Here is why CHICAGO may be the best city in America... pictures included

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And unlike just about any other major city in the world, Chicago offers beaches right next to downtown amenities and awesome skyline views.

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And unlike just about any other major city in the world, Chicago offers beaches right next to downtown amenities and awesome skyline views.


Los Angeles, New York, Miami, San Francisco.... yeah there is no other major city with a beach and a view

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http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/imagesJGLKW8AA_zps93fc6a8a.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/imagesJGLKW8AA_zps93fc6a8a.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/imagesOH41MA92_zpscb62363a.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/imagesOH41MA92_zpscb62363a.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago74_zps970640e9.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago74_zps970640e9.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago72_zpsccccd6ea.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago72_zpsccccd6ea.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago73_zps1eb53c9b.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago73_zps1eb53c9b.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Beachy4_zps6ade1607.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Beachy4_zps6ade1607.jpg.html)

[bballnoob1192]

So the government has been lying to me about all the gang wars in Chicago!!! Those bastards. According to you it looks like Chicago is all fun and sunshine with beautiful scenery.

[Balla_Status]

Los Angeles, New York, Miami, San Francisco.... yeah there is no other major city with a beach and a view

And sydney. And brisbane. And perth.

Those pics are nice though. How come no photos of Chicago in the winter?

[Graviton]

And sydney. And brisbane. And perth.

Those pics are nice though. How come no photos of Chicago in the winter?
http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1549201/thumbs/o-FROZEN-CHICAGO-FROM-ABOVE-facebook.jpg

[Balla_Status]

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1549201/thumbs/o-FROZEN-CHICAGO-FROM-ABOVE-facebook.jpg

Thought so. :lol

[robert de niro]

yeah, no

[MadeFromDust]

But KYJelly says that it's the drug cartel capital of the U.S. :/

[Thorpesaurous]

I absolutely love Chicago. But it's certainly got it's problems. In addition to it's social issues. The summers are hot and sticky but short. And the winters are bitterly cold and longer than most would care for. Those beaches are great, but it's lake front fresh water beach, not the ocean.

[SunsN07BookIt]

One of these days I'd like to visit Crook County, IL. But I won't forget my body armor if I do.

[ArbitraryWater]

And unlike just about any other major city in the world, Chicago offers beaches right next to downtown amenities and awesome skyline views.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/imagesYM7J9EKJ_zpsc48a8720.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/imagesYM7J9EKJ_zpsc48a8720.jpg.html)

... That sucks.

Totally takes away the beauty and feeling of the beach.

[KevinNYC]

But KYJelly says that it's the drug cartel capital of the U.S. :/

MadeFromDicks, is too simple minded to understand it can be both.
poor feeble-minded, MadeFromDicks.*


(See I can make up names like I'm in 4th grade too.)

[KevinNYC]

I absolutely love Chicago. But it's certainly got it's problems. In addition to it's social issues. The summers are hot and sticky but short. And the winters are bitterly cold and longer than most would care for. Those beaches are great, but it's lake front fresh water beach, not the ocean.

I never run down Chicago. People who don't live in cities can't understand how one section of a city can be violent and it not affect the daily life of most of the folks in that city. The parts that are violent are the parts you never want to go to anyway.

[rezznor]

And unlike just about any other major city in the world, Chicago offers beaches right next to downtown amenities and awesome skyline views.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/imagesYM7J9EKJ_zpsc48a8720.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/imagesYM7J9EKJ_zpsc48a8720.jpg.html)

dat beach with a city view doe

http://bomaelevatorspeech.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/chicago-ice-storm1.jpg

http://www.chicagoreader.com/binary/4e51/1389213612-ax005_14ad_9.jpeg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4GYNjlg5YOE/UsoZ4eSdeGI/AAAAAAAANI0/XEBM-uChgbY/s1600/Chicago+in+WInter.png

[DukeDelonte13]

i really like chicago. It's a home away from home. Very livable city. Awesome food.

Every major city has its bad parts and its good parts. It's not like the whole greater chicago area is in some crime wave.

[Bigsmoke]

These are actually my pics

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w364/MATW88/CAM00636_zps4c73b42f.jpg (http://s1072.photobucket.com/user/MATW88/media/CAM00636_zps4c73b42f.jpg.html)


http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w364/MATW88/IMG_20140709_153047_zps183dfe88.jpg (http://s1072.photobucket.com/user/MATW88/media/IMG_20140709_153047_zps183dfe88.jpg.html)
http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w364/MATW88/1150143_10201124254285639_1456689415_n_zpscefacec1 .jpg (http://s1072.photobucket.com/user/MATW88/media/1150143_10201124254285639_1456689415_n_zpscefacec1 .jpg.html)

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w364/MATW88/CAM00379_zps7184d997.jpg (http://s1072.photobucket.com/user/MATW88/media/CAM00379_zps7184d997.jpg.html)

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w364/MATW88/1399337427147_zps4c8257f0.jpg (http://s1072.photobucket.com/user/MATW88/media/1399337427147_zps4c8257f0.jpg.html)

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w364/MATW88/1238350_10201124420689799_2026623386_n_zps0e3edaba .jpg (http://s1072.photobucket.com/user/MATW88/media/1238350_10201124420689799_2026623386_n_zps0e3edaba .jpg.html)

[SunsN07BookIt]

I always wanted to see that fountain they have in the intro of Married With Children

[Bigsmoke]

The best city in the where is where that blue dot is at:cheers:

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w364/MATW88/2014-10-27-10-03-56_zps01902fc4.jpg (http://s1072.photobucket.com/user/MATW88/media/2014-10-27-10-03-56_zps01902fc4.jpg.html)

[Bigsmoke]

I always wanted to see that fountain they have in the intro of Married With Children

U could see it the next time u go to the Taste

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w364/MATW88/IMG_20141027_101405_zps44c4c3c4.jpg (http://s1072.photobucket.com/user/MATW88/media/IMG_20141027_101405_zps44c4c3c4.jpg.html)

[nathanjizzle]

the government sucks. full of corruption and will do anything to steal money out of our pockets.

[Bigsmoke]

Los Angeles, New York, Miami, San Francisco.... yeah there is no other major city with a beach and a view

Nobody trying to spend $2,000 a month for a 1 bedroom apartment

[Bigsmoke]

the government sucks. full of corruption and will do anything to steal money out of our pockets.

Not saying what you said isn't true but NYC, NJ, and Cali got it worse.

[JohnnySic]

1.) New York City


2a.) Los Angeles
2b.) San Francisco




4.) Chicago

[TheTruth11]

Los Angeles, New York, Miami, San Francisco.... yeah there is no other major city with a beach and a view

The key is "major" city. LA is major but it does not have beaches right next to their downtown because their downtown it not next to the water. New York (Manhattan) simply does not have beaches until you get to Long Island and places like that. Miami does but Miami is not considered a world "Alpha City" according to the rankings, it does not have the economy Chicago has and its population is not close to Chicago's. Again, the same argument can be made regarding San Fran. Also I have never seen beach pictures adjacent to their downtown skyline. They may exists so if you have seen some go ahead and post them.

Like I said before, this is rare.

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[bballer]

http://media20.giphy.com/media/d8Mp4FLh5hrji/giphy.gif?w=320

[TheTruth11]

So the government has been lying to me about all the gang wars in Chicago!!! Those bastards. According to you it looks like Chicago is all fun and sunshine with beautiful scenery.

Yep, that is true. The C.H.I. gets a bad rap because the man that now sits in the White House calls Chicago home. And don't get me wrong, like all major cities, there are problems with crime but what you don't hear about is how those problems are primarily isolated to 2 or 3 neighborhoods that anyone with half a brain can easily avoid.

Chicago has a metro area approaching 10 Million people and the metro land area is vast, you would really have to be looking for trouble to find yourself in those 2 or 3 neighborhoods that should be avoided.

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[B-hoop]

**** y'all this is the best city in the Americas:

PS: This photos were taken during the winter.

http://www.rentanapartmentinrio.com/rio-de-janeiro.jpg

http://thegranfondoitalia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Rio_at_night.jpg

http://www.douglastur.com.br/images/produtos/3738286258-rio%20de%20janeiro%201.jpg

http://www.imagens.acheiviagem.com.br/img/rio-de-janeiro-flamengo-e-enseada-de-botafogo-198-G.jpg

http://www.dicadetudo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Praias-do-Rio-de-Janeiro-Copacabana.jpg

http://www.diariodocentrodomundo.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rio-de-janeiro-i16111.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Praia_de_Copacabana_-_Rio_de_Janeiro,_Brasil.jpg

[Thorpesaurous]

Anyone who's interested in the architecture and layout of Chicago should check out the book Devil in The White City. It's actually about HH Holmes, the serial killer, who built a terrifying murder hotel with trap doors and secret passageways and the like, but each chapter flips with the story of the architect hired to assemble the city for the World Fair they had there in the early 20th century. That fountain and that whole park came out of that fair. And tons of the older architecture in the city he and his firm did and it's still there.

I've got a friend from there who's very well off, and he finances a ton of resturants there, and belongs to a bunch of different social clubs and stuff, and because of that I've gotten way more access to the city than I really have any right to.

[Bigsmoke]

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1549201/thumbs/o-FROZEN-CHICAGO-FROM-ABOVE-facebook.jpg

Even though Walt Disney was a Chicago native, u can see why there isn't a Disneyland or Disney World here.

That b*tch would only be opened for 4 or 5 months:lol

[KevinNYC]

Yep, that is true. The C.H.I. gets a bad rap because the man that now sits in the White House calls Chicago home. And don't get me wrong, like all major cities, there are problems with crime but what you don't hear about is how those problems are primarily isolated to 2 or 3 neighborhoods that anyone with half a brain can easily avoid.

Chicago has a metro area approaching 10 Million people and the metro land area is vast, you would really have to be looking for trouble to find yourself in those 2 or 3 neighborhoods that should be avoided.

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I don't think this has anything to do with the man in the White House.

Chicago has been among the top three cities with the most murders since 1985. *

Cabrini-Green was a nationwide symbol of crime since the 1980's as well.

*It's also the third largest city in America, so you need to account for population when you calculate murder rates.

Metro area is not considered when crime rates in a city are calculated.

[TheTruth11]

**** y'all this is the best city in the Americas:

PS: This photos were taken during the winter.

http://www.rentanapartmentinrio.com/rio-de-janeiro.jpg

http://thegranfondoitalia.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Rio_at_night.jpg

http://www.douglastur.com.br/images/produtos/3738286258-rio%20de%20janeiro%201.jpg

http://www.imagens.acheiviagem.com.br/img/rio-de-janeiro-flamengo-e-enseada-de-botafogo-198-G.jpg

http://www.dicadetudo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Praias-do-Rio-de-Janeiro-Copacabana.jpg

http://www.diariodocentrodomundo.com.br/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/rio-de-janeiro-i16111.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Praia_de_Copacabana_-_Rio_de_Janeiro,_Brasil.jpg


Good stuff. I have always been a big fan of Rio. Paris is another city that I really like. And most cities in Italy I am a big fan of as well.

There are many great cities across the world. I just thought it was time Chicago got some love. For people who have been to Chicago I have often heard it called "the best kept secret in the country." And really, Chicagoans tend to like it that way.

As someone who has a job that requires me to travel to just about every city in the United States, I tend to agree with them - it is a secret treasure. Sure I have a natural bias but I honestly believe that as far as summer cities go, I would take it #1. Just so soo much to do. I have not even started to touch on the neighborhood scene in Chicago... the pubs, dance clubs, live music spots, etc. Summers are crazy fun in Chicago.

