Boca Raton

[thetallerthebetter]

ok I will say first that I hate both boca and gables and have lived in neighboring areas to both places.

they are both too boring and suburban for me but honestly other than Mizner Park (disneyfied antiseptic mall) what does boca have to offer besides nice suburban homes? generic publix plazas? and manicured lawns?

Gables is not my cup of tea either but it does have a massive urban business district that is very busy, dense and active... Boca seems like a sleepy island town by comparison

again I'm no fan of the gables I hate that lame faux mediterranean architecture... yuck but it's definitely a lot more urban and pedestrian than Boca.

[coruna]

Originally Posted by thetallerthebetter

ok I will say first that I hate both boca and gables and have lived in neighboring areas to both places.

they are both too boring and suburban for me but honestly other than Mizner Park (disneyfied antiseptic mall) what does boca have to offer besides nice suburban homes? generic publix plazas? and manicured lawns?

Gables is not my cup of tea either but it does have a massive urban business district that is very busy, dense and active... Boca seems like a sleepy island town by comparison

again I'm no fan of the gables I hate that lame faux mediterranean architecture... yuck but it's definitely a lot more urban and pedestrian than Boca.

You may not like either of those cities, but you are a fan of the MAGIC CITY of MIAMI, correct? I know you're not like nothingman......you do like our city; I have seen it in many of your previous posts. I can understand.....you just don't like suburbs at all, and I agree with you for the most part, but the Gables is very urban and it's great, although nowhere near as good as Miami itself and Miami Beach.

[floridian-will]

So.... Anyone have pictures of Boca? Concidering this is the Boca photo thread.

[xzmattzx]

I'm disappointed. I wanted to see pictures of Boca Raton, and I thought I would definitely see some, judging by the thread name. But there are none.

[floridian-will]

Yes I was hoping for pictures too, but it seems this has turned into a debate.

[PuertoPlata]

where this photo.

[Copernicus]

Originally Posted by MMH

Boca wont even be on the top of the best skylines in SoFlo!
Boca doesnt even have an actual skyline its basically a couple of buildings around the same area just like other suburbs like miramar, pembroke and doral.
Boca cant have a better skyline than say aventura, sunny isles, kendall, coral Gables, hollywood, even hialeah has more dense number of midrises.

Boca will never be about skyscrapers!
Its about quality of life and best schools in the state.

Boca Raton is in a class of its own in South Florida, and everybody who lives down here knows it. No other city comes close, the island of Palm Beach has the same flavor with perhaps more $$$.
It doesnt have the Black, or Spanish/Portuguese speaking population if thats what one is looking for, its mostly entrepreneurial retired rich NYC Jews, rich Europeans, etc...

[Copernicus]

ok, so what do you guys think of the new development behind the new library building? Personally i think those guys are nuts putting up close to 200units (thomes +single family) I'm even more disappointed because I was hoping that lot could be sold to some one like "Scripps"

I dont mind the Ravella development on the corner of Spanish River and Military though.



http://www.multi-housingnews.com/mul..._id=1003553737
http://www.ravellaboca.com/welcome.aspx
http://www.reserveatbluelake.com/

[floridian-will]

They all look luxurious and Boca looking

[Copernicus]

Originally Posted by floridian-will

They all look luxurious and Boca looking

It seems you either love Boca, or you hate it...
It is by far the most homogeneic city in South Florida.

[DShoost88]

Of course "I" love Boca. I don't mind Blue Lake, I think that with Ravella will be awesome communities for the area. Their location promotes a walkable lifestyle, with its parks and shops and company headquarters in a 1/4 mile radius. For a really low-rise area, there's a lot of walkable potential there.

I'm really psyched for North Boca Village. I'll look for more to post on that...

[DShoost88]

how do you post pictures? I haven't done it in 2 years, and I took some great photos last weekend.

[floridian-will]

Go to image shack, have them host the image than you paste the image here and put, [img]IMAGE LINK HERE[/img] Note: the slash before the img on the last img.

[floridian-will]

Originally Posted by Copernicus

It seems you either love Boca, or you hate it...
It is by far the most homogeneic city in South Florida.

