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San Diego is the closest of course. After that, I'd go with South Florida. Third is Bay Area or Phoenix. I don't really see it with Houston, personally. The lifestyle there is nothing like LA. I think DFW is a bit closer though I'd probably say that DFW is more like the Bay Area than LA.
Bay area is similar. The bay divides SF but the bay area is very polycentric each suburb is just as important and major job centers. Think the water as the mountains and bridges as the 405, 101, pch, 5. Aren't many ways from one to the other other than a few routes.
SF is the stronger center but San Jose, Oakland, Berkeley are big centers and allege techie suburbs.
Housing is similar though sf city was more urban built pre automobile.
Places like Phoenix, Houston, Dallas have a similar built today even Atlanta others.
If you combined Miami and Atlanta I think that would get you something remotely similar in term of size/scale/vibe/celebrity culture still different demographics,climate and politics though
More like a bad mix. It's a hideous sprawling city all on it's own.
And the rest of those cities aren’t? I understand LA adds a homeless population that is not represented in the rest but in the “hideous sprawl” aspect aspect, all 3 (even Miami) have the same thing going on. Yes metro Miami is more physically appealing than the rest in its sprawl because it’s decorated with endless real palm trees (not that California palm bs) all throughout the suburbs. But all 3 of these are sprawling wonderlands.
Since I didn’t detail my mix above I’ll do it here.
Houston - Port cities, cultural hubs, good Asian food, storied Mexican heritage, manufacturing hubs and aerospace facilities, highway structures
Phoenix - dry climate, storied Mexican heritage, western architecture
Miami - shopping, Glamor, beach cities, name recognition, media centers, celebrity hotspots
All 3: sprawl, car centric, sun belt
Aside from hip hop Houston really doesn't have much cultural cachet.
The size and sprawl of Houston does resemble LA. I do wish that Houston also has a nice subway system and Galveston can be more like Venice Beach.
In LA and Miami you also run into first world tourists fairly regularly. In Houston and Phoenix they would be anomalies.
Aside from hip hop Houston really doesn't have much cultural cachet.
The size and sprawl of Houston does resemble LA. I do wish that Houston also has a nice subway system and Galveston can be more like Venice Beach.
In LA and Miami you also run into first world tourists fairly regularly. In Houston and Phoenix they would be anomalies.
Was not referring to a culture uniqueness aspect. Was referring to the loud diversity/ethnicity malls of communities of LA and Houston. In that aspect, they are alike. In the unique culture aspect, LA resembles Miami more
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