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I know that the title of the thread might not make much sense lol.
Ok so when people think of NYC, many of them think of Manhattan skyscrapers, the Statue of Liberty, Times Square, etc. When people think of LA, many of them think of Hollywood, Venice Beach, the houses in the hills, etc.
The premise of this thread is to post google street views of areas within city limits that are totally different from the images that we typically conjure up when we think of these cities.
MUST BE LOCATED WITHIN THE OFFICIAL CITY LIMITS OF SAID CITY!!!
Examples:
Scarborough, City of Toronto, Ontario: https://goo.gl/maps/CVAbmYH8vSbT9BoY6
(When we think of Toronto, it’s usually of all the high rises or places like the Kensington Market area, the Cabbagetown area, etc. This is one of the last remaining farms in the city of Toronto, located in northeast Scarborough)
“The Hole”, Borough of Brooklyn, New York City: https://goo.gl/maps/rHzd1cqwSUgYijEYA & https://goo.gl/maps/4f6i5eNHr6XnUjcY6
(When we think of Brooklyn, we usually think of brownstone walkups or brick public housing towers. The Hole is a neighborhood without sidewalks which is quite rare for NYC. It sits 30 feet below the level of the surrounding area so it floods pretty frequently. Several bodies of Mafia members have been found here. This area is located on the edge of Eastern Brooklyn and Western Queens.)
Fairlie-Poplar District, Downtown, City of Atlanta: https://goo.gl/maps/kzXSh273CiRVyTKn7 & https://goo.gl/maps/E1RsV4HioFcGDWP38
(When people think of Atlanta, they usually think of traffic jammed interstates, big houses, and the abundance of trees. This section of Downtown Atlanta was built in the late 19th and early 20th century. The city blocks here are the smallest within Atlanta. There are a mix of office buildings, condo buildings, lofts, and academic buildings that belong to Georgia State University. The image captured in the first link is quite dated as they have transformed a big section of Broad Street into a pedestrianized area. Filmmakers often use this section of Atlanta as a backdrop for films that are set in cities like NYC or San Francisco. This area is located north of Five Points and south of Peachtree Center.)
Most of Staten Island (below the expressway, it is mostly suburban looking made up of detached houses)
Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn
Eastern Queens
Though more interesting to me personally, are the parts of NYC that are very urban but would still be different from an outsider's perception of NYC.
The West Bronx for instance, is very hilly and has streets that are connected by long staircases. Kingsbridge, Bronx in particular, I think would be of interest here.
Flatbush, Brooklyn is a mix of big Victorian houses and big 6 story elevator buildings
Most of Staten Island (below the expressway, it is mostly suburban looking made up of detached houses)
Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn
Eastern Queens
Though more interesting to me personally, are the parts of NYC that are very urban but would still be different from an outsider's perception of NYC.
The West Bronx for instance, is very hilly and has streets that are connected by long staircases. Kingsbridge, Bronx in particular, I think would be of interest here.
Flatbush, Brooklyn is a mix of big Victorian houses and big 6 story elevator buildings
Its almost San Francisco like there and Washington Heights/Inwood in far northern Manhattan have a similar feel there. Richmondtown in Staten Island resembles Williamsburg, VA in many ways.
Then again, Eastern Queens blends right in with much of Nassau County and a lot of people out in Suffolk county would believe that Nassau may as well be Queens. It's all relative of course.
In Boston, parts of Fairmount Hill and West Roxbury feel very suburban despite the reputation that the true "suburban" feel doesn't begin until you're well outside the city limits. Those neighborhoods aren't too far from 128/95, which is uncanningly similar to what Staten Island is to NYC. There aren't too many triple deckers out here like you see closer in.
Far Northwest Philadelphia is low-density affluent suburban-style living and a far cry from the attached rowhousing that dominates the city.
Calgary. I'm including this picture to show two things I found surprising. One is just how much bigger the city is than I was expecting, and two is just how quickly it can feel small and suburban outside downtown. This spot shows both points nicely:
Boston’s West End is the city’s most bizarre and alien neighborhood, imo. Here’s a streetview from its outskirts; it’s hard to find a good shareable spot within the neighborhood.
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