Before you get all rambo on me let me inform you that I never said I hate Boca. In fact I have stuck up for Boca several times, LOOK WHO STARTED THE BOCA PHOTO THREAD. And as far as safety in Boca goes, watch the News lately? So no its not the best city in SoFla IMO, there are others that I like WAY more, but its still an awsome city.

[FTL Beach Bum]

Originally Posted by floridian-will

Before you get all rambo on me let me inform you that I never said I hate Boca. In fact I have stuck up for Boca several times, LOOK WHO STARTED THE BOCA PHOTO THREAD. And as far as safety in Boca goes, watch the News lately? So no its not the best city in SoFla IMO, there are others that I like WAY more, but its still an awsome city.

F-W, I do believe he meant it as a figure of speech, not as a direct attack against you.

"You either love it, or you hate it..."

Kinda like sushi... (Someone) either loves it, or they hate it...

[FTL Beach Bum]

Originally Posted by floridian-will

Go to image shack, have them host the image than you paste the image here and put, [img]IMAGE LINK HERE[/img] Note: the slash before the img on the last img.

Right. Here's a link, Shoost:

http://www.imageshack.us

On the main page, click "Browse", locate the image file on your computer, click "Open" to acknowledge, then select "Host it!" to begin the upload process.

When the file is done uploading, you will be taken to another page which provides you with different link options for embedding it here in the forum. You can elect to do a clickable thumbnail, or what most of us around here prefer to do is to simply show the entire photo in the thread itself by using the method that Floridian-Will described. In that case, the direct link to the image will be the last link provided on the page.

For instance,

typing [ img]http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/1994/img4138yx8.jpg[ /img]

...Without the spaces in the "img" tags would provide this:



Good luck

[Copernicus]

Originally Posted by floridian-will

Before you get all rambo on me let me inform you that I never said I hate Boca. In fact I have stuck up for Boca several times, LOOK WHO STARTED THE BOCA PHOTO THREAD. And as far as safety in Boca goes, watch the News lately? So no its not the best city in SoFla IMO, there are others that I like WAY more, but its still an awsome city.

I disagree,it still is, and always will be, the best city in SoFLa outside of the island of Palm Beach. Simple reason demographics, and $$ and entrepreneurial spirit thats moving down here from NYC and Europe.

Which city would you put ahead of Boca?

[Copernicus]

Originally Posted by DShoost88

Of course "I" love Boca. I don't mind Blue Lake, I think that with Ravella will be awesome communities for the area. Their location promotes a walkable lifestyle, with its parks and shops and company headquarters in a 1/4 mile radius. For a really low-rise area, there's a lot of walkable potential there.

I'm really psyched for North Boca Village. I'll look for more to post on that...

Why are you psyched about North Boca Village? 99% people in Boca would say this is Delray Beach already, thats #1, then you have a ghetto along Dixie next to it, it is there to stay you know.. I personally think its a terrible waste of $$ and some incredible lobbying by someone to have that $$ being spent there. Unless they have Delray Beach squad cars patrolling the place 24/7 no one is going to be walking around there.

[dave8721]

Originally Posted by Copernicus

I disagree,it still is, and always will be, the best city in SoFLa outside of the island of Palm Beach. Simple reason demographics, and $$ and entrepreneurial spirit thats moving down here from NYC and Europe.

Which city would you put ahead of Boca?

Miami Beach and Coral Gables to name 2.

[floridian-will]

Originally Posted by Copernicus

I disagree,it still is, and always will be, the best city in SoFLa outside of the island of Palm Beach. Simple reason demographics, and $$ and entrepreneurial spirit thats moving down here from NYC and Europe.

Which city would you put ahead of Boca?

Well I would about die for the chance to live in Miami. Living in Fort Lauderdale even adds a LOT more excitement to life than anything in Palm Beach County with its surprisingly amazing Ft Lauderdale Beach, unrivaled by ANYTHING in Palm Beach County. But all in all Miami Beach is where I want to live, its one of the best beaches in the world, its right by Biscayne bay, Collins avn. Downtown Miami, its just the center of everything I crave right now. Like I've said before Boca would make a nice vacation spot, but not the best living spot, a little too boring.