Are there any US cities similar to NYC in the ?

[lucky_luciano]

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Nice pics

[diablo234]

Some photos of Pittsburgh

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Photos taken by Tiger Beer

[Elnerico]

To the OP, are you refering to an urban gritty look?

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[diablo234]

Some photos of Cincinnati:








Photos taken by Chaddoh25

[desertpunk]

Most Ameriocan cities grew in ways similar to NYC before WW2. After the war and with the rise of automobile suburbs and auto-centric boom towns in the West and South, the old urban model was cast aside. But prior to 1950, NY's 'urbanist supremacy' was simply one of scale.

[TheKorean]

Let me say this, in Chicago, if you travel approximately 150 miles outside of the city, you are going to be on farmland, in NYC, if you travel 150 SW or NE you are still going to be in an urban area.

[VelesHomais]

There are dozens of large cities in U.S. with typical urban environment, almost every city in the north east, actually. As a resident of NYC, I mostly visit cities like Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, and to me, the U.S. seems as urban as Europe is, or even more so, because I, basically, never come across any suburban areas and when I do they seem quite strange to me. The stereotype that America is mostly private houses with no public transportation, no urban streets etc. doesn't apply to millions of people living here.

[lucky_luciano]

Originally Posted by Elnerico

To the OP, are you refering to an urban gritty look?

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Yup.

[lucky_luciano]

Originally Posted by VelesHomais

There are dozens of large cities in U.S. with typical urban environment, almost every city in the north east, actually. As a resident of NYC, I mostly visit cities like Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, and to me, the U.S. seems as urban as Europe is, or even more so, because I, basically, never come across any suburban areas and when I do they seem quite strange to me. The stereotype that America is mostly private houses with no public transportation, no urban streets etc. doesn't apply to millions of people living here.

The northeast doesn't represent the whole of the US and even then, it's actually not the same.

[Northsider]

the U.S. seems as urban as Europe is, or even more so, because I, basically, never come across any suburban areas

Huh? Well, that's easy to say if you stay in central city. Boston has TONS of sprawl.

[VelesHomais]

I never claimed that the Northeast represents the rest of the United States. What I said is pretty clear: The stereotype that America is mostly private houses with no public transportation, no urban streets etc. doesn't apply to millions of people living here.

Obviously I don't intentionally go out of my way to look for sprawling suburbs around cities, what would I do there? I know it's there, but I don't come across it. You can live your whole life without visiting the suburbs.

[simms3]

This thread couldn't be more idiotic if it tried.

Lucky Luciano...what exactly is your point?

And everyone else, myself included, why are we even feeding this thread?

[Northsider]

And everyone else, myself included, why are we even feeding this thread?

The only reason I post anything at all...to pass the time at shitty hotel rooms.

Obviously I don't intentionally go out of my way to look for sprawling suburbs around cities, what would I do there? I know it's there, but I don't come across it. You can live your whole life without visiting the suburbs.

You can say the complete opposite as well. My family hardly ever visits the city; some of my friends refuse to. They spend their whole lives in the suburbs. I'll put it this way: Chicago=~3 million, Chicagoland=~10 million (to be generous)...that's 7 million people out there in Chicagoland who would say that the vast majority of the USA is not urban like in Europe...

[ChitownCity]

Originally Posted by simms3

This thread couldn't be more idiotic if it tried.

Lucky Luciano...what exactly is your point?

And everyone else, myself included, why are we even feeding this thread?

to blow the time

[VelesHomais]

Originally Posted by Northsider

You can say the complete opposite as well. My family hardly ever visits the city; some of my friends refuse to. They spend their whole lives in the suburbs. I'll put it this way: Chicago=~3 million, Chicagoland=~10 million (to be generous)...that's 7 million people out there in Chicagoland who would say that the vast majority of the USA is not urban like in Europe...

No argument there. Again, I wasn't talking about vast majority, but millions of people nonetheless.

[Elnerico]

Originally Posted by lucky_luciano

Yup.

Well I don't know too much about other US cities, but that pic is from Toronto and I think its the closest city in North American with that NYC urban feel, I've been to both cities but not too many others =P

[lucky_luciano]

Originally Posted by simms3

This thread couldn't be more idiotic if it tried.

Lucky Luciano...what exactly is your point?

And everyone else, myself included, why are we even feeding this thread?

I have stated my point already.
That a lot of US cities have impressive business districts/ downtowns.
But when you go a bit further, it often fades into suburban quickly.
Because NYC doesn't have this, which i like, i wondered what other cities are similar in that way as NYC.
And i was bit bored too..

[STLgasm]

It's ridiculous to compare any American city to New York. Even Chicago is a very distant second in terms of density.

But since we're already making silly comparisons, I'll say that the City of St. Louis had a peak density of over 14,000 per square mile in just 61 sq. miles. This bitch is solid from end to end:

[tpe]

Originally Posted by STLgasm

It's ridiculous to compare any American city to New York. Even Chicago is a very distant second in terms of density.

But since we're already making silly comparisons, I'll say that the City of St. Louis had a peak density of over 14,000 per square mile in just 61 sq. miles. This bitch is solid from end to end:

To be sure, it's not all about density. And IMO, it is not ridiculous to compare other American cities with NYC. A question of scale does not translate linearly to a question of urbanity.

[NYC007]