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I certainly wouldn't consider Atlanta, Indy, Cincy, or Dayton to have some of the top downtowns in the country.
I would agree with you on Dayton. I'm on the fence with Cincy. The poster's comments on the architecture are spot on, and downtown Cincy offers some splendid views with the river. Still, it can feel deserted at times in the evening. His comments about Indy are spot on, however, and I tend to see his view on Atlanta.
I would agree with you on Dayton. I'm on the fence with Cincy. The poster's comments on the architecture are spot on, and downtown Cincy offers some splendid views with the river. Still, it can feel deserted at times in the evening. His comments about Indy are spot on, however, and I tend to see his view on Atlanta.
I guess everyone's got their own opinion, but would you really consider Indianapolis a city that "doesn't sleep"? The only 24-hour city in the United States is New York City.
Maybe I'm just being a homer and surprised he didn't put Boston on his list.
The only 24-hour city in the United States is New York City.
I have to disagree. The Las Vegas Strip is the only 24-hr environment in the US that I've been to-one loses all sense of time there. It I used to jog through Times Square around 3-4am when I was living in Manhattan and it really does die down.
And that's not a bad thing imo. We all need to sleep.
I have to disagree. The Las Vegas Strip is the only 24-hr environment in the US that I've been to-one loses all sense of time there. It I used to jog through Times Square around 3-4am when I was living in Manhattan and it really does die down.
And that's not a bad thing imo. We all need to sleep.
That's true, I forgot about Las Vegas...I don't know if I'd call the Strip downtown though...more like a big playground.
You have to consider everything when judging which downtowns are best, not just size or number of choices. Setting is very important, and for that Chicago/New York lose points during the harsh winters, which now seem to last from late November until April!
I love Chicago's downtown and Manhatten too, but the overall uniqueness of San Francisco is missing from those places. In other words there are many aspects of Chicago or New York that can be found in San Fran: great restaurants, cultural diversity, shopping, nice parks, etc...but conversely I don't think Chicago or New York can say they have the natural beauty or wonderful climate of San Fran. San Fran is more expensive for these reasons. That said, I still think New York wins because it just buries the other cities in America with the sheer number of things to do and see.
Having been in Downtown Houston a number of times at night, it was refreshing to see some activity after dark for a place that has a longstanding image of having rolled up the sidewalks after quitting time.
It should be nowhere near the top - not yet - but I'd say it's getting there.
[quote=missionhome;8979154]Replace Indianapolis with Los Angeles at number 12 and move Indianapolis down a lot. Philadelphia should be number 7 in my opinion, moving those others down a spot.
You must be joking. Los Angeles has a terrible downtown for a city its size, while Indianapolis has an amazing downtown for a city its size. I know Indianapolis is no Chicago or New York, but for a mid-size city it has one of the best downtowns.
NYC is in a league of its own when compared to other cities in the USA. Charleston SC has has the best downtown in the South period. Its location by the sea and beautiful parks and downtown residences upscale and moderate shopping an antiques district a large open air market and tons of real historic attractions as opposed to Disney like attractions, exquisite cuisine and walkability that fuels heavy walking traffic that few cities ten times it size can match. No way it should not be in the top ten if not the top five of downtowns in this country.
After extensive research I have determined the following list to be pretty accurate. As I said this list is after extensive research. It should be pretty accurate. I based this on Jobs, Downtown size, Office space sq ft, Population, Skyline ranking, gdp, activities and much more.
1) New York
2) Chicago
3) Washington D.C.
4) San Francisco
5) Boston
6) Philadelphia
7) Miami
8) Houston
9) Seattle
10) Los Angeles
11) Atlanta
12) Denver
13) Minneapolis
14) Dallas
15) Clevland
16) Baltimore
17) Pittsburgh
18) Columbus
19) Austin
20) New Orleans
21) Honolulu
22) Portland
23) Detroit
24) Cincinatti
25) Charlotte
If you think you hae a good argument as to why this should be different please reply.
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This list is pretty accurate,
