This must be ____; it couldn’t possibly be anywhere else.

[jessemh431]

Originally Posted by Desert_SW_77

Probably similar in a sense to someone in the Southwest that would have difficulty differentiating a random city block in Philadelphia or Boston that wasn't familiar with the different nuances of building styles between Northeastern cities.

I guess true. But at least Boston is known for being a confusing mess of windy roads in some neighborhoods, so people might recognize that.

[edsg25]

For me, there could be no answer other than San Francisco. The city is totally unique. No American city comes close to this small (49 sq mi) gem, the tip of the peninsula where on three sides of the city (e, n, w) there are only two roads connected to The City, the roads that are part of the Bay and GG Bridge. Add to this the fact that virtually the whole city is interconnected without gaps, save for the ridge of high hills/mini mts in the center of town: Mt Davidson, Twin Peaks,Mt Sutro. It’s as if all of San Francisco is San Francisco...from Telegraph Hill to the southwest portion of the Sunset, all parts feel like the city. If New York were still the same as Manhattan, one could argue it could give SF a run for its money on this, but it is not

So I contend I could hit every residential block on that Telegraph Hill to Sunet I mentined and realizwd...that’s SF. I could probably do the same from Sea Cliff to Hunters Point.

San Francisco simply is San Francisco

[MassVt]

THe Hills of San FRancisco
The rowhouses of Philly and/or Baltimore
The triple-deckers of Boston
The brick bungalows of Chicago