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To: bentway who wrote (41054)	9/8/2005 9:58:10 PM
From: Live2Sail	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

AS someone who's visited a lot of cities lately, I can tell you that SF and NO are charming because they are cities where people LIVE in their downtowns. But they are hardly the only cities where this is true. This is compared to say, Dallas, which is a ghost town of high rise buildings after dark. I visited Atlanta after hearing so much hype about it, and I was sorely disappointed. I've been wondering about this for many years -- it seems that there are few cities (w/250k+ people) that have a vibrant downtown after dark where there's a critical mass of residents who live there. I can only think of a few like this: Boston, SF, NO, NYC, Philly, DC(?), Montreal, Austin I understand that Baltimore and Cleveland have tried to renew themselves but it doesn't appear to be like those listed above. Atlanta, Denver, L.A., San Diego, Houston, Phoenix and probably the rest of country's cities lack a the panache of those above. Would like to hear otherwise. L2S