Best major US city that isn't considered cool/hip?

[Deezus]

Originally Posted by lurtsman

Good list. I'd add Phoenix to the list, but I'd have dropped memphis, because, lol memphis. I'd consider dropping Dallas and Minneapolis also. Houston might make it. I think having jobs seems like a fairly cool thing for a city to have. Being unemployed is not hip. Sidenote: The term hip, in itself, is stupid.

So jobs are hip, but then you say the term hip itself is stupid...

Just about everyone I know has a job--no matter where they live, so that doesn't really mean much...

[AK123]

Originally Posted by MemoryMaker

Houston and Dallas are basically suburban sprawl with office buildings plopped in the middle and a couple industrial areas scattered around. They do have high population growth rates but mainly due to economic opportunities/weather.

1. That's really oversimplifying it. There are good museum/arts districts, historic neighborhoods, etc.
2. Austin is not much different really, outside of the added hills to the west and State Capital. It even lacks in many big-city amenities in comparison (no real museum/arts district). It's all about the marketing.

Originally Posted by Yn0hTnA

Actually, I'd wager that the inner city neighborhoods of both Dallas and Houston are awesome in their own right, and are quite cultured and advanced as well. The neighborhoods are also quite walkable too. Contrary to popular belief, you can find well preserved historic areas in both Dallas and Houston.

Definitely.