Midwestern Cities (Chicago, Kansas, Pittsburg: farm, teacher, map)

[Nysee53]

I think Detroit and Cleveland are the most middle west you can get. Chicago tends to be in its own league and Omaha is greatly influenced by the south. Pennsylvania is an east coast state, even though it is heavily influenced by the middle west.

[EventHorizon]

Every city on that list with the exception of Chicago and Omaha is in the easternmost quarter of the country, if you look at it from an east-west viewpoit. I'm sorry but that leaves Detroit, Cincinatti, and all the other cities on the list in "Rust Belt purgatory."

[Lookout Kid]

Originally Posted by EventHorizon

Every city on that list with the exception of Chicago and Omaha is in the easternmost quarter of the country, if you look at it from an east-west viewpoit. I'm sorry but that leaves Detroit, Cincinatti, and all the other cities on the list in "Rust Belt purgatory."

The term "midwest" has nothing to do with what half of the country the region is in. The term was coined when anything outside of the immediate east coast was "the west". It goes WAY back...

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by Lookout Kid

The term "midwest" has nothing to do with what half of the country the region is in. The term was coined when anything outside of the immediate east coast was "the west". It goes WAY back...

Yes, Lookout is right.The term Midwest was used after areas west of the river like Utah, Montana and such became populated or/or taken over by the U.S.A. For many years Illinois,Indiana and other like states were "The West!"

[thePR]

Originally Posted by Avengerfire

Yes, Lookout is right.The term Midwest was used after areas west of the river like Utah, Montana and such became populated or/or taken over by the U.S.A. For many years Illinois,Indiana and other like states were "The West!"

Hence Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and the Pacific Northwest instead of just the Northwest.

[Chicagoland60426]

Even though I live in the Chicago area , Chicago is stands out the most. Technically Chicago is midwestern, but it have the density and big city feel of east coast cities. And Chicago is probably the only midwestern city global recognize in the midwest.

[Tex?Il?]

Originally Posted by bluchidog

Even though I live in the Chicago area , Chicago is stands out the most. Technically Chicago is midwestern, but it have the density and big city feel of east coast cities. And Chicago is probably the only midwestern city global recognize in the midwest.

We've had threads on this before. I think we came to the conclusion that the east coast does not hold a monopoly on density and big city feel.

Chicago outside downtown and the north side (proper) has a character that does have midwestern city character. Milwaukee is full of brick bungalow neighborhoods. Top ten college sports is talked about all the time.

I could go on, but safe to say Chicago stands out the most, but it is still in the midwest, and influenced as such.

[MassVt]

....as a barometer, then there are real differences between the East Coast and the Midwest. Inparticular, Big Ten (Eleven, with Penn State) football is a big topic of conversation, while here in the East, collegiate sports really aren't a big deal at all...

I have to agree with the old terminology; the original Northwestern Territories included the present-day states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin., although geographically they are all well before the nation's halfway point going east-to-west.

[lincolnparker]

ok what about St Louis?

[beadster]

I would agree with the above Post: Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio are the traditional so called Midwestern States. Also Consider Minnesota a midwestern State. There is a culture unlike the west coast and east coast, and the south, in the midwest. I would consider St Louis to be a mid western city. The culture there is not southern and, gets most of its influence from the true midwest