Cities with no trendy, hip, or "cool" suburbs/bordering cities. Cities without? (university, live)

[frimpter928]

There are a lot of cities in the US that have a lot of trendy suburbs or bordering cities. By that I mean suburbs where people go to hang out for nightlife, that have cool art scenes, are that are a destination for citizens and visitors. For example some cities that DO have them:

LA - Santa Monica, West Hollywood.

Miami - Miami Beach

San Francisco - Oakland

Phoenix - Scottsdale


However, when you look at a city like Chicago, it really has no trendy or hip suburbs or neighboring cities. The closest would be Evanston or Oak Park, and they are very nice suburbs with things to do, but most people would not consider them hip, trendy or cool.

[Enean]

Originally Posted by frimpter928

There are a lot of cities in the US that have a lot of trendy suburbs or bordering cities. By that I mean suburbs where people go to hang out for nightlife, that have cool art scenes, are that are a destination for citizens and visitors. For example some cities that DO have them:

LA - Santa Monica, West Hollywood.

Miami - Miami Beach

San Francisco - Oakland

Phoenix - Scottsdale


However, when you look at a city like Chicago, it really has no trendy or hip suburbs or neighboring cities. The closest would be Evanston or Oak Park, and they are very nice suburbs with things to do, but most people would not consider them hip, trendy or cool.

But Oakland is trendy and cool? LOL If you don't think Chicago has some cool suburbs, you don't know Chicago very well.

[JohnnyGentle]

I think Arlington for DC and Hoboken for NYC would count.

[BostonBornMassMade]

Originally Posted by Enean

But Oakland is trendy and cool? LOL If you don't think Chicago has some cool suburbs, you don't know Chicago very well.

Oakland is trendy and cool. Is that even a question?.

Baltimore has no cool or trendy suburbs bordering it

[citylove101]

For Boston you'd have to consider Cambridge.
For Detroit, you could look at Royal Oak.

[dcb175]

Cambridge, Somerville and Brookline for Boston.

[jessemh431]

As for Chicago, Evanston actually has a lot going on. I'm not an expert to say if it's "trendy," but it has a large university, it's very urban, it has direct L access, and it has its own beaches. My one time there it seemed pretty cool and Northwestern's prestige and size gave a lot of youth and international vibes to the sizable downtown area.

For NYC, it's definitely Hoboken and Jersey City.
For LA, I'd also add Pasadena, Culver City, Long Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Hermosa Beach.

[mjlo]

Wait someone help me out here. Are we doing cities WITH adjacent trendy suburbs, or cities WITHOUT them? The thread title/OP seem to suggest one thing, the thread responses another. I am also open to the idea that it is Monday and I am not reading things correctly after a Chardonnay heavy weekend.

[dcb175]

Originally Posted by mjlo

Wait someone help me out here. Are we doing cities WITH adjacent trendy suburbs, or cities WITHOUT them? The thread title/OP seem to suggest one thing, the thread responses another. I am also open to the idea that it is Monday and I am not reading things correctly after a Chardonnay heavy weekend.

In that case, the other major city that I have lived in, Dallas, does not have any trendy suburbs. I don't consider Highland Park trendy (just extremely wealthy to the point of stuffiness) and Addison is definitely not trendy despite the numerous bars.

All trendy areas are contained within the city-limits of Dallas, which are admittedly quite expansive.

[bawac34618]

Oklahoma City. But OKC doesn't really have anywhere cool, hip, or trendy in the "city" either.