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Originally Posted by ozone
Why do people think Austin and Portland is cool and Sacramento is not?
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Portland - Portland has always been about 10yrs ahead of Sacramento in terms of creating that central core identity utilizing that sense of place with the Willamette River and beaucoup bridges.
Because of the hills directly in downtown Portland and its cooler summer weather it is perceived as more coastal like as in Seattle and SF when its not. Our sense of place does not stand out.
And it has to do with perception: Sac has plenty of "outdoor types" if not more than Portland. It's just our outdoor types live in the suburbs or foothills and don't live in downtown lofts overlooking the Willamette River.
Our core backbone employment is still state gov't, not fortune 500 companies; these things create a perception that one place is cool and hip and another is not; when in fact they really aren't that different.