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Kidphilly-- been to Atlanta? I was surprised myself, actually. It's quite busy -- certainly, it gets busier than Boston, but that may also be simply because it's bigger than Boston.
I'm surprised a few people here place Philly above Boston, too. I haven't seen any place in Boston that gets as busy as Center City (Broad Street during the day time, especially).
Agree on Center City - for a CBD it is as busy as much of NYC or Chicago - just not as large (I hear some NYers say it the closest feel to NY in that area and some say even moreso than Chicago (this I disagree on) - though to me even smaller the feel in center city somehow more closely resembles NY even though Chicago is much bigger - especially the neighborhoods around Rittenhouse
And on Atlanta - yes probably 40-50 times; not knocking it but it doesnt have the same feel - especially after business hours - though is getting busier and in-filling quite dramatically over the last 10 years - I actually have really started to like the Midtown area of Atlanta - especially if I had to live there
Boston I do think can be pretty busy - maybe because the downtown is sooo tight and winding; especially the financial district
on DC it is extremely busy and large but the spread seems to diminish it's overall vibe/feel - that may be a function of the limited height (but to me that makes DC unique) but boy that expanse of midrises (if they even qualify on that) is pretty damn impressive
San Fran downtown feels bigger than it really is - very compact - somehow to me always seems like it should have been in CT (jk I know the west coast folks will hate that)
And Seattle was brought up - forgot about that - for it's size packs a pretty good punch though I have only there twice so dont' quite have as good a feel
San Fran downtown feels bigger than it really is - very compact - somehow to me always seems like it should have been in CT (jk I know the west coast folks will hate that)
Nah, I like CT, but its too cold for us. LOL
San Francisco
SF Financial District(Federal Reserve Bank of SF)
Market and Fifth(Nordstrom)
Geary and Stockton(Louis Vuitton)
Powell and O'Farrell
That weird Free Hugs movement has a very good vid that illustrates SFs street vibrancy.
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I know it's no Chicago, San Francisco, or Washington DC.
As I stated earlier;
Chicago 2nd
San Francisco with a slight edge for 3rd, with DC following very close behind.
But Miami, even though it's not those cities above, is only 38 square miles! 3rd largest skyline now, 450K people live in Miami in it's 38 square miles now, you can best bet that it has a busy downtown, especially because the metro area is home to what? 5.4 million people, I'm sure a large amount of those people go to downtown for work, people all across the country from every corner of the country have considered investing in a condo or something in Miami in the past. Let's not forget about "simple small Miami" here. That's all I'm saying. I'm surprised Miami is being completely underestimated here. Getting no votes at all, not even from the homers, it deserves way more credit than that.
As far as Seattle goes, it punches WAY above its weight in this category. It is still the undisputed shopping mecca for its region, and it shows. Fortunately, the Pugent Sound area was never "over-malled" like so many other metro's. They have the whole package: solid downtown residential base, great shopping, theatres, museums, all the sports arenas/stadiums are there, fantastic public market, clean, safe, etc. Possibly my overall favorite Downtown in the U.S.
I know it's no Chicago, San Francisco, or Washington DC.
As I stated earlier;
Chicago 2nd
San Francisco with a slight edge for 3rd, with DC following very close behind.
But Miami, even though it's not those cities above, is only 38 square miles! 3rd largest skyline now, 450K people live in Miami in it's 38 square miles now, you can best bet that it has a busy downtown. I'm surprised Miami is being completely underestimated here. Getting no votes at all, not even from the homers, it deserves way more credit than that.
Miami is dense but somehow just doesn't feel like a city - or at least in the traditional sense - plus it is too much the playground
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Miami is dense but somehow just doesn't feel like a city - or at least in the traditional sense - plus it is too much the playground
I easily see it ahead of Los Angeles, Houston, Seattle, and Dallas in this aspect. It would be astonishing to see those cities out numbering Miami in votes here, when on the contrary their downtowns lack the vibrancy of Miami's.
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