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Is there anywhere in your current city that reminds you of your hometown, or somewhere you've lived before? Or just anywhere in one city you've lived that reminded you of another one?
I always feel a bit like I'm somewhere on Chicago's north side in Seattle's University District. The very high density, the old brick buildings, and the Chinese and other Asian businesses on the main streets felt very familiar when I first came here. (Seattle has a much bigger Asian population than Chicago, but they largely live in the suburbs --- Chinese and Indian tech workers in Bellevue/Redmond, Koreans in Shoreline/Lynnwood etc. --- rather than dense city neighborhoods, so to me the Asian enclave here feels a lot more like the Polish, Arab, Puerto Rican, or Italian areas in Chicago than like those areas)
The residential streets are also filled with large, overhanging deciduous trees, whereas most of the city either has much younger deciduous or primarily conifers. What I'm assuming is that we chopped down a lot of our pines and spruces and planted oak, maple, magnolia back in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to evoke kind of a classic, East Coast/Midwest city feel --- and the U District was one of the first areas to become important and built-up, so its deciduous trees have had a lot of time to grow. The houses are also mostly bigger American Foursquares which are more common in Midwest cities, vs. the Craftsmans and ranch houses in most parts of Seattle. Very different environment from the last link but it reminds me of the richer areas at Chicago's fringes like Beverly, West Rogers Park, Sauganash etc.
Currently living in Chicago, but my previous city was Indianapolis. Since these cities are neighbors, it makes sense there's some overlap. Just went for a walk in my neighborhood which is generally 2-3 brick flats, but occasionally you'll find a block or two of randomly placed older, single family housing. Usually one story, shingled-roofed, and predominantly wood with some red brick accents. I kind of had a flashback to my old neighborhood on Indy's east side.
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Atlanta looks like a mix of both my previous areas (Minneapolis & NJ).
Looks like NJ with the winding roads, exposed power lines, and trees that have overgrown the surroundings
Like MN in that both are Delta HQ's, both have lots of F500 companies with good airports. Small city populations relative to the metro size. Similar COL
The Paulus Hook area of Jersey City reminds me of the Olde Towne area of Portsmouth, VA. Old/historic neighborhoods, with a few newish condo buildings, and marinas on the water. Across the river from the "bigger city." They're not identical, obviously, but I get a similar historic and water-oriented "vibe"
Is there anywhere in your current city that reminds you of your hometown, or somewhere you've lived before? Or just anywhere in one city you've lived that reminded you of another one?
I always feel a bit like I'm somewhere on Chicago's north side in Seattle's University District. The very high density, the old brick buildings, and the Chinese and other Asian businesses on the main streets felt very familiar when I first came here. (Seattle has a much bigger Asian population than Chicago, but they largely live in the suburbs --- Chinese and Indian tech workers in Bellevue/Redmond, Koreans in Shoreline/Lynnwood etc. --- rather than dense city neighborhoods, so to me the Asian enclave here feels a lot more like the Polish, Arab, Puerto Rican, or Italian areas in Chicago than like those areas)
The residential streets are also filled with large, overhanging deciduous trees, whereas most of the city either has much younger deciduous or primarily conifers. What I'm assuming is that we chopped down a lot of our pines and spruces and planted oak, maple, magnolia back in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to evoke kind of a classic, East Coast/Midwest city feel --- and the U District was one of the first areas to become important and built-up, so its deciduous trees have had a lot of time to grow. The houses are also mostly bigger American Foursquares which are more common in Midwest cities, vs. the Craftsmans and ranch houses in most parts of Seattle. Very different environment from the last link but it reminds me of the richer areas at Chicago's fringes like Beverly, West Rogers Park, Sauganash etc.
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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I grew up in Lafayette, California, a small city of 26,000, safe and family-friendly with great schools, low crime, and many trees, mostly deciduous. Where I live now, in Sammamish WA there are more people at 65,000 but less businesses, also very safe and family-friendly with great schools, low crime, and many trees, mostly evergreens, plus 4 lakes, mountain and valley views, and deep, old growth woods. Both have a high cost of living, and similar high family incomes, Lafayette is the 9th highest income city in CA, Sammamish is the 7th highest in WA. Despite the median home price of $1,852,986 in Lafayette, it's not in the 30 highest priced cities in CA. Sammamish home prices are the 2nd highest in WA. at 1.6 million.
Walked around Sea Cliff yesterday after finishing some work at a cafe. Tiny neighborhood at the northwestern corner of SF. It reminded me a lot of wealthier parts of Seattle abutting Puget Sound or Lake Washington --- which is notable because the two cities normally really don't feel similar to me. Detached single-family homes in general are rare in SF.
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The Brickell drawbridges remind me of the drawbridges I grew up with on Long Island in Long Beach and Atlantic Beach.
The MacArthur and Julia Tuttle Causeways reminds me a bit of the causeways from the Meadowbrook Parkway connecting just east of Jones Beach with Point Lookout.
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