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Times Square, New York, USA Times
Square is a major intersection in the Big Apple, New York
City. It contains a plethora of glittering neon signs,
plenty of bright yellow taxi cabs, hundreds of shops and
millions of pedestrians each day. It is one of the most
action packed streetscapes in the world illuminated by
lights and advertising. Times Square has been featured
numerous times in books, on television, in movies, and video
games. It stands as the iconic representation for western
pop culture.
Hachiko Crossing in Shibuya,
Tokyo, Japan
Shibuya began to emerge as a railway
terminal for southwestern Tokyo and eventually as a major
commercial and entertainment center. Shibuya is famous for
its scramble crossing. It is located in front of the Shibuya
Station Hachiko exit and stops vehicles in all directions to
allow pedestrians to inundate the entire intersection. Three
large TV screens mounted on nearby buildings overlook the
crossing. The Starbucks store overlooking the crossing is
also one of the busiest in the world. The
Hachiko pedestrian
crossing in the
Shibuya district of
Tokyo is the busiest
pedestrian crossing in the world.
The Strip, Las Vegas, USA
The Las Vegas Strip is approximately 4 miles
long and contains many of the largest hotels, casinos and
resort properties in the world. A National Scenic Byway is a
road recognized by the United States Department of
Transportation for its archeological, cultural, historic,
natural, recreational, and/or scenic qualities. The Strip is
considered an All-American road; The most scenic of the
roads in the program are designated All-American
roads. Throughout the streetscape dramatic themes are used
through bold signage and architectural design.
Champs Elysees, Paris, France
Name after the Elysian Fields a
place of the sacred in Greek mythology, the Avenue des
Champs-�lys�es is the most prestigious avenue in the world.
Decorated with quaint caf�s, luxurious hotels and specialty
shops. In its short 2km stretch it's wide open streetscape
stares directly at the Arc de Triomphe. During the Christmas
Season the Avenue des Champs-�lys�es is decorated from top
to bottom. Known in France as La
plus belle avenue du monde, The most beautiful avenues
in the world, it remains one of the most expensive strips of
real estate in Europe.
Magnificent Mile, Chicago, USA
The magnificent mile is one of North
America's greatest shopping streets. It runs along Michigan
Ave. through the heart of Chicago. It is also the sitting
ground for many of the most architectural marvels built
throughout the 20th century. It extends from the lovely
Chicago River (dyed the colour green each St. Patrick's Day)
to "the loop", a major business district.
It host a lovely boulevard and wide
sidewalks, which host lovely restaurants, exquisite hotels
and shops and some of the tallest buildings in the world. A
number of prestigious buildings are located along the
Magnificent Mile, such as the John Hancock Center and the
historic Tribune Tower. Although there is a wall of buildings
that surround you along this stretch of street you will
never feel claustrophobic because of the design, wide side
walks and inventing building bases.
Nanjing Road, Shanghai, China
Nanjing is
the main shopping strip in
Shanghai, China. Nanjing Road has been a centre of
retail commerce in Shanghai for more than a hundred years.
In English Nanjing is called Nanking. It is a glitter of
neon signs and is flourishing with pedestrians. As a matter
of fact most of the post WWII built part of the road is made
for pedestrians only. Many
holidays are
celebrated along Nanjing Road, such as the
Chinese New Year,
New Year's Eve,
Christmas and
Easter. A subway
line runs along Nanjing. As in Shibuya, Tokyo, you'll sense
you are in the future as you frolic this street.
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