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[KevinNYC]

New York (Manhattan) simply does not have beaches until you get to Long Island and places like that.

New York city is not just Manhattan.

And yes since Manhattan is on two rivers, there aren't beaches, but there are beaches within the 5 boroughs (http://www.nycgo.com/slideshows/best-beaches-in-nyc/1/)

Coney Island, Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach are in Brooklyn.

Rockaway Beach and Riis Park are in Queens

Orchard Beach is in the Bronx.

Staten Island has the most beaches in the city.

You can take the subway to several beaches in NYC.

[TheTruth11]

I don't think this has anything to do with the man in the White House.

Chicago has been among the top three cities with the most murders since 1985. *

Cabrini-Green was a nationwide symbol of crime since the 1980's as well.

*It's also the third largest city in America, so you need to account for population when you calculate murder rates.

Metro area is not considered when crime rates in a city are calculated.

Wow, you had to go all the way back to 1980 huh? :rolleyes:

As I stated before, most of Chicago's crime is isolated to certain areas. And it is mostly thug on thug. Not always but that is mostly the case. You rarely if ever hear about visitors becoming victims of crime. As a visitor you would really have to go looking for trouble to find it.

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[TheTruth11]

Wow Smoke, you really had to dig for that old picture huh? That's from like 1978 or something:biggums:

Come on bruh, Chicago is constantly adding buildings and doing massive development on a daily basis bruh.

And yep, it can get cold in the winter. But if you can make it through those 2 or 3 months the reward is well worth it because there is no better summer city in the U.S.:pimp:

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[TheTruth11]

New York city is not just Manhattan.

And yes since Manhattan is on two rivers, there aren't beaches, but there are beaches within the 5 boroughs (http://www.nycgo.com/slideshows/best-beaches-in-nyc/1/)

Coney Island, Brighton Beach and Manhattan Beach are in Brooklyn.

Rockaway Beach and Riis Park are in Queens

Orchard Beach is in the Bronx.

Staten Island has the most beaches in the city.

You can take the subway to several beaches in NYC.

So you will concede then that downtown NY (Manhattan) does not have beaches immediately adjacent to it, correct?

I have often heard it said that Chicago has a European style to its downtown layout with the surrounding beaches. You typically only find it in Monaco and places like that. The only other somewhat big city in the US that I can think of that has this would be Miami -- again, without the size of Chicago and without the economy. And I have also heard it said that Miami's downtown layout resembles a European city as well. NY simply does not have this.

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[KevinNYC]

Wow, you had to go all the way back to 1980 huh? :rolleyes: .

Yes, because it's not a recent reputation. (http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/26400030/yummy-sandifer-is-chicago-any-less-violent-since-his-murder) Chicago didn't become associated with violence since 2008. It's long standing reputation

It doesn't mean the repuation is accurate. Chicago has less than half the murders it had at its peak in the 1990's. Even the 'bad parts' of Chicago have way less crime than they used to.

For outsiders that kind of stuff take a long time to change.

I remember 15 years ago, business colleagues who came to NYC were shocked when my wife suggested they take the subway to a meeting downtown. They still thought they needed to be packing like Charles Bronson in Death Wish.

I just saw some idiot on Twitter spouting idiocy about Harlem in regards to the NYC Ebola case, not understanding what Harlem is about these days and why a white doctor would want to leave there.

[Bigsmoke]

Wow Smoke, you really had to dig for that old picture huh? That's from like 1978 or something:biggums:

Come on bruh, Chicago is constantly adding buildings and doing massive development on a daily basis bruh.

And yep, it can get cold in the winter. But if you can make it through those 2 or 3 months the reward is well worth it because there is no better summer city in the U.S.:pimp:

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Those pics are all from 2013 and this year.


I don't have a helicopter to capture all the building at once like the pics u posted.


Edit: this is my 17,000 post. ironically, on my 26th birthday:cheers:

[KevinNYC]

So you will concede then that downtown NY (Manhattan) does not have beaches immediately adjacent to it, correct?

I have often heard it said that Chicago has a European style to its downtown layout with the surrounding beaches. You typically only find it in Monaco and places like that. The only other somewhat big city in the US that I can think of that has this would be Miami -- again, without the size of Chicago and without the economy. And I have also heard it said that Miami's downtown layout resembles a European city as well. NY simply does not have this.

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Downtown is not Manhattan. Downtown is a neighborhood in Manhattan as is Inwood, Washington Heights and Chinatown. Downtown isn't even the big business district of Manhattan. The financial district and midtown are the big business districts.

Yes, there are no beaches on Manhattan, there's a lot of stuff to do on the waterfront, but no beaches. But something like 7 million of New York's 8.5 million people do not live in Manhattan, so most New Yorkers don't see this as a negative.

[mlh1981]

Been a handful of times, and its an awesome city with no shortage of things to do, but the winters there are just too long and brutal.

[Bigsmoke]

Downtown is not Manhattan. Downtown is a neighborhood in Manhattan as is Inwood, Washington Heights and Chinatown. Downtown isn't even the big business district of Manhattan. The financial district and midtown are the big business districts.

Yes, there are no beaches on Manhattan, there's a lot of stuff to do on the waterfront, but no beaches. But something like 7 million of New York's 8.5 million people do not live in Manhattan, so most New Yorkers don't see this as a negative.


Ewwwwwww
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=United+States&city1=Chicago%2C+IL&country2=United+States&city2=New+York%2C+NY

[BasedTom]

The key is "major" city. LA is major but it does not have beaches right next to their downtown because their downtown it not next to the water. New York (Manhattan) simply does not have beaches until you get to Long Island and places like that. Miami does but Miami is not considered a world "Alpha City" according to the rankings, it does not have the economy Chicago has and its population is not close to Chicago's. Again, the same argument can be made regarding San Fran. Also I have never seen beach pictures adjacent to their downtown skyline. They may exists so if you have seen some go ahead and post them.

Like I said before, this is rare.

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Miami is Alpha-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_city#GaWC_study

[TheTruth11]

Those pics are all from 2013 and this year.


I don't have a helicopter to capture all the building at once like the pics u posted.


Edit: this is my 17,000 post. ironically, on my 26th birthday:cheers:

Hate to break it to you but your pics are old Smoke

[StephHamann]

i think skyscrapers are fugly, historic cities all the way

:bowdown:

http://vte.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/800px-Toledo_Skyline_Panorama_Spain_-_Dec_2006.jpg

[TheTruth11]

Downtown is not Manhattan. Downtown is a neighborhood in Manhattan as is Inwood, Washington Heights and Chinatown. Downtown isn't even the big business district of Manhattan. The financial district and midtown are the big business districts.

Yes, there are no beaches on Manhattan, there's a lot of stuff to do on the waterfront, but no beaches. But something like 7 million of New York's 8.5 million people do not live in Manhattan, so most New Yorkers don't see this as a negative.

New Yorkers never cease to amaze me. They ALWAYS feel like that they have to be #1 in EVERYTHING. Well, the world does not work that way. When people think of downtown New York, they think of Manhattan. Period. Where is the Empire State building located? Wall Street? etc.- all Manhattan. And New York/Manhattan does not have beaches built into it's downtown like Chicago does.

In Chicago, you can leave a Fortune 500 corporation in suit and tie and literally walk less than 100 yards to the beach. And beach goers can have fun at the beach and literally walk to downtown shopping and restaurants afterwards. There is no other major city in the United States that offers that except Miami which is a much smaller city than Chicago.

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[Jailblazers7]

I'd rather have Central Park than that beach to be honest and I have no rooting interest in this debate.

[Bigsmoke]

Hate to break it to you but your pics are old Smoke

:confusedshrug:

One was taking 2 weeks ago but its whatever lol

[TheTruth11]

I'd rather have Central Park than that beach to be honest and I have no rooting interest in this debate.

So you like Central Park better, cool. I like the beach. Simply a matter of preference for me. To me a park is a park... I much prefer the fun with girls in bikini's at the beach.

To each their own my friend. :cheers:

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[Sarcastic]

Aww, that's adorable that you have a skyline.






NYC is so big that it has 2.

[TheTruth11]

Aww, that's adorable that you have a skyline.






NYC is so big that it has 2.


I am starting to think New Yorkers and their fanboys are a seriously insecure bunch. This was never meant to be NY vs. Chicago but somehow New Yorkers and their fanboys made it into that. To me, Chicago stands on its own. It does not need to be compared to anyone.

NY is cool with me though. I travel there all the time on business. I usually enjoy it when I go but do think it is a much dirtier city (trash everywhere) than Chicago... people are always amazed at how clean Chicago is considering it is such a large city... and I like the way that Chicago offers more diversity between Business, Beaches and Recreational Activities. That's just me though. To me Chicago is the greatest "summer" city in the country. I have heard many others say that as well but to each their own. If your flavor is NY, more power to you. Its all good.

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[TheTruth11]

Aww, that's adorable that you have a skyline.

NYC is so big that it has 2.

Actually, Chicago has multiple skyline vantage points as well. I did not capture all of them in the pictures I posted but if you look close... pan from upper far left to the upper far right at the top of this picture...

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/CHICAGOPANORAMICVIEW_zps78ada777.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/CHICAGOPANORAMICVIEW_zps78ada777.jpg.html)

[9erempiree]

As beautiful as those pictures may be. I don't think it is that great of a city due to weather. The weather pretty much sucks.

I take San Francisco all day.

[Bigsmoke]

As beautiful as those pictures may be. I don't think it is that great of a city due to weather. The weather pretty much sucks.

I take San Francisco all day.

Too many gays

[Nanners]

i would rather live here

http://images.bwbx.io/cms/2013-06-06/tech_portland24__01__630x420.jpg

http://www.oregontravelcenter.com/images/top10-portland.jpg

[KyrieTheFuture]

Denver is the best city in America

[Droid101]

LOL "Beaches" in Chicago. I'm sure the ocean waves are quite peaceful there, great for surfing too.

[Nanners]

LOL "Beaches" in Chicago. I'm sure the ocean waves are quite peaceful there, great for surfing too.

Considering the amount of heavy industry on the shores of lake michigan over the last century, going to those nasty ass "beaches" is probably a great way to get yourself some cancer.

[KevinNYC]

New Yorkers never cease to amaze me. They ALWAYS feel like that they have to be #1 in EVERYTHING. Well, the world does not work that way.

You might have some reading comprehension problems, because nowhere in this thread did I compare New York to Chicago or claim to #1 in anything.

I was just correcting your mistaken notions of New York. You were claiming you have to go to Long Island to get to the beach.

I don't know how many New Yorkers are on this board, but I would guess at least 80 to 90% don't live in Manhattan. They still consider themselves New Yorkers


When people think of downtown New York, they think of Manhattan. Period. Where is the Empire State building located?
Yes, I agree. Outsiders often have an incorrect sense of what New York is.
Because the Empire State Building is in Manhattan, but it is not downtown. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midtown_Manhattan)

New York is so dense it has two of the four biggest central business districts in the US. Midtown, where the Empire State Building is bigger than the downtown business district which is usually called Lower Manhattan or the Financial District where the World Trade Center and Wall street is. (Tons of Wall Street firms are now in Midtown these days.) Brooklyn has its own separate Downtown. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downtown#United_States)

This is where New Yorkers and tons of other commuters work. But it's not where New Yorkers hang out. Those areas are for tourists. I think for most cities downtown is where action is, but that is not the case in NYC.

[KevinNYC]

I'd rather have Central Park than that beach to be honest and I have no rooting interest in this debate.

