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My choice for New Orleans would be starting on Royal (heading west) from the Industrial Canal, passing through Marigny, the French Quarter, crossing Canal into Downtown where it turns into St. Charles. From there, it takes you through the Warehouse District, Garden District, Touro, Audubon Park/Loyola/Tulane, finally dead-ending again at the Mississippi River. It will give you a good visual taste of New Orleans.
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In NYC you could head north on Broadway from the Battery, the southern tip of Manhattan. That would take you from office and commercial areas, the entertainment area around Times Square, and both modest and affluent residential neighborhood north of Central Park.
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Our city of 65,000 has no variety of diverse neighborhoods. The home prices only range from $600,000 to $2+ million. The oldest homes are from the late 70s/early 80s, and they don't look that much different than the new developments. The only real difference is here in the older areas the lots are 12,000 sf and the newer ones barely 5,000. If I had to name a street, it would be NE Inglewood Hill Road, which starts at Lake Sammamish with the older homes in the $600-800k range, turns into NE 8th St. with some commercial on both sides for a block. Until recently there were only two apartment complexes, one is at this location. Then there are more expensive homes in the $800k-$1 million range, then a middle school, and it drops down into a valley with acreage and horse properties at $1.5 million and up.
My choice for New Orleans would be starting on Royal (heading west) from the Industrial Canal, passing through Marigny, the French Quarter, crossing Canal into Downtown where it turns into St. Charles. From there, it takes you through the Warehouse District, Garden District, Touro, Audubon Park/Loyola/Tulane, finally dead-ending again at the Mississippi River. It will give you a good visual taste of New Orleans.
That sounds great!
Before the pandemic, a couple of friends and I were going to go to NOLA for spring break. (We cancelled the week before our trip, which turned out to be a good decision.) None of us had ever been. Although it’s a shame we couldn’t go this year we’ll be sure to pick it up next year & explore some of those areas you mentioned. There’s also a seminar at my school, which usually takes place in May, that involves reading books set in New Orleans and touring the places in them.
For St. Louis, I decided on Grand Blvd. So much to see, and it’s a great cross-section of St Louis neighborhoods. I think it is really woven into the fabric of the city.
On the north side, Grand passes by the historic Bissell Mansion and the Grand Water Tower.
Grand then cuts through Grand Center, home of the Fabulous Fox Theatre, the Sheldon, Powell Hall, The Sun, The Grandel, and the Art Deco Continental Building.
Moving south into Midtown, Grand passes through the northern campus of St. Louis University (SLU), and historic landmarks such as St. Xavier Church, Scottish Rite Cathedral, and the New Masonic Temple. The City Foundry mixed-use development is a short walk west of Grand.
The Grand Metro train stops just south of here.
At the gateway to the southern campus of SLU, ground is being broken for the new Iron Hill development. From this rare vantage point, one can see each portion of the St. Louis skyline: downtown, downtown west, Midtown, Central West End, and Clayton.
Moving further south, you’d arrive at the historic Compton Hill Water Tower. At this point, some of most beautiful neighborhoods unique to St. Louis reveal themselves. The Compton Heights neighborhood contains stunning 19th century mansions, while the Shaw and Tower Grove East neighborhoods showcase the red brick buildings and manicured gardens that the city is known for.
Grand passes by Tower Grove Park, a beautiful 19th century Victorian walking park.
Crossing Arsenal Street, you enter Grand South Grand. This strip is home to perhaps the city’s most eclectic mix of international restaurants, and markets, boutiques, and much more. On the west side of Grand is the popular Tower Grove South neighborhood. A walking tour of historic Tower Grove Heights is definitely recommended.
On the south side, Grand passes by one location of wildly popular Ted Drewes Frozen Custard in the Dutchtown neighborhood.
Grand ends in Carondelet Park, named for the adjacent historic neighborhood which is worth a tour itself.
Wilshire or Sunset. I'm torn with because Sunset really shows off the different sides to the city, where Wilshire is more of a business address. It's more urban and high-rises, but Sunset is more "LA" imo. You might not notice as visitor though. Santa Monica might be up there soon as Hollywood cleans up.
Chicago, I'd say LSD, even though it's more of a highway. But it showcases the city well, wowing visitors.
Halsted is a decent pick, but it goes through so many rough areas, it's hard to say that one. Clark gives a great experience of Chicago. South Loop/ Loop/River North/Gold Coast/LP/Lakeview/Uptown/Andersonville/Rogers Park.
DC--Wisconsin Ave. Connecticut is too residential/quiet for many stretches.
My current city is a bit too generic for that. Broadway is our commercial hub, but packed with chains and not many trees. The Brick Street district isn’t as nice as it sounds, though around Bergfeld Park is a nice, if not very representative, area. Nothing comes to mind as a cohesively great street to show someone. Back in the Bay Area, I might show them up and down Stevens Creek Blvd, or Willow Glen...between the two, it’s at least a median.
Walnut Creek Park: Good place to mountain bike and walk your dog near the edge of the city.
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