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I'm sure some of it is "off", i'm not a cultural historian, just questioning why the poster thinks chicago isn't in the picture as number 2. FWIW, elaboration below...
Museums: Chicago's museums are pretty well-known and -regarded and it's considered to be a top museum city in the world, to wit (and just the top shelf stuff)...
Chicago
Adler Planetarium: First planetarium in western hemisphere and still one of the most respected.
Field Museum-- One of the world's Big Four natural history museums
Shedd-- Until recently, the largest aquarium in the world (now Atlanta)
Museum of Science and Industry -- grandfather of hands-on science museums.
LA
Frankly, I'm not aware of LA's natural history museum. Griffiths is an observatory and top-notch. La Brea Tar Pit museum. Please let me know what I've missed, and they should be big, well-regarded museum.
Art, I said no, but frankly art is pretty close between Getty and the LA County Museum. Chicago has world-renowned AIC and Museum of Contemporary Art. Edge to Chicago for world-class AIC.
Music and production: LA
Live music and local music culture: LA is certainly up there but others are as well, Austin, Chicago, San Francisco, Nashville, etc.
Live theater - Chicago is just behind NYC (and ~ equal to Toronto) for Broadway shows, and its equivalent for off-Broadway. In fact, Chicago is often cited as a leader for edgy, off-broadway productions... Steppenwolf, Goodman, Court, Shakespeare, Lookinglass, Victory Gardens, etc. I don't think LA is as well-respected.
Fine arts, i.e., symphony/ballet/opera? Don't know about LA, but the CSO is considered-- globally as a top 5 orchestra (I know LA's is respected as well, but not like CSO). Lyric Opera in Chicago-- again typically a top 5-10 global institution. I don't know as much (anything) about dance but Joffrey and Hubbard St. Dance are pretty big companies. I would assume LA does well in both areas.
Restaurants? LA is up there, but behind Chicago and SF.
Films and production: Yes (LA)
Architecture: You're really asking me about Chicago architecture? Really? If you don't know this, then please try google.
I don't doubt Chicago has a decent argument as being number 2, I just didn't understand some of your reasoning for favoring Chicago - seems like you are very familiar with it and not so familiar with LA, so that probably explains part of it.
I know Chicago is renowned for architecture but so is Los Angeles, so I would think they are actually fairly neck and neck in this regard.
BTW The Natural History Museum in LA is in Exposition Park by USC.
No actually it doesn't prove anything since what I was talking about everyone clearly stated DC excels in. The difference is all of you which represent .0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000000001% of the people in the world. The overwhelming majority of the people in the world would classify a "CULTURAL ATTRACTION" as museums, monuments, dining, and parks and gardens. It's hard to argue about food because food is subjective and most places have good food. You can't say french food is better than indian food for instance.
Either you all didn't pay attention in school to learn what constitutes a cultural attraction or you didn't go to school in the first place!
Are you seriously suggesting that the USA Today article offers an exhaustive list for what should be considered "cultural amenities"? So what about performing arts and theater? That's not culture? But "parks and gardens" are??
Come on MD, you are smarter than that. And frankly I wouldn't take anything that USA Today writes very seriously. It's the McDonalds of newspapers.
Are you seriously suggesting that the USA Today article offers an exhaustive list for what should be considered "cultural amenities"? So what about performing arts and theater? That's not culture? But "parks and gardens" are??
Come on MD, you are smarter than that. And frankly I wouldn't take anything that USA Today writes very seriously. It's the McDonalds of newspapers.
Continue. It's fun to see these contortions of yours. It's like watching the City Data version of The Devil Inside and The Exorcist combined.
I know it's hard for you to admit, but you're just plain wrong on this one. Now go ahead and start vomiting copious amounts of pea soup. That's the good part.
What do you do for a living? Long pause........
Grabs popcorn.....
Which is why your opinion doesn't matter! This however is from a source that does matter! Are you famous for anything? Didn't think so........
The funniest thing about this whole thread is all the people on city-data who's opinion's mean absolutely nothing to the world and how they try to actually challenge things that do mean something like the source I just posted. I mean, how many people even know what your names are.....................?
Just wondering, how important are you to all the people in the world, I mean country, I mean, city of Philadelphia, I mean center city?
About a handful of people? And you should be able to challenge any source anywhere in the world because? And anybody should care what you think because? What is your importance in this world that what you say or think should matter?
Which is why your opinion doesn't matter! This however is from a source that does matter! Are you famous for anything? Didn't think so........
How is this even relevant?
It's a damn shame you're so butthurt over something so irrelevant in the grand scheme of things, but I guess that's what happens when you think your city is at the center of the universe. I love DC, but your homerism is beyond over-the-top.
Are you seriously suggesting that the USA Today article offers an exhaustive list for what should be considered "cultural amenities"? So what about performing arts and theater? That's not culture? But "parks and gardens" are??
Come on MD, you are smarter than that. And frankly I wouldn't take anything that USA Today writes very seriously. It's the McDonalds of newspapers.
Theater architecture should matter. Other than that, performances travel all over so they aren't relegated to one city. Architecture however is only seen at the original venue. Performances come and go, venues do not.
It's a damn shame you're so butthurt over something so irrelevant in the grand scheme of things, but I guess that's what happens when you think your city is at the center of the universe. I love DC, but your homerism is beyond over-the-top.
Because I'm trying to figure out what importance you have in the world that you would be able to discredit something that frankly means more than you do. That's why I asked what or who exactly you are that your opinion means anything. Even crackheads have opinions. But they are worthless just like your opinion and my own. That's why I posted a real source that is going to be taken way more serious by the world than anything you say or think.
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This however is from a source that does matter! Are you famous for anything? Didn't think so........
