What Western Cities/agglomerations have a "Eastern Influence" (living, Los Angeles)

[Future Trooper]

I wanted to start something that would deteer all the North vs. South talk.


What Cities in the West do you feel have more of a Eastern/European like feel to them?

1. Greater Los Angeles area

2. San Diego

3. San Francisco-Oakland-(Silicon Valley)

4. Las Vegas

5. Portland, Oregon

6. Seattle Tacoma

[krudmonk]

I think many of those are quintessentially western.

[Minnehahapolitan]

San Francisco could probably pass in a crunch.

[brandonlee206]

For an old world feel in a west coast town -- check out Portland, OR and its suburbs.

[happ]

I would say the city of San Francisco but not the Bay Area in general [ie. nothing "eastern" about Silicon Valley]

[Golden-mind-State]

Originally Posted by happ

I would say the city of San Francisco but not the Bay Area in general [ie. nothing "eastern" about Silicon Valley]

[Future Trooper]

What makes San Francisco feel "Eastern/European"?

[tmac9wr]

Originally Posted by gdude

What makes San Francisco feel "Eastern/European"?

Very high density based on rowhomes/townhouses. Relatively good use of public transportation. You could claim San Francisco has "East Coast Elitism". I've heard it called the Boston of the West Coast and vice versa. While they're not identical, they do bear a decent amount of similarities.

[PDX_LAX]

When I'm in downtown San Francisco I feel like I'm in NYC.

[tpk-nyc]

Old-money establishment still living in the inner, inner city: Boston (Beacon Hill/Back Bay); New York (Upper East Side) and San Francisco (Pacific Heights/Nob Hill).

San Francisco was designed by early 20th century new-money to look like East Coast old-money. For example, self-consciously grand public buildings in a neo-classical/Beaux Art style like City Hall and the War Memorial Opera House.