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https://youtu.be/xwOjBYzqb_0 All though a narrow view of center city Philly it shows it's density and vibrancy , besides I love this vid of Philly and the Ben Franklin Bridge . It highlights it's busy port .
What are we arguing?? Is your point Seattle is larger than Boston? If so what metrics prove this point?
No, just Boston for whatever reason doesn’t feel as large of a city and metro area as it does on paper.
I guess I’m trying to describe the feeling of having lived in Boston area for a number of years and then visiting Seattle and going damn Seattle is a surprise, it’s a big city. The Boston being more Balkanized argument above might be it. Seattle also has more consistent architecture and urban feel neighborhood to neighborhood.
No, just Boston for whatever reason doesn’t feel as large of a city and metro area as it does on paper.
I guess I’m trying to describe the feeling of having lived in Boston area for a number of years and then visiting Seattle and going damn Seattle is a surprise, it’s a big city. The Boston being more Balkanized argument above might be it. Seattle also has more consistent architecture and urban feel neighborhood to neighborhood.
Really? Boston feels about 2-3x as bigger in its downtown than Seattle.
No, just Boston for whatever reason doesn’t feel as large of a city and metro area as it does on paper.
I guess I’m trying to describe the feeling of having lived in Boston area for a number of years and then visiting Seattle and going damn Seattle is a surprise, it’s a big city. The Boston being more Balkanized argument above might be it. Seattle also has more consistent architecture and urban feel neighborhood to neighborhood.
What does more consistent architecture mean and is this a good thing?
No, just Boston for whatever reason doesn’t feel as large of a city and metro area as it does on paper.
I guess I’m trying to describe the feeling of having lived in Boston area for a number of years and then visiting Seattle and going damn Seattle is a surprise, it’s a big city. The Boston being more Balkanized argument above might be it. Seattle also has more consistent architecture and urban feel neighborhood to neighborhood.
Naw...
It's the villages/Balkanization. Boston is very urban. Even where it's not.
Eh. These are all big projects in a few locations. When I mean everywhere in Seattle, I mean there's new development from street to street within neighborhoods, not Assembly Row. The latter doesn't really excite me. They are literally shopping malls with condo buildings next to them (a slightly more urban version of Natick Mall....) I'd much rather live in Davis Sq than Assembly Row.
I think the Balkanized point about Boston is still the best. Mega developments like Assembly Row and Suffolk Downs kind of highlight this. The sum of the pieces seem smaller than on paper.
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