And you can see girls in bikinis at Central Park too.

Also after he practiced with Central Park, Olmstead went to create his masterpiece, Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

[QUOTE]The successful planning and construction of Central Park solidified Olmsted

[Knicks101]

New York #1, shitting on every other city wow wow wow.

[Bigsmoke]

New York #1, shitting on every other city wow wow wow.
Chicago deepdish >>>>>

[andgar923]

Basing the best city on a skyline? :facepalm :rolleyes:

If a photographic city is the measurement of bestness is, :oldlol: :oldlol:

L.A in the house.

We got great photographic areas.

L.A. alone can be a country. We got superior weather than NYC and Chi... to be frankly honest...

We are the center of the universe.

We got Disneyland for f*cks sakes!!!! no argument needs to be made after that.

We got REAL beaches unlike Chicago, not dirty like NYC's.

Concerts, events, there's always something going on no matter what your preferences are.

Chicago: http://images-2.drive.com.au/2014/01/07/5059164/art-chicago-620x349.jpg


Los Angeles: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/06/11/article-2655235-1EAAC8D300000578-90_634x796.jpg

[andgar923]

L.A. is the best Chi, NYC, Miami has to offer.

And Cali in general >>>>> any state

San Fran, L.A., San Diego, plus many many more

pfft

Hell.... Long Beach alone>>>> most major US metro cities.

It aint fair.

I'll take Huntington Beach or Pacific Palisades >>>> damn near everything

[Nanners]

yeah LA is just beautiful....

http://www.islandbreath.org/2011Year/11/111117lasmog.jpg

[brownmamba00]

''chicago''?

you mean chiraq?:lol

[KevinNYC]

We got Disneyland for f*cks sakes!!!! no argument needs to be made after that.
:lol

[Tarik One]

I am starting to think New Yorkers and their fanboys are a seriously insecure bunch. This was never meant to be NY vs. Chicago but somehow New Yorkers and their fanboys made it into that. To me, Chicago stands on its own. It does not need to be compared to anyone.

NY is cool with me though. I travel there all the time on business. I usually enjoy it when I go but do think it is a much dirtier city (trash everywhere) than Chicago... people are always amazed at how clean Chicago is considering it is such a large city... and I like the way that Chicago offers more diversity between Business, Beaches and Recreational Activities. That's just me though. To me Chicago is the greatest "summer" city in the country. I have heard many others say that as well but to each their own. If your flavor is NY, more power to you. Its all good.

...

People seem to believe that Chicagoans have some type of feeling of inferiority and actually believe we are bothered at the fact that NY and LA are larger. No one here really cares.

We don't hate on NY either. It's a self-contained city. Now Philadelphia on the other hand..... don't get me started.

[Smook A.]

That skyline :pimp:

[TheTruth11]

Considering the amount of heavy industry on the shores of lake michigan over the last century, going to those nasty ass "beaches" is probably a great way to get yourself some cancer.

Actually, the beach water is good. Tested by EPA every year and it passes. Now what you are saying USED TO BE true about 30 years ago... but they cracked down on industry that used to do that. Now any company polluting the water will be heavily fined and can even face imprisonment. Moreover, the beach scene is not always about swimming (although people do that all the time), it is more about girl watching, getting sun, socializing and mingling. Also there is a very large professional volleyball circuit that plays on our beaches during the summer.

Beaches run all along the coastline. Some sections have jogging paths next to the beach while others are simply beach. Here are a couple of pictures that kind of show what I am talking about. What these pictures don't show is just how far the beach system extends - it runs the entire coastline of Chicago.


http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago25_zps5c969c3f.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago25_zps5c969c3f.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chi224_zps75be38b9.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chi224_zps75be38b9.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago41_zpse75c9290.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago41_zpse75c9290.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago51_zpsece2f8f0.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago51_zpsece2f8f0.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chi237_zpsba499f29.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chi237_zpsba499f29.jpg.html)

[andgar923]

Actually, the beach water is good. Tested by EPA every year and it passes. Now what you are saying USED TO BE true about 30 years ago... but they cracked down on industry that used to do that. Now any company polluting the water will be heavily fined and can even face imprisonment. Moreover, the beach scene is not always about swimming (although people do that all the time), it is more about girl watching, getting sun, socializing and mingling. Also there is a very large professional volleyball circuit that plays on our beaches during the summer.

Beaches run all along the coastline. Some sections have jogging paths next to the beach while others are simply beach. Here are a couple of pictures that kind of show what I am talking about. What these pictures don't show is just how far the beach system extends - it runs the entire coastline of Chicago.


http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago25_zps5c969c3f.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago25_zps5c969c3f.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago41_zpse75c9290.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago41_zpse75c9290.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago51_zpsece2f8f0.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago51_zpsece2f8f0.jpg.html)
:oldlol: :roll: Beaches :lol :lol

[TheTruth11]

:oldlol: :roll: Beaches :lol :lol

Here you go son

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago80_zpsff20f45f.png (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago80_zpsff20f45f.png.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago86_zps0a267438.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago86_zps0a267438.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago87_zpsf21eec96.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago87_zpsf21eec96.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago85_zpse934f0ee.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago85_zpse934f0ee.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago81_zpsae790851.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago81_zpsae790851.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago90_zps8e55eb90.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago90_zps8e55eb90.jpg.html)

[TheTruth11]

This is the last one for me for the night. I have work to do. You boys have it:lol

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago91_zps9e779a0b.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago91_zps9e779a0b.jpg.html)

[CavaliersFTW]

Chicago is the murder capitol of America. According to Chicago's own Chicago Tribune, Americans are less likely to be killed visiting in Baghdad than they are Chicago.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-06-03/opinion/ct-perspec-0603-violence-20120603_1_gang-violence-chicago-river

Everyone should avoid that place at all costs. It's a gang warzone. I'm sorry but photographs of city lights don't mean jack shit to outsiders when we all know you are likely to be stabbed to death just walking out to get a cup of coffee.

[Bigsmoke]

yeah LA is just beautiful....

http://www.islandbreath.org/2011Year/11/111117lasmog.jpg

Chicago was pretty smoggy downtown this morning but that pic is:facepalm

[KevinNYC]

Chicago is the murder capitol of America. According to Chicago's own Chicago Tribune, Americans are less likely to be killed visiting in Baghdad than they are Chicago.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-06-03/opinion/ct-perspec-0603-violence-20120603_1_gang-violence-chicago-river

Everyone should avoid that place at all costs. It's a gang warzone. I'm sorry but photographs of city lights don't mean jack shit to outsiders when we all know you are likely to be stabbed to death just walking out to get a cup of coffee.
You don't know what the **** you're talking about.

And that column in no way provides any evidence that Chicago is more dangerous than Iraq. Last year Chicago had as many murders as it did in 1965. With 2.7 million people, Chicago's murder rate (which takes population into account) is lower than a bunch of cities and towns.

Would you same the things about Cleveland as you do Chicago above? Because unlike Chicago, Cleveland is one of the 10 most violent big cities in the US.

[Bigsmoke]

Basing the best city on a skyline? :facepalm :rolleyes:

If a photographic city is the measurement of bestness is, :oldlol: :oldlol:

L.A in the house.

We got great photographic areas.

L.A. alone can be a country. We got superior weather than NYC and Chi... to be frankly honest...

We are the center of the universe.

We got Disneyland for f*cks sakes!!!! no argument needs to be made after that.

We got REAL beaches unlike Chicago, not dirty like NYC's.

Concerts, events, there's always something going on no matter what your preferences are.

Chicago: http://images-2.drive.com.au/2014/01/07/5059164/art-chicago-620x349.jpg


Los Angeles: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/06/11/article-2655235-1EAAC8D300000578-90_634x796.jpg


Disney is from the Chi :pimp:

All that shit started here

We gave y'all something to brag about. You're welcome

[KingBeasley08]

You don't know what the **** you're talking about.

And that column in no way provides any evidence that Chicago is more dangerous than Iraq.

Would you same the things about Cleveland as you do Chicago above? Because unlike Chicago, Cleveland is one of the 10 most violent big cities in the US.
Cleveland could be the safest city in the world and I would still never live there

[Charlie Sheen]

L.A. alone can be a country. We got superior weather than NYC and Chi... to be frankly honest...



i sorta wish we had a little bit more seasonal weather than just hot and summer hot. not asking for any chicago winter tho :lol

[TheTruth11]

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago97_zpsb2287a8c.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago97_zpsb2287a8c.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago99_zpsf8db03cb.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago99_zpsf8db03cb.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago102_zpscdb06d40.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago102_zpscdb06d40.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago106_zps96b496b7.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago106_zps96b496b7.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago105_zpsf2ed2a75.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago105_zpsf2ed2a75.jpg.html)

[TheTruth11]

Yes, because it's not a recent reputation. (http://www.myfoxchicago.com/story/26400030/yummy-sandifer-is-chicago-any-less-violent-since-his-murder) Chicago didn't become associated with violence since 2008. It's long standing reputation

It doesn't mean the repuation is accurate. Chicago has less than half the murders it had at its peak in the 1990's. Even the 'bad parts' of Chicago have way less crime than they used to.

For outsiders that kind of stuff take a long time to change.

I remember 15 years ago, business colleagues who came to NYC were shocked when my wife suggested they take the subway to a meeting downtown. They still thought they needed to be packing like Charles Bronson in Death Wish.

I just saw some idiot on Twitter spouting idiocy about Harlem in regards to the NYC Ebola case, not understanding what Harlem is about these days and why a white doctor would want to leave there.

Not a bad post Kevin. I like you bro. Even if I don't always agree with your posts, I can tell that you are a thoughtful brother. You don't just post without thinking... I can appreciate that. What part of NY are you from? Native or transplant?

And btw, check this out... dayum, cold blooded. A disgrace to all big cities right here :facepalm


Welcome to Queensbridge, mother****er.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/queens/passers_by_let_good_sam_die_5SGkf5XDP5ooudVuEd8fbI

A heroic homeless man, stabbed after saving a Queens woman from a knife-wielding attacker, lay dying in a pool of blood for more than an hour as nearly 25 people indifferently strolled past him, a shocking surveillance video obtained by The Post reveals.

Some of the passers-by paused to stare at Hugo Alfredo Tale-Yax last Sunday morning and others leaned down to look at his face.

He had jumped to the aid of a woman attacked on 144th Street at 88th Road in Jamaica at 5:40 a.m., was stabbed several times in the chest and collapsed as he chased his assailant.

[TheTruth11]

That skyline :pimp:

Smook aint no hata. Keepin it real by giving respect where respect is due. Mad props to the big homie:pimp:

...

[TheTruth11]

[QUOTE=Bigsmoke]These are actually my pics



http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w364/MATW88/CAM00636_zps4c73b42f.jpg (http://s1072.photobucket.com/user/MATW88/media/CAM00636_zps4c73b42f.jpg.html)

[URL=http://s1072.photobucket.com/user/MATW88/media/IMG_20140709_153047_zps183dfe88.jpg.html][IMG]

You know what Smoke, I actually missed these. For some reason they did not populate to my screen until late. Yea, these are definitely more recent. So what brought you to the CHI? And how did you like your stay?

...

[KevinNYC]

Not a bad post Kevin. I like you bro.

Thanks. I'm Brooklyn born.

and if you re-read my posts, I don't actually make comparisons to Chicago. I don't care which city people prefer.

Chicago is home to one of my favorite record labels and a good friend of mine lives there.

