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garyt22 Jun 20th, 2012 06:05 AM

Best spot in America for "People Watching"
 
I have always thought that Venice Beach on a Saturday was the best... can you beat that?

simpsonc510 Jun 20th, 2012 06:14 AM

I don't know.... it's pretty interesting at Walmart sometimes!

What about Las Vegas.

Aduchamp1 Jun 20th, 2012 06:19 AM

Washington Square Park and Central Park in NYC are pretty good.

bennnie Jun 20th, 2012 06:27 AM

Harvard Square is pretty interesting.
Looking over Duvall St. Key West from a balcony with a beer in your hand is pretty good.
Most large airports offer good people watching

ggreen Jun 20th, 2012 06:28 AM

garyt22, I read your comment about Venice Beach on that other thread, and my first thought was <i>in ALL of America?!</i> I'll give you the left coast LOL.

Agree with Adu: pretty much anywhere in Manhattan, but if I had to give one single location, Central Park (in good weather). Or almost any part of the MTA!!

japw82 Jun 20th, 2012 06:28 AM

The Union Square area of San Francisco.

musicfan Jun 20th, 2012 10:03 AM

Las Vegas or New York...we saw some pretty, ahem, amazing folks in Times Square.

suze Jun 20th, 2012 10:05 AM

airports. any airport.

spirobulldog Jun 20th, 2012 10:41 AM

i'm with suze, airport were the first thing I thought of.

Amusement parks and water parks are pretty good too.

22tango Jun 20th, 2012 11:03 AM

Times Square after dark, and the cable car stop at Powell & Market in San Francisco. Venice Beach is a good spot too.

LarryBee Jun 20th, 2012 11:03 AM

The Clevelander Bar adjacent to Ocean Drive in South Miami Beach. Sure, Manhattan may have celebs and beautiful people, but SoBe will have them wearing next to nothing.

Suzie Jun 20th, 2012 11:05 AM

Went to Vegas in April for the first time. My answer is Vegas.

taitai Jun 20th, 2012 11:23 AM

Minnesota State Fair

garyt22 Jun 20th, 2012 01:02 PM

anybody for New Orleans? or were you too drunk to see people?

starrs Jun 20th, 2012 01:38 PM

Times Square, New York City.

A small town during their 4th of July celebration.

A mall anywhere in the US on Christmas Eve = perfect for people watching desperate men rushing around trying to find presents to buy.

suze Jun 20th, 2012 02:07 PM

I'll be more specific... Heathrow

schmerl Jun 20th, 2012 02:14 PM

South Beach

nytraveler Jun 20th, 2012 03:51 PM

Definitely the Village - esp the night of the Halloween parade. But really any sidewalk cafe. Does anyone else remember rollerina? Of the guys dressed in a loincloth that used to perch on fire hydrants like a bird.

Central Park on Sunday isn't bad either.

starrs Jun 20th, 2012 04:50 PM

Tagging on to suze's post...my favorite minute of any movie -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0O2FfpAP0Q


They filmed for two weeks at Heathrow and if they caught something they liked, an assistant around the corner would approach the people to sign releases. Love, LOVE ((l)) this movie intro of Love Actually.

Tomsd Jun 20th, 2012 05:11 PM

The grassy area above the Cove in La Jolla, CA and the swimmers/divers in the Cove itself.

And then walk up the "secret" steps to the Starbucks on Prospect. :)


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