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I don't think anyone in the US has ever heard of Victoria, just FYI.
It's really well known in the Pacific Northwest - there's a fast ferry between downtown Seattle and Victoria that a lot of people take for weekend trips. It's an awesome town.
Re: Van vs Boston, I really like Vancouver - great city (and a quick drive from home for a day trip). But, I really like Boston's historical vernacular and access to the big east coast cities. Tough call.
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