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Wow, Tampa looks pretty sweet, but Celebration, although Im glad its a dense development, it looks pretty fake. The buildings are way too simple and just not very good looking.
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i'm from st. pete/tampa, and trust me, that doesn't represent even a small fraction of tampa. ybor city is the only place that looks like that, and all those pictures are basically from the same street (7th Ave). with that said, i did enjoy the ybor/downtown st. pete pictures, and i'm glad to be going back for the holidays.
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Both places I've never seen before, and both lovely in their own way. True Celebration doesn't have the same feel as older, lived in cities. But, I'd prefer this to what is usually built in newer suburbs. Great photos, thanks!
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I think all these areas look very nice. Florida has a lot of nice surprises every time I visit or see photos.
Just last month I was in the Clermont area northwest of Orlando, and was surprised at the very hilly terrain. Most of what I've seen in Florida is flat terrain, but not the area between Orlando and Leesburg. |
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Wow, I was expecting Disney-fied new urbanism in Celebration, but it looks really good. I agree, trees and vegetation make a lot of places look better, and this is great evidence of that. The housing styles are almost all in good taste and no one tried to cram some style that wouldn't fit with the Florida landscape down everyone's throat. Celebration really seems like one of the showcases for new urbanism.
Ybor City is a pretty nice place. I was down there a few years ago and took a few pictures at night but I'd like to walk around more extensively if I can get down there again. |
Very nice photos
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Thanks for the photos.
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Great images. West Tampa's architecture and history is pretty similar to Ybor's. However, that area is a lot grittier.
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I was actually sort of impressed by Celebration. I mean, granted, I could never live there and the location isn't great, but for a far out suburban development near Disney, it isn't absolutely the end of the world. Also, the oak trees (some live oaks, many actually appear to be water oaks) make the development much much much better. I, too, love mature trees (those aren't quite mature, but a good start) and I am fortunate to have grown up in live oak territory (had an 800 year old oak on my high school's property).
Ybor City also looks quite cool. I have only driven by it, but it is definitely unique in Florida! It has a mixture colonial/Gulf Coast look to it. I much prefer old to new (unless you're going to spend some dough on new to make a truly nice development or build a truly great house). Thanks for the photos! |
I saw sycamore in there as well (or plane tree of some sort). Street trees can turn an otherwise boring neighborhood into a dreamscape.
I think Celebration looks great. So long as the economy holds up (which I don't think Disney is going anywhere anytime soon), I think the neighborhood will age really well. Some day it may be even more highly sought after amongst the sprawl of Florida, 30 years from now. |
Nice tampa photos. that celebration town looks scary though. way too clean!
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How is clean, scary?
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Pictures aren't working for me.
My sister lives in Clermont and I'll be visiting her for Christmas. I'm hoping to skip out for a few hours to check out Celebration. |
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Celebration reminds me of a new urbanist community that I lived in called Avalon Park in east Orange county. It's nice but it has a sterile feel to it. I have yet to visit Ybor City but the pics make it look very inviting. Interesting thread to say the least.
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Truman Show-esque. So perfect it's creepy.
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It's A Real Town After All
United States Celebration Community / Economic Development New Urban Network Social / Demographics Posted by: Tim Halbur Thanks to: Robert Steuteville 6 December 2010 - 6:00am Last week saw the first murder ever in the Disney-developed (and much scrutinized) town of Celebration, Florida. Will this mean the 14-year old town of 11,000 has finally shaken off its idealized persona? Robert Steuteville has spent some time in Celebration, and comments on the recent events and the flurry of press that followed: "Celebration, of course, never did occupy make-believe terrain, a realm somewhere outside the real world. The residents have jobs, and lose them. They have families, which sometimes break apart. There are drugs, and disease, and mental illness. The town has not been immune from the nation’s economic woes, especially in Florida, where housing values have plummeted." Steuteville says that the press is missing the boat on this story: "What’s missing from this story is that the town — the streets, the squares, and the main street — have a deeper meaning than that of a stage set. " Full Story: News flash: Celebration is not perfect Source: New Urban Network, December 5, 2010 |
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