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Why wasn't NYC's Central Park concept copied by other cities? (lemmy.ca)

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I'm talking about a massive park in the absolute heart of the city. Located such that is naturally surrounded by city high rises. *People are giving examples of parks that are way off in the boonies. I'm trying to say located centrally, heart of the city, you know where the high rises are. Yes I understand nyc has more, the point is centrally located.

Copied by younger cities in North Americ. You know, the cities younger than NYC that could have seen the value of setting aside a large area for parkland before it was developed.

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[+] systemglitch@lemmy.world -7 points 1 year ago

Why would I ever choose to go to Chicago? From an outside perspective it sounds like a total shit hole.

[-] wasted_in_time@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Was just out there a month ago. Place was clean, good weather too. A lot of things to do. Nothing what they've shown in the news. I stayed near the loop, didn't travel south, as I had no reason to.

Leaving Chicago, the taxi driver said he wanted people to continue thinking Chicago was a shit town, because it keeps rent down. Funny.

[-] systemglitch@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

That's fair.

[-] Drop_All_Users@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Nah, Chicagos a great town with excellent food, culture, museums and events. Lots of festivals in the summer, it runs along a beatuiful lake with nice beaches, it has great people, all in all I love Chicago. Full disclosure, there are neighborhoods with high crime, it is unfortunately super segregated, and cold as hell in the winter.

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm personally fond of the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry. They had the Bodies exhibit the time I visited and it was incredible.

[-] MajorHavoc@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just so you know, you're probably not being downvoted by any Chicagoans.

Even the most devout Chicagoan evangelist will just typically grunt and nod in response to someone calling Chicago a shithole.

We understand that Chicago is not everyone's cup of tea.

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