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DC is a northeastern city that’s filled with government buildings and attorneys. There’s nothing else quite like it, but it’s kind of similar with Boston. DC also doesn’t really have high rises, a unique aspect of the city… Houston, on the other hand, is another large southern city with many of the same pro/cons that Atlanta has. Houston is clearly more similar.
Is Bellevue, WA more similar to Arlington, VA or Stamford, CT?
All three are edge cities (well, Arlington was once part of the District of Columbia itself), but where Stamford looks to me like a suburban office park grafted onto a town, both Bellevue and Arlington have recognizable urban business districts. Arlington already has a subway line running through its downtown while Bellevue will get one soon. So Bellevue is more like Arlington than like Stamford.
Here's a curveball, but I think you will be able to figure out what ties them together:
Is the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City more like Santana Row in San Jose or Suburban Square in Ardmore, PA?
All three are edge cities (well, Arlington was once part of the District of Columbia itself), but where Stamford looks to me like a suburban office park grafted onto a town, both Bellevue and Arlington have recognizable urban business districts. Arlington already has a subway line running through its downtown while Bellevue will get one soon. So Bellevue is more like Arlington than like Stamford.
Here's a curveball, but I think you will be able to figure out what ties them together:
Is the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City more like Santana Row in San Jose or Suburban Square in Ardmore, PA?
I'm not familiar with Santana Row nor Suburban Square but I have been to "The Plaza" as it's locally called in KC. From the pics I've seen, it does look more like Suburban Square. Santa Row actually reminded me more of Mizner Park in Boca Raton, FL.
Now for the uptown districts:
Is Buckhead of Atlanta more similar to Hollywood of Los Angeles or Queen Anne Hill of Seattle?
I think I'd lean towards saying Providence. Jacksonville always felt like a lower density city to me, vs. both Omaha and Providence. And Omaha does have some long established ethnic businesses, a la Providence. Plus both places do have local private colleges that are well known. Omaha with Creighton University, and Providence with Brown University.
I think I'd lean towards saying Providence. Jacksonville always felt like a lower density city to me, vs. both Omaha and Providence. And Omaha does have some long established ethnic businesses, a la Providence. Plus both places do have local private colleges that are well known. Omaha with Creighton University, and Providence with Brown University.
Is Reno more like Sacramento, or Fresno?
I'd say neither, as Reno has way more nightlife than either of them, but if I had to pick one, I'd choose Sacramento, as it's not as sleepy as Fresno seems to be.
But what's with going back to the archives for comparisons? That was Post #10, and the current comparison is #732:
Is Buckhead of Atlanta more similar to Hollywood of Los Angeles or Queen Anne Hill of Seattle?
I'd say neither, as Reno has way more nightlife than either of them, but if I had to pick one, I'd choose Sacramento, as it's not as sleepy as Fresno seems to be.
But what's with going back to the archives for comparisons? That was Post #10, and the current comparison is #732:
Is Buckhead of Atlanta more similar to Hollywood of Los Angeles or Queen Anne Hill of Seattle?
Neither, but if I'm forced to pick I'll go with Queen Anne. I think the better comparison would be Bel Air / Hollywood Hills / Malibu against perhaps Mercer Island, WA. Hollywood itself really isn't nice. Queen Anne is very nice, one of my favorite neighborhoods in the US. But the homes there a more modest than the mansions in the best part of Buckhead. Mercer Island comes closer.
Is Lakewood Ranch, FL more similar to Alpharetta, GA or Cary, NC?
Neither, but if I'm forced to pick I'll go with Queen Anne. I think the better comparison would be Bel Air / Hollywood Hills / Malibu against perhaps Mercer Island, WA. Hollywood itself really isn't nice. Queen Anne is very nice, one of my favorite neighborhoods in the US. But the homes there a more modest than the mansions in the best part of Buckhead. Mercer Island comes closer.
Is Lakewood Ranch, FL more similar to Alpharetta, GA or Cary, NC?
Neither really since Lakewood Ranch is quite small compared to both of them. I'll go with Alpharetta though. It's more "out there" and has golf courses. Cary has more of an old downtown setting which sets it apart from Lakewood Ranch and Alpharetta. It's also borderline part of Raleigh's core where as Alpharetta is a hike from downtown Atlanta.
Is Pittsburgh more similar to Cleveland or Baltimore?
Neither really since Lakewood Ranch is quite small compared to both of them. I'll go with Alpharetta though. It's more "out there" and has golf courses. Cary has more of an old downtown setting which sets it apart from Lakewood Ranch and Alpharetta. It's also borderline part of Raleigh's core where as Alpharetta is a hike from downtown Atlanta.
Is Pittsburgh more similar to Cleveland or Baltimore?
Cleveland based on culture, things to do, and location. Both were major steel manufacturing regions that have since transitioned to eds and meds. They are also very white compared to Baltimore.
Cleveland based on culture, things to do, and location. Both were major steel manufacturing regions that have since transitioned to eds and meds. They are also very white compared to Baltimore.
Is Atlanta more similar to St. Louis or Miami?
I'd say St. Louis. Both have more seasonal weather and more similar racially than Miami. Which is more similar to Last Vegas, Reno or Atlantic City?
Reno by a lot. Other than casinos, AC doesn’t share much in common with Vegas.
Which is more similar to Tokyo? Cleveland or Billings (Montana)?
Definitely Cleveland. More dynamic with more culture, music, restaurants, etc. and also more history. Northeast Ohio is also much more Japan-like in a physiographical sense, with hot and humid summers, dense tree cover, water, and hills. And the Cleveland metro (using this in a broad sense, more like the CSA) is much more sprawling and multi-nodal, although obviously not to the extent of Kanto/Chiba/etc.
Only thing I can think of where Billings has an edge here would be racial/cultural homogeneity, although Tokyo is less that way than anywhere else in Japan AFAIK.
Is San Juan, PR more similar to El Paso, TX or Mexico City?
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