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Charleston, SC is more comparable to Alexandria or Savannah. Annapolis structurally comes closer to Portsmouth, NH from what I’ve seen. I’ve been to all those but Portsmouth, NH.
I haven’t been to Portsmouth (would love to go) so I won’t vote.
Those going on about how Maryland is a northern state need to taylor their arguments for the specific topics.
Annapolis’s charm is in its collection of old buildings and a really unique Capitol building. Everything charming about the city was built before the civil war (and certainly before the mid to late 1900’s when things started to change socially and demographically for Maryland) when no one in their right mind questioned wether Maryland was Southern.
To me the only place inAnnapolis that seems similar to Charleston is the area around the Naval Academy. It looks a lot like the customs building / port authority or whatever it is along the Charleston waterfront. The new (well, 90’s) condos in Charleston (near that pineapple fountain) have an Alexandria feel to them (like the area near the Torpedo Factory). I haven’t been to Annapolis in 15 years or so, so I’m not sure what form the newer housing has taken but I suspect it would be similar to Alexandria and by extension Charleston.
Charleston, SC is more comparable to Alexandria or Savannah. Annapolis structurally comes closer to Portsmouth, NH from what I’ve seen. I’ve been to all those but Portsmouth, NH.
Lol. Is Annapolis not comparable to Alexandria? I'm living in Boston now. There is no way you believe that Annapolis is more similar to anywhere in New England than it is Alexandria. I can't let you all ride with this one lol. This has to stop hahaha
Lol. Is Annapolis not comparable to Alexandria? I'm living in Boston now. There is no way you believe that Annapolis is more similar to anywhere in New England than it is Alexandria. I can't let you all ride with this one lol. This has to stop hahaha
If you're living in Boston now, are you familiar enough with Portsmouth to make a comparison?
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Lol. Is Annapolis not comparable to Alexandria? I'm living in Boston now. There is no way you believe that Annapolis is more similar to anywhere in New England than it is Alexandria. I can't let you all ride with this one lol. This has to stop hahaha
That's not what I said, nor inferred.
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Charleston, SC is more comparable to Alexandria or Savannah. Annapolis structurally comes closer to Portsmouth, NH from what I’ve seen. I’ve been to all those but Portsmouth, NH.
The comparison is whether Annapolis is more comparable to Charleston or Portsmouth, my answer is Portsmouth based on what I've seen. Annapolis and Alexandria are more comparable than any of the four, both being mid-Atlantic based cities. Charleston to me has an entirely different feel of the ones I've been to, and has an even more "coastal" feel IMO. The others are surrounded by less water than Charleston. It also has the colorful row homes and housing stock has some more glaring differences by the overall look of them. The streetscape overall doesn't feel like Annapolis does IMO.
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Lol it's def more similar to Charleston than it is to anywhere in New England, regardless of this sites weird obsession with northern and southern.
This. It's weird how people contort themselves on this site to not be seen as Southern as if that is a bad thing. The South is a massive place and full of a lot distinct cultures. I'm not sure why people seem to think being Southern is one thing and if it doesn't line up exactly it's not Southern. It would be like saying all of the Northeast is exactly like Boston or NYC and if it isn't it isn't Northern, or if a place wasn't exactly like LA it's not West Coast.
I would say Portsmouth and Annapolis are more comparable. Both are closely tied into the I-95 Bos-Wash corridor. In terms of scale, they feel more like day trip destinations for affluent yuppies from Boston and Washington/Baltimore than true national destinations like Charleston. The New England and MidAtlantic climates and cultures differ, but there is a certain familiarity between the two. It's obviously not a perfect fit. Annapolis is very humid in the summer and does have some southern influence given its border region location. But, Charleston has a distinctly southern culture and feels more subtropical with its Spanish Moss and Palm Trees.
Geographically, it also looks like Portland and Annapolis are slightly closer (471 miles vs 566 miles).
The comparison is whether Annapolis is more comparable to Charleston or Portsmouth, my answer is Portsmouth based on what I've seen. Annapolis and Alexandria are more comparable than any of the four, both being mid-Atlantic based cities. Charleston to me has an entirely different feel of the ones I've been to, and has an even more "coastal" feel IMO. The others are surrounded by less water than Charleston. It also has the colorful row homes and housing stock has some more glaring differences by the overall look of them. The streetscape overall doesn't feel like Annapolis does IMO.
Street viewing all 3 cities just now, there's no doubt to me Annapolis strikes me as being more similar to Portsmouth, than Charleston. I don't doubt that Annapolis might have a slight bit of southern feel to it, but that city still strikes me as more similar to Portsmouth than Charleston.
Another thing I noticed when comparing Annapolis and Charleston, is that I didn't see any cobblestone(instead of regular pavement) streets. Like say, this street(Chalmers Street) I coincidentally noticed in Charleston, a few blocks away from one of those 2 street view links I looked over in Charleston: https://goo.gl/maps/s3i6DDv8D7xCpQQk8
If there are any such cobblestone streets(a la Chalmers Street in Charleston) up in Annapolis that I may've missed noticing when I was street viewing over Annapolis(and those other 2 streets briefly), please let me know and post with a street view link to where such a street exists in Annapolis.
The architecture of buildings in Charleston vs. Annapolis vs. Portsmouth, is another factor that makes me think that Annapolis has more similarities to Portsmouth, versus Charleston.
If you're living in Boston now, are you familiar enough with Portsmouth to make a comparison?
I've been to Portsmouth twice since I've been living here but I have a cousin in Vermont and go back and forth often enough to have an informed enough opinion. People seem to be only focusing in on google map images to form their opinions on the matter which is interesting. I mentioned history because I see a lot of answers regarding both states being Northern as meaning they both have to be similar. Its odd to do that especially when your other justification is built appearance. When both cities were developed Annapolis was a clear southern city lol. A slave port. Portsmouth may have had 700 slaves. New England was also a hotbed for the abolitionist movements of the time.
As far as structural build, I find New England to mostly be its own thing. Architecture is different, parking is different, streets are laid out differently in New England. New England has its own stores. Living here its noticeable. Also, the historic brick part of Portsmouth is maybe 2 square miles? It gets very wood framed, New England style very quickly outside of that area: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0762...6!8i1735?hl=en
We can look at it demographically. Portsmouth is what 90% white, 2% black. Annapolis 63% white and 21% black. Charleston 74% white and 21% black. As a black guy living in New England, I can tell you that Portsmouth feels 90% white lol. There's nothing wrong with that but that stands out to me as a glaring difference between Maryland and most places in New England. All three cities are about the same age. You can find google snaps of areas of all three that resemble enough but that doesn't mean they are alike. It was said that Charleston is comparable to Alexandria. And that Alexandria and Annapolis would be the most comparable of the four cities. That would lead me to believe that Annapolis would have to share some similarities with Charleston. I just haven't heard anyone offer any real reason why Annapolis is more similar to Portsmouth. All I have seen is because its Northern and they look more similar on certain google maps views. Idk.
Charleston: https://www.google.com/maps/@32.7954...2!8i6656?hl=en
Annapolis: https://www.google.com/maps/@38.9702...4!8i8192?hl=en
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