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Though for some reason I always correlate rain with Seattle. Lol forgive me. From pictures I've seen I think San Francisco will take this, but I could be wrong.
Awsome pics of Seattle I miss living in Seattle so much I spent so much time on Alki and Myrtle Edwards park the water was so peacefull. I hope to move back to Belltown some day. Would have to pick Seattle for natural beauty .
That's like suggesting that Pittsburgh wouldn't be much without the bridges or rivers...
Seriously...wtf?
Pittsburgh's interraction with the topography is part of what makes it great. In addition there is a very good collection of 19th century architecture (Frick Building, Oliver Building, the Courthouse, Carnegie Mellon Univ., etc. ) Seattle has a few nice buildings, but it really doesn't speak to the landscape. Not many cities do; San Francisco and Pittsburgh being notable exceptions. The drop off to the water is almost a non-factor (except for at the Market) - the water's edge could have been more of a city form generator, but unfortunately the city just didn't grow that way. Seattle isn't that different from a lot of other cities.
Pittsburgh's interraction with the topography is part of what makes it great. In addition there is a very good collection of 19th century architecture (Frick Building, Oliver Building, the Courthouse, Carnegie Mellon Univ., etc. ) Seattle has a few nice buildings, but it really doesn't speak to the landscape. Not many cities do; San Francisco and Pittsburgh being notable exceptions. The drop off to the water is almost a non-factor (except for at the Market) - the water's edge could have been more of a city form generator, but unfortunately the city just didn't grow that way. Seattle isn't that different from a lot of other cities.
Seattle's strength in not its architecture, I'll give you that. But to somehow suggest it doesn't interact with the topography is silly.
As to the waterfront and in particular the Alaskan Way Viaduct, fortunately that's all about to change.
This is hard to decide because both cities are beautiful in their own right. Seattle has a nice city skyline and lots of natural beauty- fantastic mountain vistas, lush green forests, et al. San Francisco has a world-class urban setting, magnificent skyline, lots of culture, and some natural beauty close by too, but the bay area is much more congested and that alone makes it a little less appealing.
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