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There is an abundance of strip malls in the US, but generally, I think more apt comparison to the British high street may be the town square commonly found in t

There is an abundance of strip malls in the US, but generally, I think more apt comparison to the British high street may be the town square commonly found in the county seat[1] of most all counties in the US (for states that have counties as such). The county seat is typically a small town in a rural area. The central building is typically the court house, surrounded by local businesses and variety of churches, maybe a jail. There is a vast variety of architectural style among the courthouses. Some historic, some not. Some even hosted old west gun fights [2]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_seat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_seat [2] http://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-gunfights3.html http://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-gunfights3.html

arethuza 12y ago
In there case of here in Edinburgh, the High Street isn't really the high street for shopping as it's part of the Royal Mile in the Old Town: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mile http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mile The real high street is probably Princes Street, which is in the New Town, which is fairly old as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes_Street http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes_Street While being a spectacular street to walk along - the actual shops are pretty dreary. Last time I checked there were 3 O2 mobile phone shops.... which seems a bit much for one street that isn't that long.
- teh_klev 12y ago
  Edinburgh council should be ashamed of Princes Street, it's truly awful. During the whole time I lived in Edinburgh and when visiting I avoided it like the plague. I think I only visited Princes Street about four times (once to buy a mobile phone :) and the others for work and an interview). The real gem is George Street, but council seem to be doing there damnedest to make a mess of that as well. The Royal Mile is a bloody awful tartan covered tourist trap despite having some fantastic buildings. My favourite part of Edinburgh is Leith and the shore area. I lived just off of the bottom of Leith walk and always loved dawdling across Leith Links to work in Great Michael house.

arethuza 12y ago

In there case of here in Edinburgh, the High Street isn't really the high street for shopping as it's part of the Royal Mile in the Old Town: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mile http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Mile The real high street is probably Princes Street, which is in the New Town, which is fairly old as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes_Street http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princes_Street While being a spectacular street to walk along - the actual shops are pretty dreary. Last time I checked there were 3 O2 mobile phone shops.... which seems a bit much for one street that isn't that long.

teh_klev 12y ago
Edinburgh council should be ashamed of Princes Street, it's truly awful. During the whole time I lived in Edinburgh and when visiting I avoided it like the plague. I think I only visited Princes Street about four times (once to buy a mobile phone :) and the others for work and an interview). The real gem is George Street, but council seem to be doing there damnedest to make a mess of that as well. The Royal Mile is a bloody awful tartan covered tourist trap despite having some fantastic buildings. My favourite part of Edinburgh is Leith and the shore area. I lived just off of the bottom of Leith walk and always loved dawdling across Leith Links to work in Great Michael house.