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I remember seeing a picture of a suburban style Burger King in Miami a few years ago, it had been completely walled off by skyscrapers on all sides. It struck me as being such a bizarre sight, but one that is becoming more common as sunbelt cities rapidly urbanize. It's not uncommon to see homes with yards a few feet from 30 story condos these days.
That Burger King's days are numbered now too....
78-STORY TOWER GETS FINAL APPROVAL TO REPLACE BRICKELL BURGER KING
Miami’s Planning & Zoning Department has granted final approval for the proposed 18 tower in Brickell.
If built, the 960 foot tall / 78-story tower would have 392 residential units along with retail space, replacing a strip mall that includes Burger King across from Brickell City Centre.
Boston, Twin Cities, and New Orleans are all good candidates. Outside of the U.S., most abrupt urban/non-urban transition I have seen is Winnipeg.
I can't really speak to the transition from urban to suburban, but Winnipeg and Saskatoon always shocked me when flying in with the abrupt transition from suburban to nothing/farmland. This isn't uncommon in Europe either, but for some reason with Winnipeg and Saskatoon, it seems even more jarring. I think because the lack of development around them extends so far (unlike much of Europe which is much more dense with cities/development) and the cities look like tiny pockets of density in a sea of nothing.
Oh that Burger King? Was just there Friday and got a picture of it. It's so high risey around there that it is truly hard to categorize as suburban.. but there it is from above.. unique.
Miami in general is sort of interesting, and I was actually commenting on just that to a friend who I went to see there. The rapid transition. For instance... Less than a mile on SW 8th (same road) from this portion of Brickell, and you have... https://www.google.com/maps/@25.7659...7i16384!8i8192
This may generally be more of a Sun Belt thing, though I'm sure there are even instances you can find of this in some American cities you wouldn't expect.
I looked into it, and I was actually from this point, I was only about a mile walk from the Mavericks/Stars arena which sort of serves as the northern end of downtown and also jumping off point for the popular Katy Trail. I would have had no way of knowing it though. Actually, only about a 15 minute bike ride to Dealey Plaza/heart of downtown, had I been so brave.
Get a few blocks north: houses on smaller lots and some apartments nearby, cafes and a grocery store in walking distance, grid plan with alleys, 2 lanes.
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I can't really speak to the transition from urban to suburban, but Winnipeg and Saskatoon always shocked me when flying in with the abrupt transition from suburban to nothing/farmland. This isn't uncommon in Europe either, but for some reason with Winnipeg and Saskatoon, it seems even more jarring. I think because the lack of development around them extends so far (unlike much of Europe which is much more dense with cities/development) and the cities look like tiny pockets of density in a sea of nothing.
Albuquerque has a similarly abrupt transition from suburban to nothing at its city limits with it being surrounded by Indian Reservations on three sides and the mountains in the other direction. It's particularly noticeable on I-25 coming from the north. Phoenix's metro also has similar juxtapositions on its periphery and within.
For abrupt urban to suburban transitions within a city, Atlanta seemed to strike me the most with these contrasts transitioning quickly from high-rise corridors to leafy SFH neighborhoods. Other sunbelt cities obviously have this too, maybe its all the tree cover in Atlanta that makes it more noticeable.
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