Top 25 downtowns in the U.S. (places, population, Los Angeles, people)

[urbancharlotte]

Personally, I think Charlotte should be a top 25. I am not sure where it should go on the list, but it most certainly should be listed IMO.


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[DeaconJ]

Originally Posted by adambos

The nation's only cities with LEGIT downtowns, in order:

1. NYC
2. Chicago
3. San Francisco
4. Boston
5. DC
6. Philadelphia

The rest of the downtowns of the U.S. are ILLEGIT? Let's be absolutely absurd...

[john_starks]

Originally Posted by AcroJimmy2

No way is Miami's downtown better than Boston's. That is an absurd claim...

miami beach is great, but to say that downtown miami is better than boston is absurd! agree with acro..

[Peter1948]

Originally Posted by urbancharlotte

For Charlotte's size, uptown Charlotte does not get much respect simply because of one element (retail). Other than that, uptown has everything else.

I've noticed that retail some how takes a downtown from a "10" to a "2" on the forums. Having downtown supermarkets, a hospital (Presby), rail service, sports arenas, high rise condos, museums, performing arts theaters, SEVERAL restaurants, an IMAX theater, a bowling alley, a Ritz Carlton hotel, a regular movie theater, SEVERAL dance clubs, etc don't mean squat if you can't buy cheap clothes downtown.

With the exception of rail, name me a major downtown in the south that DOESN'T have all that?

[SweethomeSanAntonio]

Some more San Antonio downtown.


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[urbancharlotte]

Originally Posted by stx12499

With the exception of rail, name me a major downtown in the south that DOESN'T have all that?

There is also an NBA arena, an NFL stadium, condo towers (over 25 floors tall), a Ritz Carlton Hotel, and much more in Charlotte's downtown. The only thing missing in Charlotte's downtown is retail (and many southern downtowns have THAT problem; not just Charlotte).

[14thandYou]

Originally Posted by urbancharlotte

There is also an NBA arena, an NFL stadium, condo towers (over 25 floors tall), a Ritz Carlton Hotel, and much more in Charlotte's downtown. The only thing missing in Charlotte's downtown is retail (and many southern downtowns have THAT problem; not just Charlotte).

Sounds like you just described Indianapolis.

[jfre81]

Substitute NFL for MLB and you have Houston's. Except I wouldn't say retail is missing. "Limited" might be a better descriptor.

[adavi215]

^The Houston Texans don't play downtown?

!4thandYou, if that sounds like Indianapolis then Charlotte and Indianapolis have quite a few things in common.

[jfre81]

Originally Posted by adavi215

^The Houston Texans don't play downtown?

They play at Reliant Stadium which is next to the now-empty Astrodome. It's about six or seven miles out from downtown. One could get to the stadium from downtown using light rail, however. The Astros and Rockets play downtown.