[MadeFromDust]

MadeFromDicks, is too simple minded to understand it can be both.
poor feeble-minded, MadeFromDicks.*


(See I can make up names like I'm in 4th grade too.)
lmao So childish :rolleyes:


Just ship down some Chicago-style pizza pies and leave the rest. I'm good

[MadeFromDust]

Denver is the best city in America
Denver is aight but the people make it little San Antonio lol


Shiite all these skylines are cr@p though. I'll take a tent city in the desert over skyscrapers any day. Wha chu know bout dat

[MadeFromDust]

As beautiful as those pictures may be. I don't think it is that great of a city due to weather. The weather pretty much sucks.

I take San Francisco all day.
Frisco's aight but like someone already said too many gheys obvi

[MadeFromDust]

Actually, the beach water is good. Tested by EPA every year and it passes. Now what you are saying USED TO BE true about 30 years ago... but they cracked down on industry that used to do that. Now any company polluting the water will be heavily fined and can even face imprisonment. Moreover, the beach scene is not always about swimming (although people do that all the time), it is more about girl watching, getting sun, socializing and mingling. Also there is a very large professional volleyball circuit that plays on our beaches during the summer.

Beaches run all along the coastline. Some sections have jogging paths next to the beach while others are simply beach. Here are a couple of pictures that kind of show what I am talking about. What these pictures don't show is just how far the beach system extends - it runs the entire coastline of Chicago.


http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago25_zps5c969c3f.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago25_zps5c969c3f.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago41_zpse75c9290.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago41_zpse75c9290.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago51_zpsece2f8f0.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago51_zpsece2f8f0.jpg.html)

lol teeny weeny wittle beach strips :oldlol:

Reminds me of Crocodile Dundee, "That's not a knife. This is a knife" Someone post some pics of real beaches now

[MadeFromDust]

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago97_zpsb2287a8c.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago97_zpsb2287a8c.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago99_zpsf8db03cb.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago99_zpsf8db03cb.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago102_zpscdb06d40.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago102_zpscdb06d40.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago106_zps96b496b7.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago106_zps96b496b7.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago105_zpsf2ed2a75.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago105_zpsf2ed2a75.jpg.html)
lol No tan having sloots. I remember there was this dance show on WGN awhile back and I noticed all the brunettes on the "beach" were like pale white. And even though it was sunny it always looked too windy and chill, like a winter day at S. Padre Island :oldlol:

[ThePhantomCreep]

Chicago is the murder capitol of America. According to Chicago's own Chicago Tribune, Americans are less likely to be killed visiting in Baghdad than they are Chicago.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-06-03/opinion/ct-perspec-0603-violence-20120603_1_gang-violence-chicago-river

Everyone should avoid that place at all costs. It's a gang warzone. I'm sorry but photographs of city lights don't mean jack shit to outsiders when we all know you are likely to be stabbed to death just walking out to get a cup of coffee.No, it is not. In fact, Cleveland has a murder rate, as do many other cities. The sudden focus on crime in Chicago has everything to do with politics and the need to denigrate the president's home base.

[ThePhantomCreep]

Chicago is a great city, but why sell it as a great beach town? It would be like me selling LA as the epitome of high-rise living. It's pretty underestimated on that front actually: http://www.skylinescenes.com/gallery/albums/city_galleries/losangeles/losangeles_skyline_006_4214.jpg

http://www.skylinescenes.com/gallery/albums/city_galleries/losangeles/losangeles_skyline_020_4173.jpg

But it's clearly not an LA specialty.

[AintNoSunshine]

Most of your pics are shopped...

[Bigsmoke]

No, it is not. In fact, Cleveland has a murder rate, as do many other cities. The sudden focus on crime in Chicago has everything to do with politics and the need to denigrate the president's home base.

That's because cities like Cleveland, Flint, Baltimore, New Haven are all trash. Flint is the most dangerous city in america but nobody goes there so nobody cares.

[Bigsmoke]

Chicago is the murder capitol of America. According to Chicago's own Chicago Tribune, Americans are less likely to be killed visiting in Baghdad than they are Chicago.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-06-03/opinion/ct-perspec-0603-violence-20120603_1_gang-violence-chicago-river

Everyone should avoid that place at all costs. It's a gang warzone. I'm sorry but photographs of city lights don't mean jack shit to outsiders when we all know you are likely to be stabbed to death just walking out to get a cup of coffee.


http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2013/09/26/chicago-not-actually-murder-capital-of-well-anything/

[Tarik One]

That's because cities like Cleveland, Flint, Baltimore, New Haven are all trash. Flint is the most dangerous city in america but nobody goes there so nobody cares.
Don't forget Scary, I mean Gary, Indiana.

[Bigsmoke]

Don't forget Scary, I mean Gary, Indiana.

Gary is part of the metro area tho.

Harvey is more dangerous than G.I.

[rufuspaul]

Every big city has sections they don't use for postcards.

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/06/02/article-0-0075FA97000004B0-717_634x386.jpg

http://lorilandrepublic.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/scary_michelle.jpg


http://eleanorhenderson.webhop.net/pages/inaug/southside.jpg

[nathanjizzle]

http://eleanorhenderson.webhop.net/pages/inaug/southside.jpg

thats just a lot with a demolished building that they are going to build a new building on. and notice how they recycled the brick. also notice the beautiful brick pavement! chicago >

[robert de niro]

Basing the best city on a skyline? :facepalm :rolleyes:

If a photographic city is the measurement of bestness is, :oldlol: :oldlol:

L.A in the house.

We got great photographic areas.

L.A. alone can be a country. We got superior weather than NYC and Chi... to be frankly honest...

We are the center of the universe.

We got Disneyland for f*cks sakes!!!! no argument needs to be made after that.

We got REAL beaches unlike Chicago, not dirty like NYC's.

Concerts, events, there's always something going on no matter what your preferences are.

Chicago: http://images-2.drive.com.au/2014/01/07/5059164/art-chicago-620x349.jpg


Los Angeles: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/06/11/article-2655235-1EAAC8D300000578-90_634x796.jpg

the picture you used for los angeles is just british girls in spain bruh :oldlol:

[Tarik One]

Gary is part of the metro area tho.

Harvey is more dangerous than G.I.


About a year ago a property manager calls me and the convo went like this:

Him: "Hey I got a nice, spacious 2 br unit for $575"
Me: "Oh yeah, where is it?
Him: "Harvey, Il. Come check it out."
Me: "Nah, I'm good homie"

[JohnnySic]

What is it about Cali people that they always toot their own horn? Inferiority complex? :confusedshrug:

I've been to LA, San Fran, San Diego. They are all nice, but lets not go nuts.

[JEFFERSON MONEY]

STRONG LACK OF SEATTLE AND DALLAS IN THE BUILDING.

SanFran and LA fukking suck.

[nathanjizzle]

About a year ago a property manager calls me and the convo went like this:

Him: "Hey I got a nice, spacious 2 br unit for $575"
Me: "Oh yeah, where is it?
Him: "Harvey, Il. Come check it out."
Me: "Nah, I'm good homie"

:roll: :roll: :roll: you can literally buy a house there for 10k.

[rufuspaul]

thats just a lot with a demolished building that they are going to build a new building on. and notice how they recycled the brick. also notice the beautiful brick pavement! chicago >


Yeah, beautiful. :rolleyes:

Chicago might not have the Obamas after 2018. Word is they're looking at property in NC so Michelle can run for the Senate. :facepalm

[KevinNYC]

Yeah, beautiful. :rolleyes:

Chicago might not have the Obamas after 2018. Word is they're looking at property in NC so Michelle can run for the Senate. :facepalm

Where did you hear that? Are they using that to scare voters in North Carolina?

There is no US election for Senator in NC in 2018.

[Thorpesaurous]

What is it about Cali people that they always toot their own horn? Inferiority complex? :confusedshrug:

I've been to LA, San Fran, San Diego. They are all nice, but lets not go nuts.


I spent almost a year in SD and really didn't care for it. Probably about a month in LA spread over three visits, and while I had a great time, it wasn't close to being my favorite place. San Francisco on the other hand I've done five times and really love it.

[Thorpesaurous]

That's because cities like Cleveland, Flint, Baltimore, New Haven are all trash. Flint is the most dangerous city in america but nobody goes there so nobody cares.


New Haven is a great city. I'm there almost every weekend it seems. But it certainly is an example of a place where things don't get progressively worse. It's as if you go from a beautiful area to really bad in about one block. But if you know where you're going it's a great place. It does barely count as a city though compared to Cleveland or Baltimore.

[mlh1981]

It doesn't have the size or sheer volume of the huge cities, but I'll put the skyline and scenery of where I live against any other city.

[TheTruth11]

lol teeny weeny wittle beach strips :oldlol:

Reminds me of Crocodile Dundee, "That's not a knife. This is a knife" Someone post some pics of real beaches now

I can tell you have never been anywhere. If you had traveled a little bit you would know that Chicago beaches run all along all 40 something miles of coastline - with some spots being deep beaches that are very wide and spacious while other spots are more cozy. It all depends on what you like and what type of scene you are looking for but it is all right there - you get to decide.

For example:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chi229_zps58a8ce03.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chi229_zps58a8ce03.jpg.html)

That ^ would obviously be a more cozy beach.

Another example:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chi223_zps00c5f882.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chi223_zps00c5f882.jpg.html)

This ^ is an example of a much larger beach that is very wide and spacious

Another example:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago200_zpsd1d126a6.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago200_zpsd1d126a6.jpg.html)

This ^ is a more cozier beach

Another example:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chi224_zps75be38b9.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chi224_zps75be38b9.jpg.html)

Not ^ very cozy

.

[nathanjizzle]

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago200_zpsd1d126a6.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago200_zpsd1d126a6.jpg.html)



thats foster beach. it has a famous basketball court that is in the game nba street and has clips in and1 volume 1 of hotsauce. :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

http://i59.tinypic.com/9proyf.jpg

[TheTruth11]

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chi233_zpsf52d8af3.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chi233_zpsf52d8af3.jpg.html)

More cozy ^

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chi30_zpsace3119f.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chi30_zpsace3119f.jpg.html)

Not quite as cozy ^

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chi235_zpsa7262751.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chi235_zpsa7262751.jpg.html)

Cozy^

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chi237_zpsba499f29.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chi237_zpsba499f29.jpg.html)

A chill spot^

[TheTruth11]

thats foster beach. it has a famous basketball court that is in the game nba street and has clips in and1 volume 1 of hotsauce. :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

http://i59.tinypic.com/9proyf.jpg

Yep, I love to chill at Foster Avenue beach. There is only one other Chicago beach that I like better - North Avenue beach.

This one right here:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chi223_zps00c5f882.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chi223_zps00c5f882.jpg.html)

[nathanjizzle]

Yep, I love to chill at Foster Avenue beach. There is only one other Chicago beach that I like better - North Avenue beach.

This one right here:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chi223_zps00c5f882.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chi223_zps00c5f882.jpg.html)

never been, never will. too many people. i go to foster often though.

[TheTruth11]

never been, never will. too many people. i go to foster often though.

Here is how it breaks down for me:

1. With my boys, its either North Avenue or Oak Street beach all day

2. With my girl it can be either North Ave, Oak Street or Foster depending upon the mood

3. To shoot hoops, Foster

4. To just chill it is either Foster or one of those semi-private, cozy tucked away beach spots

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[Bigsmoke]

Yep, I love to chill at Foster Avenue beach. There is only one other Chicago beach that I like better - North Avenue beach.

