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Originally Posted by JAYNYC
I was all over Philadelphia today. I was all over New York today.
Philadelphia and New York are nothing alike, from a development perspective.
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No similarities whatsoever? Seriously?
So what U.S. city looks more like NYC than Philly? San Diego? Orlando?
They're an hour apart, they're both old East Coast cities that boomed during the same period, they're both characterized by tight historic urban landscapes of small blocks and leafy classic railroad suburbs. Same climate, same attitude, same general ethnic mix.
The major difference is that NYC is much bigger, denser and more cosmopolitan. But Center City is probably the closest thing to a Manhattan mini-me within the U.S., South Philly the closest thing to Brooklyn, and the Main Line the closest thing to a Westchester-Fairfield.