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Originally Posted by edale
Boston I can definitely see. Parts of it really do remind me of cities in Ireland or England. I don't get European vibes from Charleston or New Orleans. Maybe Savannah a little more just due to the layout of the squares, but those Southern cities seem distinctly American to me.
Quebec City is a little slice of France just dropped into North America. It is hands down the most European environment in North America. Montreal feels less so to me, because it's a bigger city. Looks and feels more like a French speaking Brooklyn than Paris imo.
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The "French Brooklyn" analogy has been made often and it is valid. But if we are answering the original question, which is what
neighborhood feels European, then Old Montreal does give a somewhat European illusion. The street grid is also as old as Quebec City's, not typical of large NA cities.
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