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Many cities have been mentioned here however, as I travel to more and more areas of the country, many cities, especially suburbs are really generic, e.g., same type of strip mall big box stores and chain restaurants. Kinda gets boring after seeing it set up the same way from state to state.
Despite the good jobs and decent housing/schools, most development in Collin County, Texas seems this way and people almost seem to march to the same beat. Its about as exciting as a manila envelope...most of the time, you gotta leave to find anything truly interesting. On the flip side, its very clean and fairly quiet.
How in the world is Houston generic? Or Dallas for that matter? How is a city that has no zoning generic? What unzoned major city does Houston look like?
Sacramento. Flat. Low elevation. Boring architecture. No mountains. Nothing.
I see Sacramento much differently.
One of Sacramento's greatest assets is the American River. It runs through the heart of the city/county. It's a natural river reserved for recreation, and mostly non-motorized recreation; excellent for easy kayaking, canoeing , rafting, fishing. The water is very clean and refreshing.
Few weeks back, I took some relatives from San Diego rafting on the American River and they absolutely LOVED IT. Some of them rarely go in the ocean because of fear of the surf, sharks, etc., but the American River was perfect for their comfort level. Took some friends from the Bay Area as well, and they can't wait to do it again.
The other great asset is the Sacramento River: Motorcraft, party boats, cruisers, speedboats, waterskiing, jetsking.
Plenty of other cities have less interesting architecture than Sacramento. And the architecture in Sacramento is the same as everywhere in California. Sacramento has it fair share of Victorians, Craftmans, and a unique skyline, smallish, but unique.
I don't care that there are no mountains directly in Sacramento because I know they are 30/45 minutes away to the east and west. And the mountains to the east are awesome with crystal clear alpine lakes, Tahoe, Yosemite, and world class ski resorts.
It's the chains and same bland architecture both in residential and commercial.
How. Been to inner Houston lately? Many people say that the townhomes and new SFH's in the Houston area is uniquely Houston because that's where the largest presence is at. Chains? As in what, restaurants? Well that's mostly the entire nation. Oh well, it is what it is. I have to agree to disagree. I do agree with OKC though.
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