This one right here:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chi223_zps00c5f882.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chi223_zps00c5f882.jpg.html)

I like Loyola beach.

Its clean,peacefu, and not crowded

[Cowboy Thunder]

http://bomaelevatorspeech.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/chicago-ice-storm1.jpg

I browsed through all 9 pages, but this is lolololololol /thread

[JohnnySic]

I spent almost a year in SD and really didn't care for it. Probably about a month in LA spread over three visits, and while I had a great time, it wasn't close to being my favorite place. San Francisco on the other hand I've done five times and really love it.
Yeah, I would probably say that San Francisco was my favorite of the 3. Very dense and urban, similar to east coast cities.

I like the grittiness of LA; very dynamic city and every neighborhood has its own vibe.

Sane Diego was "nice". Seems like a great place to catch up on your sleep.

[GimmeThat]

they are hard at work for fighting the stigma that your traditional Midwestern Americans are fat and lazy alright.

[Tarik One]

I usually go to Indiana Dunes Beach which is about 30-40 min from the main part of the city. Much less condensed and more peaceful. Also more available space in the water to jet ski:

http://carfreechicago.com/files/imagecache/node/images/165477713_17474c44a4_b.jpg

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~innwigs/ImageArchive/DunesStatePark/IndianaDunes050-StatePark-BeachCombers-Circa1980-SS.jpg

[TheTruth11]

I like Loyola beach.

Its clean,peacefu, and not crowded

Good call Smoke. Yep, Loyola beach is another great chill spot. Tucked away far up on the north shore of the CHI. Here are a couple of pics I found of Lb.

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http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago4444_zps03678519.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago4444_zps03678519.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago3335_zpsdac6c20b.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago3335_zpsdac6c20b.jpg.html)

[KevinNYC]

http://www.clickhole.com/quiz/how-new-york-are-you-1303?utm_campaign=default&utm_medium=ShareTools&utm_source=twitter

How New York Are You?

You Are MAXIMUM NEW YORK!
Oh, my God! You are Maximum New York! You are in love with the Statue of Liberty, and she visits you in jail! You know all the subways, and you

[Duggrr]

Pacific Northwest All > All

Please don't move here though.

[rufuspaul]

Where did you hear that? Are they using that to scare voters in North Carolina?

There is no US election for Senator in NC in 2018.


Richard Burr is retiring in 2016. The Obamas were looking at houses in Asheville.

http://wnd.com/2014/06/future-shock-sen-michelle-obama-d-n-c/

[KevinNYC]

Richard Burr is retiring in 2016. The Obamas were looking at houses in Asheville.

http://wnd.com/2014/06/future-shock-sen-michelle-obama-d-n-c/Do you read WND?

Also googling Richard Burr, he told Nation Journal last month, he was running again. (http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/rumors-aside-burr-says-he-ll-run-again-20140915)

That's 2016 election, which means Michelle would have to move out of the White House to establish residency in North Carolina with her husband still in DC? Does she take the kids? Seems a little far fetched

If you google "michelle obama senate (https://www.google.com/search? q=north+carolina+residency+requirements+senate&oq=north+carolina+residency+requirements+senate&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i64.16480j0j1&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8#q=michelle+obama+senate&safe=off&tbm=nws)", you see a lot of articles about her running for the Senate

In California
In 2018.

However, a lot of this is from a magazine that just started this month and it sounds like a good way to get a lot of publicity.

[TheTruth11]

You don't know what the **** you're talking about.

And that column in no way provides any evidence that Chicago is more dangerous than Iraq. Last year Chicago had as many murders as it did in 1965. With 2.7 million people, Chicago's murder rate (which takes population into account) is lower than a bunch of cities and towns.

Would you same the things about Cleveland as you do Chicago above? Because unlike Chicago, Cleveland is one of the 10 most violent big cities in the US.

Good post Kevin:applause:

And I would just add that the land size of Chicago hardly takes into account the true size of the area in which we live. The metro population for the Chicagoland area approaches 10 million people. When crimes happen people don't just stop at the city border. City borders merge into suburbs in the blink of an eye. And suburban areas can look like the city and vice versa.

But as I said before, most of the crime in Chicago is relegated to 2 or 3 neighborhoods that are easy to avoid. You can live in Chicago and never once venture into the 2 or 3 sketchy neighborhoods. You pretty much have to be looking for trouble to find those neighborhoods.

For that matter almost every city in America (no matter the size) has a neighborhood or two...or three... that must be avoided.

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[TheTruth11]

http://www.skylinescenes.com/gallery/albums/city_galleries/losangeles/losangeles_skyline_020_4173.jpg

[QUOTE=ThePhantomCreep]Chicago is a great city, but why sell it as a great beach town?

As you can see from the all the posts made by Chicagoans, it is not being sold as anything other than what it is -- an Alpha city with the best skyline and with all the hustle and bustle of super large city... but with the added touch of beach living. Boating, beach volleyball, hoops, jogging, hanging out with friends at the beach, mingling, socializing and relaxing at the beach are a part of the day to day life of Chicagoans. To simply post pictures of the skyline, great restaurants, shopping, and night clubs without mentioning the lakefront lifestyle that we enjoy is not giving a complete picture of our city life. Hitting the beach is a part of the culture of being a Chicagoan.

The fact that Chicago offers beach living at the size it is... with the skyline that it has... is rare. There is almost no other city in the world that offers that. Miami is close but it is too small and it does not have the economy or skyline that we have. Dubai (a manufactured city) is another one that comes to mind. That's it.

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[TheTruth11]

And you can see girls in bikinis at Central Park too.

Also after he practiced with Central Park, Olmstead went to create his masterpiece, Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

Yes, maybe, but it is not the norm in Central Park. And the girl may be looking at getting arrested. :lol

As for those other areas you are talking about, again, the beaches are not built into the downtown area. That is the difference. In Chicago you can be doing business downtown, walk out of a Fortune 500 company in suit and tie and be steps away from the beach. You can't do that in New York.

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[TheTruth11]

Hey KevinNYC ... check this out. You never see Chicago rip off New York. But for some reason New York likes to rip off Chicago. Since you brought up a comparison of cities, that must tell you something about which city is greater. When New York films New York/Gotham City for Batman, they don't film their own city... they film Chicago.


http://www.today.com/id/25774413/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/dark-knights-kind-town-gotham-city#.VFMW407D9jo


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http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Batman8_zpse8108282.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Batman8_zpse8108282.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago24_zpsdbbf08f4.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago24_zpsdbbf08f4.jpg.html)

[ALBballer]

I'll give you a few good reason why it isn't"

1) Weather
2) Crime, yes i know its more concentrated in the South
3) It offers nothing over NYC.

Chicago is basically a colder, smaller albeit cleaner and more affordable version of NYC.

The debate between the best cities in America is between NYC, LA and San Fran. Maybe Miami due to the beaches.

Chicago is a like a distant 4th or 5th but it is by far one of the only places worth visiting in the Midwest.

[TheTruth11]

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Batman7_zps5d47b20d.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Batman7_zps5d47b20d.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago27_zpsf5adfc60.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago27_zpsf5adfc60.jpg.html)

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http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Batman18_zps116e702b.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Batman18_zps116e702b.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Batman21_zps3e625b46.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Batman21_zps3e625b46.jpg.html)

[TheTruth11]

I'll give you a few good reason why it isn't"

1) Weather
2) Crime, yes i know its more concentrated in the South
3) It offers nothing over NYC.

Chicago is basically a colder, smaller albeit cleaner and more affordable version of NYC.

The debate between the best cities in America is between NYC, LA and San Fran. Maybe Miami due to the beaches.

Chicago is a like a distant 4th or 5th but it is by far one of the only places worth visiting in the Midwest.

Reasonable post although I disagree.

- New York - statistically rains more than Seattle. Rains all the time in New York. Dark and dreary plus it is overcrowded, trashy and rat infested.

- LA - too fake plus you have earthquakes and mud slides to worry about

- San Fran - I actually really enjoy this place although there are too many gays and it is smack in the middle of earthquake city. Also you will be surprised but it gets super cold there. Something about the cold in SF that goes right to the bones.

- Miami - too small and too damn humid

- In Chicago, first, crime is generally in 2 or 3 neighborhoods that are easy to avoid. Secondly, Chicago has a good mix of super crowded areas and areas where you can breathe. It also has the most parks out of any city in the US. Thirdly, some winters are mild while others can be cold. This last one was a beast. Just depends. But on average if you can put up with a little cold for no more than 1 to 2 months out of the year, you are golden. The other winter months are no biggie - just throw on an overcoat and you are good to go. And then summer hits and lookout! Best summer city in America by far.


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[andgar923]

Reasonable post although I disagree.

- New York - statistically rains more than Seattle. Rains all the time in New York. Dark and dreary plus it is overcrowded, trashy and rat infested.

- LA - too fake plus you have earthquakes and mud slides to worry about

- San Fran - I actually really enjoy this place although there are too many gays and it is smack in the middle of earthquake city. Also you will be surprised but it gets super cold there. Something about the cold in SF that goes right to the bones.

- Miami - too small and too damn humid

- In Chicago, first, crime is generally in 2 or 3 neighborhoods that are easy to avoid. Secondly, Chicago has a good mix of super crowded areas and areas where you can breathe. It also has the most parks out of any city in the US. Thirdly, some winters are mild while others can be cold. This last one was a beast. Just depends. But on average if you can put up with a little cold for no more than 1 to 2 months out of the year, you are golden. The other winter months are no biggie - just throw on an overcoat and you are good to go. And then summer hits and lookout! Best summer city in America by far.


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Earthquakes? Mudslides?

Earthquakes worth waking up are extremely rare, mudslides? WTF this aint Guatemala or some shit.

I'd rather deal with a once in a decade earthquake than a killer ice storm that happens for entire months every year.

Oh.. and REAL beaches we're legendary for our beaches.

Venice, Redondo, Huntington, Malibu, Santa Monica, Manhattan, Hermosa etc.etc.etc.

[rufuspaul]

Do you read WND?

Also googling Richard Burr, he told Nation Journal last month, he was running again. (http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/rumors-aside-burr-says-he-ll-run-again-20140915)

That's 2016 election, which means Michelle would have to move out of the White House to establish residency in North Carolina with her husband still in DC? Does she take the kids? Seems a little far fetched

If you google "michelle obama senate (https://www.google.com/search? q=north+carolina+residency+requirements+senate&oq=north+carolina+residency+requirements+senate&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i64.16480j0j1&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8#q=michelle+obama+senate&safe=off&tbm=nws)", you see a lot of articles about her running for the Senate

In California
In 2018.

However, a lot of this is from a magazine that just started this month and it sounds like a good way to get a lot of publicity.


Burr isn't running. All you need to establish residency in NC is property. Obama will still be in office yes, for 2 whole months.

[Jailblazers7]

Hey KevinNYC ... check this out. You never see Chicago rip off New York. But for some reason New York likes to rip off Chicago. Since you brought up a comparison of cities, that must tell you something about which city is greater. When New York films New York/Gotham City for Batman, they don't film their own city... they film Chicago.


http://www.today.com/id/25774413/ns/today-today_entertainment/t/dark-knights-kind-town-gotham-city#.VFMW407D9jo


http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Batman14-WayneTower_zpsa008a19a.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Batman14-WayneTower_zpsa008a19a.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Batman2_zps7fa1b477.png (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Batman2_zps7fa1b477.png.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Batman12_zps677641b3.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Batman12_zps677641b3.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Batman_zpsb67f8f93.png (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Batman_zpsb67f8f93.png.html)

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http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Batman8_zpse8108282.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Batman8_zpse8108282.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago24_zpsdbbf08f4.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago24_zpsdbbf08f4.jpg.html)


:oldlol:

Part of TDKR was filmed in Pittsburgh so Pittsburgh > NYC. Oh and a scene in the move Love and Other Drugs with Jake G and Anne Hathaway that was supposed to be set in Chicago was actually filmed in...you guessed it, Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh > Chicago & NYC :bowdown:

[KevinNYC]

Burr isn't running. All you need to establish residency in NC is property. Obama will still be in office yes, for 2 whole months.

