Cities with no trendy, hip, or "cool" suburbs/bordering cities. Cities without? (mobile home, move to)

[jessemh431]

Originally Posted by frimpter928

Correct, not places that are yuppiefied.

Well I do still stand by LBC fitting this category then. I would also still say JC is. What cities actually have suburbs/bordering cities with dirt-poor musicians/artists and no fancy restaurants? Even Newark NJ has a Whole Foods and upscale dining now, even though it's not a great place still. But JC has a good local scene. The city is investing in the arts. There are still numerous dive bars around town. A lot of the people in JC are those that were priced out of Brooklyn, but don't fit in with Manhattan vibes and don't want to live in Queens because it's not their vibe either. There are great fancy restaurants moving in, but it's very easy to find dive bars all over with $4 cocktails, dirty bathrooms, walls covered in stickers/graffiti, etc.

I would definitely take Hoboken off then. Lots of suburbanites that do yoga and pound shots every weekend.

[eschaton]

Originally Posted by jessemh431

Well I do still stand by LBC fitting this category then. I would also still say JC is. What cities actually have suburbs/bordering cities with dirt-poor musicians/artists and no fancy restaurants?

Pittsburgh actually has one. Although it's not really a suburb, more a working-class white mill town which happens to be smashed right against the city. It's benefited in the last decade by the rapid gentrification of the city neighborhood of Lawrenceville across the river, which has caused a lot of young people for whom Lawrenceville is too expensive to look there to rent or buy. In the past five years or so, it's gotten two new breweries, two coffeeshops, and a bunch of other new businesses. No fancy restaurants yet. I don't think it's ever going to go full-on yuppie though, cause the housing stock is kinda crappy.

[Republic of Michigan]

Detroit - Ann Arbor, Birmingham, Royal Oak, and Ferndale.

Windsor is kind of cool as it borders Detroit and is in Canada and provides a different experience, i.e. currency, products, laws, etc.

[BostonBornMassMade]

JJC and Hoboken are very cool and trendy. I hate the word hip

[Arcenal813]

Originally Posted by masssachoicetts

Miami- Miami Beach, Brickell

Brickell is literally in the heart of Miami. It's like calling Midtown Manhattan a suburb.

[JohnnyGentle]

Originally Posted by Arcenal352

Brickell is literally in the heart of Miami. It's like calling Midtown Manhattan a suburb.

Well, in fairness this post did exactly that. Chelsea is listed as well.

[Chicagoland60426]

I would count Evanston, Oak Park, and even Naperville( it's not the typical liberal bastion but has plenty going for it) as the trendy suburbs around Chicago.

What these places may lack, in comparison to LA/California suburbs, is national recognition for being 'trendy' or 'cool', unlike a Santa Monica, Oakland, Miami Beach, etc. I'm not talking about a niche or forbes article talking about these places either, but everyday people recognizing Evanston/Naperville/Oak Park by name and know something that is trendy about these suburbs. What would help is movies or TV shows being made that are set in these places. I believe there is a celebrity that actually lives or have a home in Evanston, and the original Home Alone movie was set there as well, but I think what would get more people to know about it is if there was movies or TV shows illustrating a hip side to the city.

[Vegabern]

I wouldn't consider any of Milwaukee's suburbs or adjacent cities "trendy or hip".

We're just Chicago's trendy, hip nearby city . Best of both worlds.

[gladhands]

Originally Posted by Chicagoland60426

I would count Evanston, Oak Park, and even Naperville( it's not the typical liberal bastion but has plenty going for it) as the trendy suburbs around Chicago.

What these places may lack, in comparison to LA/California suburbs, is national recognition for being 'trendy' or 'cool', unlike a Santa Monica, Oakland, Miami Beach, etc. I'm not talking about a niche or forbes article talking about these places either, but everyday people recognizing Evanston/Naperville/Oak Park by name and know something that is trendy about these suburbs. What would help is movies or TV shows being made that are set in these places. I believe there is a celebrity that actually lives or have a home in Evanston, and the original Home Alone movie was set there as well, but I think what would get more people to know about it is if there was movies or TV shows illustrating a hip side to the city.

Oak Park and Evanston can settle for being nice, urban suburbs. Nothing particularly cool about either.

Home Alone was in Winetka.

[2000_Watts]

Originally Posted by VietInKC

Kansas City: Waldo Area????

I don't think there are any to be honest here.

Most of what would be anything close to a trendy suburb is already within KCMO city limits (Waldo, Brookside)

Lee's Summit is definitely trendy, especially if you're Black with some money

Weston and Parkville are both pretty cool with their downtowns tucked into the hills & bluffs against the Missouri River and should be trendier than what they are.

North Kansas City is kinda hip and should become more hip, trendy, AND cool over the next few years with its older housing stock and its proximity and easy access downtown KCMO.
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