Washington D.C. Waterfront vs Miami/Miami Beach Waterfront (comparison, place, people)

[Maintainschaos]

What, no poll??

[BigCityDreamer]

Originally Posted by KodeBlue

Which City has the better Waterfront? As both cities currently in a building boom, and DC (in particular) currently developing along it's waterfront.

Criteria:

Vibrancy-

Activites-

Restaurants-

Shopping-

Nightlife-

Other (yacht parties, music venues, architecture..etc)

I don't understand why anyone would make a thread about this.

You're comparing the Potomac and Anacostia river fronts to one of the most famous tropical ocean beaches in the world?

You know it can never be the same. Have you been to Miami Beach?

[Arcenal813]

Originally Posted by KodeBlue

Which City has the better Waterfront? As both cities currently in a building boom, and DC (in particular) currently developing along it's waterfront.

Criteria:

Vibrancy- Miami

Activites- Miami

Restaurants- Miami

Shopping- Miami

Nightlife- Miami

Other (yacht parties, music venues, architecture..etc) Miami

.....

Come on... This makes no sense.

[BigCityDreamer]

There is no other waterfront in the continental United States that can compare with Miami Beach. You're probably only talking about Hawaii at that point.

There are no other tropical ocean beaches, certainly none with the nightlife and vibrancy of Miami Beach.

Also, try San Juan, Puerto Rico.

[KodeBlue]

The poll option wasn't there when I created the thread. I really intended for there to be one.

[Arcenal813]

Originally Posted by KodeBlue

The poll option wasn't there when I created the thread. I really intended for there to be one.

Were you really expecting for ANYONE to vote DC???

[KodeBlue]

Originally Posted by Arcenal352

Were you really expecting for ANYONE to vote DC???

I had no expectations.

I merely created the thread to see which city would have a better water front based on DC currently building up the waterfront along the two Rivers.

It could've went either way.

[BigCityDreamer]

It is like asking: Miami vs. Washington DC - which city is better for high-paying government jobs?

lol

[BigCityDreamer]

I will say that I like what's going on with the Wharf in DC. I went there once, but it is only half completed so far. I don't know what else to compare the Wharf to. It's kind of its own thing.

I also thought the Spirit of Washington was a nice dinner cruise on the Potomac River. Good to see the sights in DC.

[revitalizer]

Originally Posted by sean1the1

Considering DC was built out of swamp from the Potomac not sure why Miami can't withstand substantial development.

Only a very small portion of land within the city's original boundaries, representing 2% of DC's land area at the time DC was created, was swampy. Yes, 2%. Not a significant amount of land at all. The rest of DC's original land area, 98%, was above sea level and wasn't a swamp.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poste...=.6a07c24a4712