That's when the official job begins. She would have to run the campaign throughout 2016 while still in the White House and I don't see that happening.

[KevinNYC]

New York is not grey and dreary at all, unless you are comparing it to Phoenix and not Chicago. And New York has more clear days and more percentage of sun than Chicago. New York has 23 days more clear days than Chicago (http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/US/average-annual-sunshine-by-city.php)

New York has more rain than Seattle, but Seattle has more rainy days. Seattle can have weeks where every day you can a little bit of rain. New York has torrential downpours in the summer where it gets it rain out of the way quick. A town in Long Island got 13 inches in half a day earlier this year.

[rufuspaul]

That's when the official job begins. She would have to run the campaign throughout 2016 while still in the White House and I don't see that happening.


I hope you're right. She and Kay Hagan together in the Senate would make me want to go join ISIS.

[Bigsmoke]

San Francisco girls are ugly

[Bigsmoke]

New York is not grey and dreary at all, unless you are comparing it to Phoenix and not Chicago. And New York has more clear days and more percentage of sun than Chicago. New York has 23 days more clear days than Chicago (http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/US/average-annual-sunshine-by-city.php)

New York has more rain than Seattle, but Seattle has more rainy days. Seattle can have weeks where every day you can a little bit of rain. New York has torrential downpours in the summer where it gets it rain out of the way quick. A town in Long Island got 13 inches in half a day earlier this year.
A city that rains as much as NYC does and snows 27 inches a year isn't a good look weather wise.


Notice that the other cities that rains a lot don't get a lot snow outside Cleveland and Buffalo New York

[NBAplayoffs2001]

NYC wins hands down.

[Bigsmoke]

NYC wins hands down.

Cost of living should be a factor too.

[MadeFromDust]

This must be one of those "bad" Chicago hoods :oldlol:

http://www.flyheight.com/nsfw/how-is-this-funny-chicago-teen-bullies-slow-man-got-hospitalized-after-this/

[MadeFromDust]

What neighborhood is the public railway considered? :oldlol:

http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhu59teh7s7X88V1c7

[Bigsmoke]

This must be one of those "bad" Chicago hoods :oldlol:

http://www.flyheight.com/nsfw/how-is-this-funny-chicago-teen-bullies-slow-man-got-hospitalized-after-this/


Englewood is obviously one

http://crime.chicagotribune.com/chicago/community/englewood

[MavsSuperFan]

Every city in america has extremely nice parts.
Chicago also has crime ridden dangerous parts. No body unbiased considers it the best city in america

[D-FENS]

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/AxDQkFaZs-s/0.jpg
http://www.streetgangs.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/satans.jpg
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--VELm0XSV--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/17r7wqacyqi8ujpg.jpg

[NBAplayoffs2001]

I've driven in bad areas in NYC, Philadelphia, and Chicago. Chicago was by far the worst.... Hyde Park was straight up the most ghetto place I've been to.

[Bigsmoke]

I've driven in bad areas in NYC, Philadelphia, and Chicago. Chicago was by far the worst.... Hyde Park was straight up the most ghetto place I've been to.

Hyde Park is getting gentrified.

[TheTruth11]

Chicago has a better skyline than NYC IMO.. NYC just is more denser/populated. John Hancock building >>> all.

http://i.imgur.com/vXupCmy.jpg

Without this rather intimidating (in a good way) building, Chicago would be down a few notches no question.

Nice pic! But you can't just focus on the Hancock. The Sears Tower (Willis Tower) was at one time the tallest building in the world. And it is every bit as imposing as the Hancock. Chicago has 4 of the top 7 tallest buildings in the United States.


http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Sears6_zps32eb53a1.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Sears6_zps32eb53a1.jpg.html)

[TheTruth11]

There are only 3 cities in the United States that are dense with large populations living close together. The rest of the cities in the US are like sprawling suburbs - some would not even consider them a true city.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population_density

Populations:

New York City, Chicago, and Philadelphia are the only incorporated places in the United States that have a population over 1,000,000 and a population density over 10,000 people per square mile.


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[MadeFromDust]

There are only 3 cities in the United States that are dense with large populations living close together. The rest of the cities in the US are like sprawling suburbs - some would not even consider them a true city.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population_density

Populations:

New York City, Chicago, and Philadelphia are the only incorporated places in the United States that have a population over 1,000,000 and a population density over 10,000 people per square mile.


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lmao :roll: You say that like it's a good thing? :oldlol:

[Canelo_Griffin]

I honestly wouldn't want to live in Chicago even if the rent was free. In fact, even the thought of living in Chicago depresses me. The weather is a f#ckin joke. Out of all the cousins I have the only ones that gew up to be **** ups were all raised in Chicago... They still wear baggy clothing and pluck their eyebrows :lol.. No thanks brah

[Bigsmoke]

I honestly wouldn't want to live in Chicago even if the rent was free. In fact, even the thought of living in Chicago depresses me. The weather is a f#ckin joke. Out of all the cousins I have the only ones that gew up to be **** ups were all raised in Chicago... They still wear baggy clothing and pluck their eyebrows :lol.. No thanks brah
Bagging clothes?

This is 2014! But n*ggas still sag their pants which makes the situation worse since we don't wear 4x shirts anymore. I don't like seeing people's underwear even when I was a teen

[TheTruth11]

I honestly wouldn't want to live in Chicago even if the rent was free. In fact, even the thought of living in Chicago depresses me. The weather is a f#ckin joke. Out of all the cousins I have the only ones that gew up to be **** ups were all raised in Chicago... They still wear baggy clothing and pluck their eyebrows :lol.. No thanks brah

Chicago is called the CITY OF BROAD SHOULDERS for a reason. Yes, creampuffs like you wouldn't make it. You need to run son with a quickness. They will see you coming a mile away. Do not set foot in The C.H.I. :no:

[TheTruth11]

Chicago recently won the nationwide search to house the George Lucas Museum - you know, the "Star Wars" guy. Just yesterday they released the renderings of what the museum will look like.


http://time.com/3556952/george-lucas-museum-star-wars-chicago/

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/lucas-museum-2_zpsd9f9ad74.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/lucas-museum-2_zpsd9f9ad74.jpg.html)

[TheTruth11]

Here are a few more cool pics that I found:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/7349904036_e009a3cf0a_b_zpsc49292dc.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/7349904036_e009a3cf0a_b_zpsc49292dc.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/7164692543_875f3cce9e_b_zpsd5b89ede.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/7164692543_875f3cce9e_b_zpsd5b89ede.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Southside2_zps4121b518.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Southside2_zps4121b518.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Southside1_zps33fa7155.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Southside1_zps33fa7155.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/6NVPo_zps6a3e8cb5.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/6NVPo_zps6a3e8cb5.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/5957600765_891cf97ea3_b_zps2fe8ddb7.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/5957600765_891cf97ea3_b_zps2fe8ddb7.jpg.html)

[TheTruth11]

Here is one of the many neighborhood festivals:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/180314337_4979558061_b_zps429d52b6.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/180314337_4979558061_b_zps429d52b6.jpg.html)

From the Dunes:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/6098035080_89a28acec3_b_zpsb367589f.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/6098035080_89a28acec3_b_zpsb367589f.jpg.html)

The River Canyon with the EL Train running on top:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago58_zps81df24a6.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago58_zps81df24a6.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago75_zpsc83e915f.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago75_zpsc83e915f.jpg.html)

Millennium Park outdoor concert stage:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago22_zps0a05e054.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago22_zps0a05e054.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/untitlevd_zpsd9448c28.png (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/untitlevd_zpsd9448c28.png.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago26_zps71b0bcac.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago26_zps71b0bcac.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/imagesQ29JMJVU_zps5c729d03.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/imagesQ29JMJVU_zps5c729d03.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaa_zps36d4a773.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaa_zps36d4a773.jpg.html)

[TheTruth11]

Here are a couple of buildings that are personal favorites of mine - one is new, one is old:

ACQUA

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Chicago38_zps66ecd2e5.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Chicago38_zps66ecd2e5.jpg.html)

Water Tower:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/6952638367_c3628eefa2_b_zps38c8fcfb.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/6952638367_c3628eefa2_b_zps38c8fcfb.jpg.html)

[Jailblazers7]

I got to visit Chicago right after Millennium park was finish and I liked it a lot. Nothing beats a good city park imo.

[KevinNYC]

[SIZE="4"]Chicago recently won the nationwide search to house the George Lucas Museum - you know, the "Star Wars" guy.

In New York, you never need to explain a reference like that.

[andgar923]

Chicago recently won the nationwide search to house the George Lucas Museum - you know, the "Star Wars" guy. Just yesterday they released the renderings of what the museum will look like.


http://time.com/3556952/george-lucas-museum-star-wars-chicago/

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/lucas-museum-2_zpsd9f9ad74.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/lucas-museum-2_zpsd9f9ad74.jpg.html)

Guess where that "Star Wars" guy lives tho?

[nathanjizzle]

This is my dog, he lives in Chicago. Another reason why Chicago is a great city.

http://i62.tinypic.com/usxut.jpg

[Bigsmoke]

http://i1072.photobucket.com/albums/w364/MATW88/blackhawks-parade_zpse2aab7c5.jpg (http://s1072.photobucket.com/user/MATW88/media/blackhawks-parade_zpse2aab7c5.jpg.html)

[KyrieTheFuture]

Chicago recently won the nationwide search to house the George Lucas Museum - you know, the "Star Wars" guy. Just yesterday they released the renderings of what the museum will look like.


http://time.com/3556952/george-lucas-museum-star-wars-chicago/

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/lucas-museum-2_zpsd9f9ad74.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/lucas-museum-2_zpsd9f9ad74.jpg.html)
Probably because, like George Lucas, decades ago Chicago was an amazing and valuable part of our country, but now they produce nothing but misery and fat.

[TheTruth11]

One of the things I want to point out is that with every city, there are good and bad areas. Some worse than others and these things tend to run in cycles with some areas being down then getting gentrified and coming up while other areas that are better can go the opposite way by trending down some. The key is whether or not your city is responsive and seeks to address issues as they arise.

In this thread (besides Chicago), 5 cities continue to brought up as examples of great cities - New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami and somewhat surprisingly, Denver.


