Downtowns are back

[Derek]

Originally Posted by yuriandrade

If we google "Downtown Portland". The vast majority of entries show pretty much the same definition I used here. Not sure what's "misleading" about it. From Wikipedia:

"The downtown neighborhood extends west from the Willamette to Interstate 405 and south from Burnside Street to just south of the Portland State University campus (also bounded by I-405)"

Because that’s a super small area that’s nearly entirely commercial, as opposed to some of the broader definitions of other city’s downtown areas. Semantics, really. As the other poster said, if you included The Pearl and Goose Hollow areas, which in most cities would probably be considered part of “downtown”, the numbers would increase dramatically.

[Yuri]

Originally Posted by Derek

Because that’s a super small area that’s nearly entirely commercial, as opposed to some of the broader definitions of other city’s downtown areas. Semantics, really. As the other poster said, if you included The Pearl and Goose Hollow areas, which in most cities would probably be considered part of “downtown”, the numbers would increase dramatically.

We can talk about other neighbourhoods too, but this thread is focused on Downtowns.

About the size, New Orleans that I just posted above, is only slightly larger (2.6 km² vs 2.1 km²). Or Pittsburgh posted few pages back with only 1.4 km², Kansas City (2.3 km²), Denver (2.3 km²), Tampa (1.9 km²).

Originally Posted by SIGSEGV

If I had to guess, airbnb.

I wonder how is like to live there. It's definitely not an ordinary place to live in.

[SIGSEGV]

Originally Posted by yuriandrade

I wonder how is like to live there. It's definitely not an ordinary place to live in.

Probably like living in Venice or Sighisoara or Zermatt I would guess.

[Yuri]

Originally Posted by SIGSEGV

Probably like living in Venice or Sighisoara or Zermatt I would guess.

I thought it was different as I imagined the French Quarter was mostly party-oriented, but it seems it has quiet streets as well.

And racial divide is very stark: on French Quarter, Whites outnumber Blacks in a 11:1 ratio. On tracts immediatelly northwest of it, Blacks are the vast majority.