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Hmmmm, ok. I'd think that much of Houston's "bombasticness," as you termed it, is directly related to its lack of zoning which you didn't mention. That's the one thing that's uniquely Houston compared to other major cities.
Phoenix and Tucson
Denver and Colorado Springs
Detroit and Cleveland
Baltimore and Philadelphia
Kansas City and Omaha
Abilene and Amarillo (the latter is slightly bigger)
Portland and Seattle
Louisville and Cincinnati
Myrtle Beach and Ocean City MD
I've only passed through Indianapolis but I wonder how similar it is to Columbus which is a nice city. Physically and geographically the two look kinda similar.
Given how well you know these cities, do you think Richmond will become more similar to Baltimore as time passes? The economy of DC has surely affected its culture, at least where prices have went through the roof. Richmond has a more healthy growth that, I'm guessing, will keep the local culture from being over-powered too harshly.
Note: I left in 2014 and haven't been back since, but I'm visiting later this year.
I'll better be able to answer your question if you tell me similar to Baltimore in what way?
I do think that both have benefited, overall, from their relative proximities to DC, but both would probably be more prominent cities had DC never existed. Richmond would probably be Baltimore's size, and Baltimore would probably be Philly's size. It's an interesting study to ponder how the creation of The Capital effected both!
Let us know how your trip back goes! Definitely some changes but I think you will like the direction the city us headed! Richmond is truly one of the premier cities in the country in that 1-2 million range and I'll always be proud to call it home...
I'll better be able to answer your question if you tell me similar to Baltimore in what way?
I do think that both have benefited, overall, from their relative proximities to DC, but both would probably be more prominent cities had DC never existed. Richmond would probably be Baltimore's size, and Baltimore would probably be Philly's size. It's an interesting study to ponder how the creation of The Capital effected both!
Let us know how your trip back goes! Definitely some changes but I think you will like the direction the city us headed! Richmond is truly one of the premier cities in the country in that 1-2 million range and I'll always be proud to call it home...
its interesting to think about how things impact each other
the Capital almost was selected along the Delaware river in NJ just North of Trenton.
Makes you wonder what the impact would have been.
The capital would have been 15 miles from the Philly city border and about 30 from the NYC border had that location been the selection. It was the runner up to DC
Both Charlotte and Nashville could legitimately claim to be Atlanta's little sister, and to a lesser extent, Birmingham.
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