Here is a look at the downside of each of those cities:

NEW YORK:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/NYNY_zpsc510942b.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/NYNY_zpsc510942b.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/NYNY6_zps1c813a75.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/NYNY6_zps1c813a75.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/NYNY7_zps46a1efce.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/NYNY7_zps46a1efce.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/NYNY4_zpsa7629c39.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/NYNY4_zpsa7629c39.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/NYNY2_zps9d3492a5.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/NYNY2_zps9d3492a5.jpg.html)


LOS ANGELES

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/LALA4_zps0e590af7.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/LALA4_zps0e590af7.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/LA10_zps20dd032a.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/LA10_zps20dd032a.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/LALA3_zps9770ec12.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/LALA3_zps9770ec12.jpg.html)

[TheTruth11]

LOS ANGELES:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/LA8_zpsea915236.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/LA8_zpsea915236.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/LALA8_zps8ad69674.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/LALA8_zps8ad69674.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/LALA7_zpsfcc6c572.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/LALA7_zpsfcc6c572.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/LALA11_zps3c969301.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/LALA11_zps3c969301.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/LA2_zps20cc3acc.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/LA2_zps20cc3acc.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/LA9_zps82726dd0.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/LA9_zps82726dd0.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/LA4_zps87c52670.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/LA4_zps87c52670.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/LA5_zpsd7d79a42.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/LA5_zpsd7d79a42.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/LA11_zpse9b252cb.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/LA11_zpse9b252cb.jpg.html)

[TheTruth11]

MIAMI

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Miami_zps05ea979c.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Miami_zps05ea979c.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/MIAMI224_zps2cb219df.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/MIAMI224_zps2cb219df.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/MIAMI227_zps35a97698.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/MIAMI227_zps35a97698.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/MIAMI222_zpsf50e22b6.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/MIAMI222_zpsf50e22b6.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Miami2_zpsd4d956f9.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Miami2_zpsd4d956f9.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Miami7_zpse688b1e7.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Miami7_zpse688b1e7.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Miami9_zps0637a9a6.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Miami9_zps0637a9a6.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Miami6_zpsef024466.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Miami6_zpsef024466.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Miami4_zps92943e66.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Miami4_zps92943e66.jpg.html)

[TheTruth11]

SAN FRANCISCO

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/SF3_zpscfc38ac1.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/SF3_zpscfc38ac1.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/SF4_zpsb1aa5005.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/SF4_zpsb1aa5005.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/SFamp_zps0bca97de.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/SFamp_zps0bca97de.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/SF7_zps956b6c58.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/SF7_zps956b6c58.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/SF6_zpsec7a8eb3.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/SF6_zpsec7a8eb3.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/SF5_zps6cd6a6e6.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/SF5_zps6cd6a6e6.jpg.html)

[TheTruth11]

DENVER:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Denver1_zpsc4867dbe.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Denver1_zpsc4867dbe.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Denver5_zps1ee17020.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Denver5_zps1ee17020.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Denver2_zps7c616527.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Denver2_zps7c616527.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Denver3_zpsd34510c7.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Denver3_zpsd34510c7.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Denver4_zpsa09e473a.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Denver4_zpsa09e473a.jpg.html)

[BasedTom]

MIAMI

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Miami_zps05ea979c.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Miami_zps05ea979c.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Miami2_zpsd4d956f9.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Miami2_zpsd4d956f9.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Miami7_zpse688b1e7.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Miami7_zpse688b1e7.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Miami6_zpsef024466.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Miami6_zpsef024466.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Miami8_zps4fab39a9.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Miami8_zps4fab39a9.jpg.html)
Pic #1 is a building that's being demolished slowly but has to be done over a long period of time because they determined that just blowing it up all at once could **** up the surrounding area. It has nothing to do with crime, natural disasters, or poverty, etc.

Also, why would you post pics of NYC in the 70s and the LA riots? Are you a time-traveler?

[TheTruth11]

NEW YORK:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/NY-RUIN-Photographing-abandoned-places-in-New-York_zps3f7d812c.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/NY-RUIN-Photographing-abandoned-places-in-New-York_zps3f7d812c.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/NY-RUIN-Photographing-abandoned-places-in-New-York-4_zps02b8d963.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/NY-RUIN-Photographing-abandoned-places-in-New-York-4_zps02b8d963.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/NY-RUIN-Photographing-abandoned-places-in-New-York-19_zps5d9aa3e8.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/NY-RUIN-Photographing-abandoned-places-in-New-York-19_zps5d9aa3e8.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/NY-RUIN-Photographing-abandoned-places-in-New-York-18_zps0ac48571.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/NY-RUIN-Photographing-abandoned-places-in-New-York-18_zps0ac48571.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/NYNY1_zpsae893e32.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/NYNY1_zpsae893e32.jpg.html)

[TheTruth11]

And for those who want to hate on big city life... consider the possible alternative:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Hillbilly1_zpse8f8d3d3.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Hillbilly1_zpse8f8d3d3.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Hillybilly3_zps0176ec7b.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Hillybilly3_zps0176ec7b.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Hillbilly_zps8ccb7747.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Hillbilly_zps8ccb7747.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Hillybilly2_zpsb13fada8.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Hillybilly2_zpsb13fada8.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Hillybilly4_zps0c980b11.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Hillybilly4_zps0c980b11.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Hillybilly6_zps0912ca22.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Hillybilly6_zps0912ca22.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Hillybilly5_zps00d62b0a.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Hillybilly5_zps00d62b0a.jpg.html)

[Jailblazers7]

Dude, why are you still going with this shit? We get it. Chicago is a nice city and you like it.

[BasedTom]

And for those who want to hate on big city life... consider the possible alternative:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Hillbilly1_zpse8f8d3d3.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Hillbilly1_zpse8f8d3d3.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/Hillybilly3_zps0176ec7b.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/Hillybilly3_zps0176ec7b.jpg.html)
This is basically the worst of both worlds. It's a cramped up generic suburb in a environmental wasteland. I don't understand if you're using those pictures as an attack on rural living as a whole, or are bragging that Chicago has a designated rural zone.

pic related is infinitely better:
http://cdni.wired.co.uk/620x413/g_j/hallstat.jpg
https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7101/7178264502_0eb62b0a7b_z.jpg
]http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/97052048.jpg
http://pintaw.com/images/wallpapers/Tyrol-Austria-wallpaper.jpg
http://onecharminglife.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/dsc_0954.jpg

[TheTruth11]

Not picking on NY (a great city) but the pics that I posted earlier did not do it justice. Here are some larger sized pics that I found. And let me say that all big cities have their issues. Even mid sized/small cities and lil ole towns have their problems.

Here you go:

NEW YORK:


http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/NYNY50_zps451311c6.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/NYNY50_zps451311c6.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/NYNY45_zps589f01a6.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/NYNY45_zps589f01a6.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/NYNY47_zps6d30937b.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/NYNY47_zps6d30937b.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/NYNY38_zpsb326239c.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/NYNY38_zpsb326239c.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/NYNY33_zps2ad5ea91.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/NYNY33_zps2ad5ea91.jpg.html)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/NYNY49_zps202445cd.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/NYNY49_zps202445cd.jpg.html)

[TheTruth11]

I got to visit Chicago right after Millennium park was finish and I liked it a lot. Nothing beats a good city park imo.

Thanks. Good post. I also like Pittsburgh. Very underrated. I have traveled there (and all over the East Coast) many times. When I am in Pittsburgh I always get a Primanti Brothers sandwich.

[TheTruth11]

In New York, you never need to explain a reference like that.

Lol. Why is that Kevin?

[Knicks101]

Lol. Why is that Kevin?

NYC is way better than Chicago is why.

[TheTruth11]

[QUOTE=BasedTom]This is basically the worst of both worlds. It's a cramped up generic suburb in a environmental wasteland. I don't understand if you're using those pictures as an attack on rural living as a whole, or are bragging that Chicago has a designated rural zone.

pic related is infinitely better:
http://cdni.wired.co.uk/620x413/g_j/hallstat.jpg

Your pics of the UK are nice. And agreed, there is a middle ground. But no, it has not been bragging
at all -- the big city way of life is not for everyone. More than anything, I don't know what it is exactly
-- maybe it is due to the fact that the current President of the United States calls Chicago home -- but
Chicago has gotten a bad rap lately so I felt it was time to reveal the true Chicago. Sure we have crime,
but we have a metro area approaching 10 million people. The crime you hear about encompasses a small
fraction of the population and it is generally isolated to 2 or 3 neighborhoods that are easily avoided.
Hell, you can go to a city with less than 50,000 people and they likely have 1 or 2 neighborhoods that
they try to avoid too.

I love Europe bro. And despite the friendly rivalry, I love just about every city in the United States too
-- with the lone possible exception being Cleveland :D

.

[TheTruth11]

NYC is way better than Chicago is why.

Why is that? Because you say so? Look, I like NYC but my girl hates it. She hates the smog, the fact that it is very trashy, has rats as big as dogs, and the fact that it rains all the time. That's her and she won't change. On the other hand she loves Europe, love Chicago, loves San Diego, loves Phoenix and loves, oddly enough, Minneapolis. But that's her and she is entitled to love what she loves. I accept the fact that everyone won't like Chicago. Just like you should accept the fact that everyone won't like New York.

[TheTruth11]

Pic #1 is a building that's being demolished slowly but has to be done over a long period of time because they determined that just blowing it up all at once could **** up the surrounding area. It has nothing to do with crime, natural disasters, or poverty, etc.

Also, why would you post pics of NYC in the 70s and the LA riots? Are you a time-traveler?

Miami definitely has its ghettos and its fair share of violence. The same for LA - same for CHI and any other city in America. Regarding LA, the riots were pointed out because nothing happens in a vacuum. Many of the same ills that plagued LA then still plague LA today - all you have to do is talk to people in those areas to know that what I am saying is true.

[TheTruth11]

Probably because, like George Lucas, decades ago Chicago was an amazing and valuable part of our country, but now they produce nothing but misery and fat.

Dude you have been misinformed - believing media hype I see. Chicago has always been and will continue to be MAJOR in every way. Don't take my word it - look here:


According to this, Chicago is the 4th most economically powerful city in the WORLD!


http://www.citylab.com/work/2011/09/25-most-economically-powerful-cities-world/109/#slide4



And according to Wiki:


The city of Chicago has also been rated as having the most balanced economy in the United States, due to its high level of diversification.[139] Chicago was named the fourth most important business center in the world in the MasterCard Worldwide Centers of Commerce Index.[140] Additionally, the Chicago metropolitan area recorded the greatest number of new or expanded corporate facilities in the United States for six out of the seven years from 2001 to 2008.

Chicago is a major world financial center, with the second largest central business district in the United States.[citation needed] The city is the headquarters of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (the Seventh District of the Federal Reserve). The city is also home to major financial and futures exchanges, including the Chicago Stock Exchange, the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (the "Merc"), which is owned, along with the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) by Chicago's CME Group. The CME Group, in addition, owns the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the Commodities Exchange Inc. (COMEX) and the Dow Jones Indexes.[144] Perhaps due to the influence of the Chicago school of economics, the city also has markets trading unusual contracts such as emissions (on the Chicago Climate Exchange) and equity style indices (on the U.S. Futures Exchange). Chase Bank has its commercial and retail banking headquarters in Chicago's Chase Tower.[145]


CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE:


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WORLD CONVENTION DESTINATION:

Chicago is a major world convention destination. The city's main convention center is McCormick Place. With its four interconnected buildings, it is the largest convention center in the nation and third largest in the world.[153] Chicago also ranks third in the U.S. (behind Las Vegas and Orlando) in number of conventions hosted annually.[154]


LEADER IN HIGHER EDUCATION:


Since the 1850s, Chicago has been a world center of higher education and research with several universities that are in the city proper or in the immediate environs. These institutions consistently rank among the top "National Universities" in the United States, as determined by U.S. News & World Report. Top universities in Chicago are: the University of Chicago; Northwestern University; Loyola University Chicago; Illinois Institute of Technology; DePaul University; and University of Illinois at Chicago.[220] Other notable schools include: Chicago State University; the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago; East–West University; National Louis University; North Park University; Northeastern Illinois University; Columbia College Chicago; Robert Morris University; Roosevelt University; Saint Xavier University; Rush University; and Shimer College.

