This Is the Williamsburg of Your City: A Map of Hip America
What is your city's Williamsburg? What's its hippest—or formerly hippest—or sometimes just youngest—neighborhood, the one with the art galleries and the boutiques and the lines for brunch? (And what, for that matter, is its Bushwick, or "Next Williamsburg"?) If you don't know off the top of your head, don't worry. We do, thanks to the collective knowledge of Gawker readers.
A few months ago, we asked you what "the Williamsburg" of your city is. Today, we present to you the results—tabulated and mapped.
Below, you'll find the definitive list of "hip"—or formerly hip and now just rich—neighborhoods in major metropolitan areas in the U.S., Canada, and around the globe. All neighborhoods were nominated as answers to the question "What's the Williamsburg of your city?," and then dutifully recorded and tallied over the next 24 hours by Gawker editorial assistant Sarah Hedgecock (her Williamsburg: Blue Dome).
Disagree? That's fine. Tell us what we got wrong below the post.
You can see a full spreadsheet of results, including vote totals and runners-up, here.
| The Williamsburg of | is | (and its Bushwick is) |
| Albany, N.Y. | Center Square | |
| Anchorage, Alaska | Spenard | |
| Athens, Ga. | Normaltown | |
| Atlanta, Ga. | East Atlanta, Little Five Points (tie) | East Atlanta, Old Fourth Ward (tie) |
| Austin, Texas | East Side | East Side |
| Baltimore, Md. | Hampden | Station North |
| Birmingham, Ala. | Avondale | |
| Boston, Mass. | Jamaica Plain | Roslindale, Somerville (tie) |
| Boulder, Colo. | Boulder | |
| Buffalo, N.Y. | Elmwood | Allentown |
| Burbank, Cali. | Magnolia Park | San Fernando Blvd. |
| Burlington, Vt. | Pine Street | Old North End |
| Charleston, S.C. | Park Circle | |
| Charlotte, N.C. | NoDa, Plaza Midwood (tie) | NoDa, Plaza Midwood (tie) |
| Chicago, Ill. | Wicker Park | Pilsen |
| Cincinnati, Ohio | Northside, Over-the-Rhine (tie) | Clifton, Northside (tie) |
| Cleveland, Ohio | Tremont | Gordon Square, Ohio City (tie) |
| Columbus, Ohio | Clintonville, German Village (tie) | Olde Towne East |
| Dallas, Texas | Oak Cliff | Deep Ellum |
| Washington, D.C. | H Street | Petworth |
| Denver, Colo. | Highlands | Baker, Capitol Hill (tie) |
| Detroit, Mich. | Corktown, Midtown (tie) | Hamtramck |
| Edmonton, Alb. | Garneau/Whyte | |
| Fort Worth, Texas | Fairmount | |
| Gainesville, Fla. | Duckpond | |
| Harrisburg, Pa. | Downtown, Midtown (tie) | |
| Honolulu, Hawaii | Kakaako | |
| Houston, Texas | Montrose | The Heights |
| Hudson, N.Y. | Warren St. | |
| Indianapolis, Ind. | Fountain Square | Fountain Square |
| Kansas City, Mo. | Westport | |
| Knoxville, Tenn. | Happy Holler | |
| Los Angeles, Cali. | Silver Lake | Echo Park |
| Las Vegas, Nev. | Fremont St. | Arts District |
| Lincoln, Neb. | Haymarket | |
| Louisville, Ky. | Highlands | Germantown |
| Madison, Wisc. | Williamson St. | |
| Memphis, Tenn. | Cooper-Young, Overton Square, South Main (tie) | |
| Miami, Fla. | Wynwood | Little Haiti |
| Milwaukee, Wisc. | East Side | Bay View |
| Minneapolis, Minn. | Uptown | Northeast, Uptown, North Loop (tie) |
| Montreal, Qué. | Mile End | Mile End |
| Nashville, Tenn. | East Nashville | Inglewood, the Nations (tie) |
| New Haven, Conn. | East Rock | Westville |
| New Orleans, La. | Marigny | Bywater |
| Norfolk, Va. | Ghent | |
| Oakland, Cali. | Piedmont, San Francisco (tie) | Fruitvale |
| Oklahoma City, Okla. | Paseo District | |
| Orlando, Fla. | Thornton Park | |
| Ottawa, Ont. | Centretown, Hintonburg (tie) | Hintonburg |
| Pensacola, Fla. | Seville Square | |
| Philadelphia, Pa. | Northern Liberties | Fishtown |
| Phoenix, Ariz. | Roosevelt Row | Downtown |
| Pittsburgh, Pa. | Lawrenceville | Bloomfield |
| Portland, Me. | Munjoy Hill, West End, East End, Biddeford (tie) | Mid City |
| Portland, Ore. | "The Williamsburg of Portland is Portland" | North Portland |
| Providence, R.I. | West End | Olneyville |
| Raleigh, N.C. | Boylan Heights, Carrboro (tie) | Mordecai |
| Reno, Nev. | Downtown | |
| Richmond, Va. | The Fan | Oregon Hill |
| Salt Lake City, Utah | The Avenues, Sugar House (tie) | |
| San Diego, Cali. | North Park | City Heights |
| San Francisco, Cali. | Mission | Hunter's Point, Oakland (tie) |
| San Jose, Cali. | Japantown | |
| Saskatoon, Sask. | Nutana, Riversdale (tie) | Broadway |
| Seattle, Wash. | Capitol Hill | Central District |
| St. Louis, Mo. | Central West End, the Grove (tie) | The Grove |
| St. Paul, Minn. | Lowertown | |
| Tampa, Fla. | SoHo/Hyde Park, Ybor City, Seminole Heights (tie) | |
| Toronto, Ont. | West Queen West | The Junction, Roncesvalles (tie) |
| Tucson, Ariz. | Fourth Ave. | Lost Barrio |
| Tulsa, Okla. | Blue Dome/Arts districts | Pearl District |
| Vancouver, B.C. | Gastown, Strathcona, Yaletown (tie) | The Drive |
| Barcelona, Spain | Born | Gracia |
| Berlin, Germany | Kreuzberg | |
| Budapest, Hungary | Goszdu Udvar | |
| Cambridge, U.K. | Mill Rd. | |
| Cape Town, South Africa | Woodstock | |
| Copenhagen, Denmark | Norrebro, Vesterbro (tie) | Norrebro |
| Dublin, Ireland | Stoneybatter | Camden St. |
| Hong Kong, China | Sheung Wan | |
| Krakow, Poland | Kazimierz | |
| London, U.K. | Dalston | Brixton, Peckham (tie) |
| Melbourne, Australia | North Fitzroy | Northcote |
| Mexico City, Mexico | Condesa | Roma |
| Paris, France | Oberkampf | Belleville |
