Midwestern Cities (Chicago, Pittsburg, Ohio: deal, metro, places)

[Katiana]

There has been a great deal of discussion on the Pittsburgh forum over whether Pittsburgh is a midwestern city. I thought I'd ask some midwesterners.

[ainulinale]

Well then, I'm not from the Midwest, but I would say Chicago, Cleveland, Omaha and Detroit are all Midwestern cities. However, I would make a distinction between cities like Cleveland and Omaha. Cleveland should be part of the a Great Lakes Midwest, while Omaha should be part of the Great Plains Midwest. Hope I didn't bias your poll!

[Katiana]

I am open to all opinions. There is some big brou-ha-ha about Omaha being midwest or Great Plains, too.

[Libertine]

In my opinion the Midwest consists of the following states: Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. So the cities within those states are Midwestern cities, otherwise, they're east coast or plains states cities. Conversely, one could argue Missouri a Midwestern state, but I think only northern Missouri should count (southern Missouri is too close to Arkansas).

[AsianNYLover]

The only city I consider midwest is Chicago, and the rest that is mentioned are in the East coast because they are in the East Coast Time Zone.

[jessiegirl_98]

Originally Posted by AsianNYLover

The only city I consider midwest is Chicago, and the rest that is mentioned are in the East coast because they are in the East Coast Time Zone.

Omaha is Central!

[Katiana]

Originally Posted by jessiegirl_98

Omaha is Central!

It is also 500 miles west of Chicago!

[Avengerfire]

Chicago and Detroit. Thats it from the list. Imo.

[Chicago60614]

Definitely Chicago, Detroit and Omaha. West of Omaha gets into the plains within 100 miles. East of Detroit starts getting to the "East" before too long.

Growing up in Iowa, I can see how people think Omaha might be "plains", but it's certainly still the geographic, cultural and weather patterns that are still very much Midwest.

[Lookout Kid]

I don't think Pittsburgh is in the midwest, but it certainly has a lot in common with many midwestern cities--as does Buffalo, which is really pretty far from the midwest. I think the great lakes cities like Milwaukee, Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, etc. have more in common with each other than they do with places like Indianapolis or Minneapolis. Although Chicago definitely stands alone in that group as a cosmopolitain world-class metropolis!