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[TheTruth11]

Chicago is trash

:roll: Spoken like a true hater.


You mad bro because your stereotype has been broken? Go back to page #1 -- take a look at those pictures again because I just uploaded some new ones today -- and tell me, be honest, does it match with the preconceived notion that you had in your mind?


NOooo.... of course not. All media hype for the negative right now because the man in the White House calls Chicago home. Well I am here to set the record straight. Chicagoans absolutely love our home... despite what the media would like for you to believe.

.

[MadeFromDust]

Chicago is just weird. Weird people, weird fanboys and cheerleaders

It's like a big city but that no one else but them cares about it

[Knicks101]

Chicago is just weird. Weird people, weird fanboys and cheerleaders

It's like a big city but that no one else but them cares about it

True, everybody there has a weird inferiority complex and you end up hating that city because they talk it up so much.

[TheTruth11]

Check out these pictures that I found.... crazy:eek:


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[Bigsmoke]

i should get some Lou Malnati's today :pimp:

[Bigsmoke]

Chicago is just weird. Weird people, weird fanboys and cheerleaders

It's like a big city but that no one else but them cares about it

nobody copy our shit and we are supposed to be weird.

u are weird and delusional so what u think dont matter.

[juju151111]

Chi has some of the worse weather out of all the city. Shit is always cold has hell.

[Bigsmoke]

Chi has some of the worse weather out of all the city. Shit is always cold has hell.

its 28 degrees today but it was just 62 2 days ago.

we dont really get lake effect snow bullshit like those cities east of Lake Michigan. give me cold strong winds everyday over having 75 inches of snow every year.

[TheTruth11]

Found this the other day. Pretty cool article especially since New Yorkers have come out strong in making their case that they have the best city. No problem there... do what you do.:pimp: This article was somewhat revealing to me though because during the many times that I visited NY I always knew that it was kind of junky but I never knew exactly why... it never dawned on me that it could be because you guys don't have alleys.


http://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/chicago/12-reasons-chicago-outshines-nyc

12 REASONS WHY CHICAGO OUTSHINES NYC


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[QUOTE]
12 REASONS CHICAGO OUTSHINES NYC
PUBLISHED ON 8/2/2013
BY SEAN COOLEY

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CHICAGO vs. NEW YORK
Chicago vs. New York, The Windy City vs. The Big Apple, The City by the Lake vs. The City Bordering New Jersey. It’s no surprise that Chicago has had a chip on its shoulder since New Yorker writer A.J. Liebling deemed us the Second City, although taking travel advice from a man who looks like Judge Doom from Who Framed Roger Rabbit is highly questionable. So, in honor of City Rivalry Week, here are 12 reasons why Chicago beats New York... 12 times out of 12.

1.Lake Michigan is RIGHT THERE - In a matter of minutes Chicagoans can walk from the heart of downtown to sun themselves on the sandy shores of a great lake. If you dropped a bag of diamonds into the Hudson River, it wouldn’t be worth it to dive in, lest you’re fine with spending your life under a chemical shower. And getting all the way to an actual beach is a public transit odyssey.

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2. Money money money mooooney... MONEY! - From the beer you're drinking to the apartment you're stumbling home to after drinking said beer, everything's relatively affordable for a city of Chi's caliber. New York has a couple living in a 240sqft, $1500-a-month studio that potential tenants would KILL for.

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3. Mal

[Bigsmoke]

It is so cold today. That wind quickly put tears in my eyes

[Bigsmoke]

Chicago is trash

:biggums:

[Bigsmoke]

Its so cold:biggums:

[ALBballer]

bess siti in der werld is -3 rright nao.

:pimp:

[KevinNYC]

Man, I hope that goofy, Jet stream shit doesn't happen again this winter. Cuz this looks exactly like it.

http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2004/pub/includes/columns/newsstory/2015/650x366_01040931_hd27.jpg

[Derka]

Chicago hot dog >>>>>>> that boiled tube of rat dick you get from some dude's cart in NYC. I won't even brook a discussion on that.

Also, NYC's snobbery re: pizza is unfathomably misguided. A good thin slice is fantastic...but good Chicago deep dish has an unquestioned place in the Pantheon of Pizza.

[KNOW1EDGE]

Besides all the crime it's cool. Black people ruin everything.

Thats probably why, once again, Oregon was the #1 state people moved to this year.

The crime and gangs have been moving up from Cali since the 90s and it's been going down hill, thanks.

Stay away, go to Chicago!

[red1]

Chicago hot dog >>>>>>> that boiled tube of rat dick you get from some dude's cart in NYC. I won't even brook a discussion on that.

Also, NYC's snobbery re: pizza is unfathomably misguided. A good thin slice is fantastic...but good Chicago deep dish has an unquestioned place in the Pantheon of Pizza.
:oldlol:

[ALBballer]

Chicago hot dog >>>>>>> that boiled tube of rat dick you get from some dude's cart in NYC. I won't even brook a discussion on that.

Also, NYC's snobbery re: pizza is unfathomably misguided. A good thin slice is fantastic...but good Chicago deep dish has an unquestioned place in the Pantheon of Pizza.

Anyone expecting quality food from a $2 from a street cart? Regardless if you don't like it, well go to all of the hundreds of other street vendors (which are not available in Chicago)

Chicago is like the little brother jealous of New York's accomplishments and always throws fits b/c come no one pays attention to them.

[Bigsmoke]

Besides all the crime it's cool. Black people ruin everything.

Thats probably why, once again, Oregon was the #1 state people moved to this year.

The crime and gangs have been moving up from Cali since the 90s and it's been going down hill, thanks.

Stay away, go to Chicago!

Crime everywhere.

People get popped in Little Village and thats a Latino community

[nathanjizzle]

Anyone expecting quality food from a $2 from a street cart? Regardless if you don't like it, well go to all of the hundreds of other street vendors (which are not available in Chicago)

Chicago is like the little brother jealous of New York's accomplishments and always throws fits b/c come no one pays attention to them.

no one in chicago is jealous of newyork and their 2x price markup.

[nathanjizzle]

but alot of people are moving out of chicago because of the shitty governement. I mean i know some people from Detroit that moved here, and they moved back.

[Dresta]

No offense, but almost all the major American cities are ugly as shit; cultural monstrosities that could only appeal to the inhabitants of a cultural backwater, of a nation that cares only about size and cars and little else.

[Knicks101]

no one in chicago is jealous of newyork and their 2x price markup.

:yaohappy:

They don't call it the second city for nothing.

[rezznor]

forecast low is -2 tonight. best city in da world doe.

[KNOW1EDGE]

No offense, but almost all the major American cities are ugly as shit; cultural monstrosities that could only appeal to the inhabitants of a cultural backwater, of a nation that cares only about size and cars and little else.

LMFAO.

[ItsMillerTime]

Indianapolis is the best Midwestern city anyway. Ya'll trippin.

[Bigsmoke]

Super cold today

[pauk]

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Those stoplights... drive 5 feet, stop, drive 5 feet, stop, drive 5 feet, stop, drive 5 feet, stop, drive 5 feet, stop....

Fukk that :biggums:

[RoseCity07]

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/imagesMM9ZE3KL_zpse48ecb3c.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/imagesMM9ZE3KL_zpse48ecb3c.jpg.html)



I think I sat at this very table last time I went to Chicago. Is that 95th floor Hancock Tower?

That place scared the sh*t out of me. Too high up.

[triangleoffense]

shitty weather tho

[Bigsmoke]

The black hawks about to get this championship

[NBAplayoffs2001]

Chicago is as if Philly and NYC made a baby. Chicago is NYC with the grime of Philly.

[Done_And_Done]

http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/160/files/2015/06/jonathan-toews-nhl-stanley-cup-final-tampa-bay-lightning-chicago-blackhawks-415x250.jpg

[warriorfan]

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/rawfile/2013/08/9mm_11x17-660x1020.jpg

[nathanjizzle]

Those stoplights... drive 5 feet, stop, drive 5 feet, stop, drive 5 feet, stop, drive 5 feet, stop, drive 5 feet, stop....

Fukk that :biggums:

WTF is wrong with you. they all turn green at the same time.

[Done_And_Done]

http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/content/wls/images/cms/automation/vod/792817_1280x720.jpg

[knickballer]

Any cool things to see in Chicago? Like Museums or something? Cool spots?

Stupid question but do people swim in those lakes?

[Stempel, HERB]

Any cool things to see in Chicago? Like Museums or something? Cool spots?

Stupid question but do people swim in those lakes?

Museums? How about a zoo?

This idiot trying to act like he's fascinated with learning and history? :oldlol:

Only thing your fascinated in are the illiterate whores on Pelhalm Parkway.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

NEW YORK:

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Lol, you literally took pictures of NYC pre-Guliani from like the 70s to 90s when NYC was up there with Chicago and LA as being the most dangerous major cities. I think Chicago was the most dangerous major city all throughout the early 1990s followed by either LA or NYC most years.

[Bigsmoke]

The GOAT city in the summer.




GOAT city period:confusedshrug:

[nathanjizzle]

yo smoke meet me at a beer festival if your not too black to go to one.

[9erempiree]

Too much damn crime to be considered the best. You can't walk in certain areas for the fear of getting mugged or killed. Weather is not too good either.

[Bigsmoke]

Too much damn crime to be considered the best. You can't walk in certain areas for the fear of getting mugged or killed. Weather is not too good either.


Crime is everywhere and u can make Snow angels

[Bigsmoke]

yo smoke meet me at a beer festival if your not too black to go to one.
October 19th?


I work on Saturdays but we'll see

[9erempiree]

Crime is everywhere and u can make Snow angels If the weather is the best

Crime have been on the decline since the 90's except Chicago is pretty consistent.

[Bigsmoke]

Crime have been on the decline since the 90's except Chicago is pretty consistent.

Chicago used to have 900 murders in the 90's. It gets 400ish now.


I think you're talking about Camden New Jersey or someshit

[West-Side]

It is easily one of the most fascinating cities.
I take literally 50,000+ pictures every time I come for a visit. Just beautiful.

The architecture is maybe the best in America.

[Bigsmoke]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-illinois-syrian-refugees-suspended-met-1117-20151116-story.html

[BlueandGold]

some of those club girls.. **** the city porn and lets have more of that!

In terms of beautiful ppl and women it's no contest, LA, Bay Area, Seattle, whole west coast > east.

[NumberSix]

some of those club girls.. **** the city porn and lets have more of that!

In terms of beautiful ppl and women it's no contest, LA, Bay Area, Seattle, whole west coast > east.
Are they black?

[Uncle Drew]

And unlike just about any other major city in the world, Chicago offers beaches right next to downtown amenities and awesome skyline views.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e244/contractsmart11/imagesYM7J9EKJ_zpsc48a8720.jpg (http://s40.photobucket.com/user/contractsmart11/media/imagesYM7J9EKJ_zpsc48a8720.jpg.html)
Such beach. :roll:

[nathanjizzle]

Such beach. :roll:

http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000OnMij5EaTuc/s/850/850/Chicago-Beach-Skyline-1.jpg
http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/Beach24.jpg

[nathanjizzle]

foster beach, my favorite
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1208/981534450_c256abacb5_b.jpg

[Bigsmoke]

https://youtu.be/LdOidTiS4F0

[Just2McFly]

Chicago is definitely top 5, even if you are a hater and some do have it number one.

[netsfan549]

Def dont remember seeing Chicago like this lol. I went last year

[Marv_Albert]

Why is Chicago so freakin bad though and so much crime?

[Bigsmoke]

https://youtu.be/6ZLQ0heR4lw