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Absolutely Chicago. It really hits all the notes of a quintessential if not stereotypical American city, good and bad alike, almost to an extreme level.
Miami is quintessentially "Americas" but not quintessentially "American".
What's funny is everybody has a different definition of what American is and what it stands for. American to some may be typical white example : Brady Bunch. America to others is a place where there is opportunity and to see a different side of life that most weren't brought up example : Scarface. America has a different meaning to everybody to some it's freedom and opportunity and to other people who are traditional it's Apple Pie and baseball.
The American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright inspired, Bungalow Belt of Chicago was "Pre-suburban sprawl". Some called it Quasi-Suburban. Because it gave all front Lawns with Single family homes. A back yard with a garage, that most chose with a full alleyway system where the power-lines ran. Though still on fairly narrow city lots. Built from 1910-1940. Becoming 1/3 of the city. To some.... especially Europeans? That already was suburban.
You have the 20s 30s Chicago Bungalow Then 50s varieties it changed to
This is exactly what I mean by "quintessentially" American.No where in the world is this more authentic than Chicago.
What's funny is everybody has a different definition of what American is and what it stands for. American to some may be typical white example : Brady Bunch. America to others is a place where there is opportunity and to see a different side of life that most weren't brought up example : Scarface. America has a different meaning to everybody to some it's freedom and opportunity and to other people who are traditional it's Apple Pie and baseball.
I agree but I also think that there are universal things that are American that everybody identifies with as American.
For Example:Coca Cola,McDonalds,Rock and Roll etc.
If we are talking about "American" as relative to the context of the United States (then see below):
Most American I figure would be the place with the most concentrated American borns. American borns are 100% quintessentially American whereas those from overseas may have anywhere from small variations to very significant variations culturally, socially, politically, economically than America.
The answer would be Detroit among the large cities. Followed by the Twin Cities and then Philadelphia a hair afterwards. Even though I didn't include Cleveland in the statistics, my guess would be that it would come out ahead of Detroit too.
So for places 3-4 million Cleveland, for places 5-6 million Detroit, for places 6+ million Philadelphia.
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