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Great pictures and thanks for posting your observations. All very interesting.
Of course, you were in Miami Beach in DECEMBER...the BEST TIME to go. August is NOT as pleasant!! That said, I agree it's a hypnotic and interesting location.
Also, I agree the Art Deco architecture in Miami Beach is great. LA's art deco (and other major historic) buildings are in Hollywood and Downtown LA, not Santa Monica.
I've seen photos of LA art deco. Very nice. Can you post some?
I am sort of surprised that Santa Monica seems to be favored over Miami Beach but that may have more to do with Los Angeles compared to Miami [no comparison]. What I especially like about Miami Beach is how everything is close to the beach whereas Santa Monica requires a car more often if you want to go out to dinner\ night clubs. There are not any bars within 20 feet of the beach in Santa Monica [I think] but the night life along Ocean street in MB is alive with girls!!
I am sort of surprised that Santa Monica seems to be favored over Miami Beach but that may have more to do with Los Angeles compared to Miami [no comparison]
Its California, how can Florida compete with that?
I am sort of surprised that Santa Monica seems to be favored over Miami Beach but that may have more to do with Los Angeles compared to Miami [no comparison]. What I especially like about Miami Beach is how everything is close to the beach whereas Santa Monica requires a car more often if you want to go out to dinner\ night clubs. There are not any bars within 20 feet of the beach in Santa Monica [I think] but the night life along Ocean street in MB is alive with girls!!
With those last two sentences,this is what makes South Beach desirable as everything is in walking distance and if you want to go to Bal Harbour or Sunny Isles you just have to catch a bus as you don't need a car.
That is Ocean Drive in South Beach,where Ocean Street in Santa Monica is analogous to Collins Avenue in Miami Beach.
Location: Los Angeles......So. Calif. an Island on the Land
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I am sort of surprised that Santa Monica seems to be favored over Miami Beach but that may have more to do with Los Angeles compared to Miami [no comparison]. What I especially like about Miami Beach is how everything is close to the beach whereas Santa Monica requires a car more often if you want to go out to dinner\ night clubs.There are not any bars within 20 feet of the beach in Santa Monica [I think] but the night life along Ocean street in MB is alive with girls!!
I don't agree with the part of your statement I bolded above. There may not be bars within 20 feet of the ocean but THERE ARE PLENTY of BARS/RESTAURANTS within EASY WALKING DISTANCE of the BEACH in Santa Monica. A couple of good ones directly on the PIER too.
Miami Beach is 18.7 square miles, pop. density is 12,500 persons per sq mile.
Santa Monica is 15.9 square miles, pop. density is 10,500 persons per square mile.
I think both a quite walkable but perhaps given that MB is a peninsula there is a greater concentration of activity in SoBeach making easier to go from place to place.
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Yes, it could be people are factoring in LA into the equation....or there are just more people in Calif. so SM is winning. Got to take these polls with a grain of salt.
I will say this for Santa Monica...it has quite a high octane economy for such a small city:
Santa Monica is home many notable businesses, including Lions Gates Films and the Rand Corporation (where nobel prize economists are based). SM is also the regional headquarters for Yahoo, Google, MTV, and Microsoft. Also, Santa Monica is a major location for video game development industry with design studios for Activision, HighImpact Games, and Insommiac Games.
Miami Beach clearly wins the battle of the beach.....
The question asks, "where would you rather live?" I rather live in SM. But MB without a doubt would be a way better vacation spot, and also a better place to live if it were for a short term stint. But long term livable, definitely hands down SM.
The water and atmosphere in Miami Beach is better though.
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