King of Kensington
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How apt is this description of the GTA?
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"Vienna surrounded by L.A."
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Jayomatic
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Not even close.
scarberiankhatru
Senior Member
The LA part of the equation is certainly apt for huge swaths of the GTA, but I'm not sure about the Vienna part - immediately beyond downtown skyscrapers, the density plummets and the city reminds me of old suburban London...Toronto has virtually no mid-rise neighbourhoods.
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junctionist
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How is a city with extremely old and ornate architecture and pedestrian areas at its core, that was the centre of an empire comparable to a city where any building is vulnerable, where there are no substantial pedestrian areas and that achieved it's grandeur a few centuries later?
In LA, the wealthy homes are in the suburbs. Here, the suburbs are known to be affordable. I think the comparison is shallow. There's no way of knowing definitively as it's very subjective (though a Skeptic could say that about anything).
In LA, the wealthy homes are in the suburbs. Here, the suburbs are known to be affordable. I think the comparison is shallow. There's no way of knowing definitively as it's very subjective (though a Skeptic could say that about anything).
King of Kensington
Senior Member
I disagree. There are plenty of wealthy sections within the L.A. city limits (i.e. West L.A. in general is wealthy) and plenty of poor suburbs like Inglewood and Compton, not to mention places like Anaheim which are far from wealthy.
I think the suburbs of the GTA are kind of L.A.-like (with a different climate, obviously!)
The outer-416 has a similar density to the San Fernando Valley (i.e. the post-war suburban part of the city of L.A.)
Maybe Frankfurt is a better European comparison for Toronto.
I think the suburbs of the GTA are kind of L.A.-like (with a different climate, obviously!)
The outer-416 has a similar density to the San Fernando Valley (i.e. the post-war suburban part of the city of L.A.)
Maybe Frankfurt is a better European comparison for Toronto.
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Hydrogen
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But with far fewer German people (Toronto, that is).
Roy G Biv
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Frankfurt sucks. Boring and souless.
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Hydrogen
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I think Toronto is like Toronto. These attempts are comparisons get tedious very quickly.
Toronto is like Iqaluit, it's in Canada, but is further south, larger in size, has a smaller population of Inuit people, has public transit and taller buildings.
Toronto is like Iqaluit, it's in Canada, but is further south, larger in size, has a smaller population of Inuit people, has public transit and taller buildings.