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Aerials of the 2 cities. Cropped shots can be deceiving^. In comparison to Philadelphia, Houston doesnt have near the density of Philadelphia, although it is certainly more dense than the miamis Atl,Dall etc etc..
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Philadelphia.Apologies This photo is about 7 or 8 yrs old,center City has since added a dozen new buildings
So, your entire measure is diversity? I also think using MSA measures is a bit misleading in this case, because Philadelphia's ethnic groups are more concentrated. I don't think anyone who's been to Philadelphia and DC would say that DC has a bigger Chinese presence.
So, your entire measure is diversity? I also think using MSA measures is a bit misleading in this case, because Philadelphia's ethnic groups are more concentrated. I don't think anyone who's been to Philadelphia and DC would say that DC has a bigger Chinese presence.
Its gets even more misleading when you try and compare the ethnic groups at the CSA level.
LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. No of course not. It's just boring on this forum, I'm just trying to start conversations.
Actually, I find it useful. I'll probably copy it for reference.
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Did I ever say that? No, I didn't.
And if I did say that, is there something wrong with it? I don't think so.
I was asking you if your entire measure was diversity because that's what you posted below your answer.
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Northern Virginia, especially in Arlington, Fairfax, & Alexandria have quite a great amount of Chinese people. The Chinese population is larger in Washington-Northern Virginia-Maryland suburbs than Philadelphia area but it's a small difference.
I'm aware of the Chinese population in Arlington/NoVa. I live here. There's also a sizable Chinese population in Maryland at both ends of the red line. Actually, even if people diss Chinatown, it has one of the highest Chinese populations of the area. That's why I said the Chinese population was more spread out and has less of an impact on DC.
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I think the real comparison is that Washington's had Chinese immigrants more recently, whereas Philadelphia has had them for about 20 years now, maybe more.
DC has had Chinese immigration for well over 20 years. That's why Chinatown is still called Chinatown, despite its massive changes. You might be right that DC's Chinese immigration has increased in recent years. I couldn't answer that.[/quote]
No one said anything about Houston being as dense as Philadelphia. I was simply calling out your ridiculous claim that the skyline was linear.
Linear is your word not mine.
As you can see Philadelphias Center City and Houstons downtown are in different classes density wise which was my point. Thats what you get for being a wiseguy.
Northern Virginia, especially in Arlington, Fairfax, & Alexandria have quite a great amount of Chinese people. The Chinese population is larger in Washington-Northern Virginia-Maryland suburbs than Philadelphia area but it's a small difference.
I think the real comparison is that Washington's had Chinese immigrants more recently, whereas Philadelphia has had them for about 20 years now, maybe more.
Except that I didn't.
I gave Philadelphia the CSA and left Washington as the MSA though. I happen to be one of those that don't like to include Baltimore. We don't need them to win any fights.
Ok now that you got all of that our of your system, I hope you sleep well at night knowing that dc is better than philly as if we actually give a f*ck..
Ok now that you got all of that our of your system, I hope you sleep well at night knowing that dc is better than philly as if we actually give a f*ck..
I've never claimed Washington is better than Philadelphia, chances are that you wont ever see me say it either. I see strategic importance in every major city in the country. I believe Philadelphia is a fine city. Would I ever live there? Probably not, but it's a fine place nonetheless.
You're confusing me for one of your standard Bay Area adversaries, I am not. It's not my style.
It's not dense at all. The skyline is still kind of small to my taste. It needs more growth. I realize the Buck tower is nearly topping off and another building on Market st. getting floors added, but it's not enough. It looks like any other cities in the U.S., just nothing special. I love Pittsburgh skyline since it's prettier and growing. It looks more impressive from the veiwing eyes. Seattle has a good skyline and denser one than this. This just looks average.
If were talking skyline, DC doesn't even have a skyline while Philadelphia's is probably top 5 in the country after NYC, Chicago and Seattle. Philly has one of the densist skylines in the US while most cities, especially in the south or west have a few big buildings with a lot of space in between. It does seem however that Philly's skyline isn't growing basically because all the old school Philadelphians on the council don't want anymore big buildings.
I disagree. It's only average.
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