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San Diego has mountains cutting through the city in addition to the mountains in East County.
Denver itself is as flat as Columbus or Kansas City.
You might as well say they both have paved roads and sidewalks at this point.
SD and Denver are as opposite as it gets imo. But although the city of Denver itself is generally flat much of the metro is not. There are parts of the city that cut through the mountains/hills as well (Jefferson/Douglas County). And I don’t know about Columbus but KC is not flat…
SD and Denver are as opposite as it gets imo. But although the city of Denver itself is generally flat much of the metro is not. There are parts of the city that cut through the mountains/hills as well (Jefferson/Douglas County). And I don’t know about Columbus but KC is not flat…
How are they opposites?
An opposite of San Diego seems like a rust belt city.
San Diego is similar to Denver in a lot of ways. They're both the "newer urbanish city" vernacular -- old bungalows, newer apartments in business districts, at-grade transit through their downtowns, etc. They also have a lot of people doing outdoor activities.
Baltimore seems pretty different to both. It has great townhouse urbanism in some areas, and seems very partially-used in others. It's more blue collar. Its downtown is the weakest of the three, though it has great areas around the harbor.
San Diego is similar to Denver in a lot of ways. They're both the "newer urbanish city" vernacular -- old bungalows, newer apartments in business districts, at-grade transit through their downtowns, etc. They also have a lot of people doing outdoor activities.
Baltimore seems pretty different to both. It has great townhouse urbanism in some areas, and seems very partially-used in others. It's more blue collar. Its downtown is the weakest of the three, though it has great areas around the harbor.
Much like the Blue Line in Minneapolis.
Which would be a much more logical, reasonable comparison.
Which, like Denver, has an MSA spilling across over 10 counties. San Diego MSA is a portion of one county attached to an even denser international urban area.
When you see things like "a lot of people doing outdoor activities" being reached for, it seems people will go out of their way to "find similarities" with Denver and major west coast cities, while ignoring the much more obvious midwest/plains/intermountain cities.
When a sizable percentage of people agree on something, maybe it's not an odd thought.
Not an odd thought, but a forced, unnatural comparison with generic attributes (craft beer, "young people", etc.) that are ubiquitous.
I get it, people want to put Denver in a peer group with coastal cities as opposed to the ones surrounding them that are much more similar because reasons.
If "mountains" was a major theme of San Diego life I could see a comparison but they really aren't. They are an asterisk to the beaches.
Great, that's your vote. Just realize that people have the same thoughts about some of your opinions, and their thoughts are just as valid.
I have no skin in this game. But I've spent some decent time in all three cities and Baltimore is the clear outlier to me. If it makes you feel any better I'd pick San Diego to live in over the other two due its urban core, water, and weather.
How are they opposites?
An opposite of San Diego seems like a rust belt city.
There are some similarities between the two. I’d agree Denver probably has more in common with SD than it does with Baltimore. Saying they’re exact opposites is an exaggeration but they’re pretty different places to me.
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Originally Posted by Losfrisco
Not an odd thought, but a forced, unnatural comparison with generic attributes (craft beer, "young people", etc.) that are ubiquitous.
I get it, people want to put Denver in a peer group with coastal cities as opposed to the ones surrounding them that are much more similar because reasons.
If "mountains" was a major theme of San Diego life I could see a comparison but they really aren't. They are an asterisk to the beaches.
You have it twisted. People seeing similarities doesn’t mean a thing. A city like Denver doesn’t aspire to be a San Diego. Don’t know why West coast poster keep suggesting stuff like that. A city like Baltimore is coastal too but it does have a different overall feel to it imo. Not a good or bad thing.
How are they opposites?
An opposite of San Diego seems like a rust belt city.
I wouldn't call Baltimore an exact opposite of SD either.
Does it have less in common with SD then Denver, for sure, but I wouldn't call Denver a wanna-be SD either. Denver probably has more in common with KC or MSP than it does with SD.
I wouldn't call Baltimore an exact opposite of SD either.
Does it have less in common with SD then Denver, for sure, but I wouldn't call Denver a wanna-be SD either. Denver probably has more in common with KC or MSP than it does with SD.
The Twin Cities for sure have a lot more similarities although they’re still pretty different. I feel like people throw KC’s name around constantly without knowing what they’re talking about.
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