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Originally Posted by Pedestrian
I saw nothing anywhere near as artificial and chain-dominated on the River Walk as at Fisherman's Wharf or Pier 39 and the River Walk is unique in its experience whereas FW et al are pretty much duplicated in every beach town. Everything I saw seemed either local/unique or attached to a hotel which may have been a chain hotel as most are. It's the below-grade, lush (in a dry climate), cool (relatively speaking) vibe that makes it attractive. Not the specific businesses although I enjoy outdoor dining in a pleasant city-center-but-separated-from-the-city milieu. Also I find it quite pretty at night.
I think once again, your unwarranted elitism and disdain for those you don't consider to have your sophisticated tastes is showing.
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I’ve been (my wife is from south Texas), I’ve walked around, I didn’t find anywhere appealing to eat, and “cool” is not how I would have described it. But to each their own, and you and I are not much alike (and the generational gap). I wasn’t joking about Bubba Gump - there’s actually one there, along with the rest of those sort of places.
It’s a nice idea and good for that city, but it’s not like it’s a notable destination nationally let alone internationally.