If each city in America had a twin city somewhere else in America, what matches can you come up with? (live, largest)

[coolcity]

New York-Chicago
Jacksonville-Detroit
Miami-San Diego
St.Louis-Columbus
Atlanta-Los Angeles
Austin-San Fransisco
Pittsburgh-Milwaukee
Dallas-Minneapolis

[laosixonetwo]

Every1 seems to think Dallas and Minneapolis.. As a fellow Minneapolitan and been to Dallas a few times.. I have to admit... both are very cosmopolitan and culturally distinct..... right on!!!

[ainulinale]

Originally Posted by coolcity

New York-Chicago
Jacksonville-Detroit
Miami-San Diego
St.Louis-Columbus
Atlanta-Los Angeles
Austin-San Fransisco
Pittsburgh-Milwaukee
Dallas-Minneapolis

I don't mean to be rude, but man, these cities are nothing alike.

[Saintmarks]

As an Atlanta native now in the Dallas area, I have thought Dallas and and Atlanta have striking similarities. Take the Fort Worth part out of the mix and they are almost identical in population, both are the fastest growing metro areas in the country, both are growing disproportionately to the north, the area south of the downtowns are more depressed and larger in minority populations, both have the old money neighborhoods just north of downtown (Highland Park and Buckhead) both have the most prosporous suburbs directly in a line north of that and a little more middle class the more northeast and northwest of that due north line. Weather is similar, little more warm in Dallas, a little more humid in Atlanta, mild winters in both.

Just add some hills and more trees to Dallas and they become almost identical.

[green_mariner]

A twin for New Orleans = St. Louis,MO.
Houston,TX - Los Angeles,CA
Atlanta,GA - Dallas,TX

[jacksonian]

Originally Posted by Billiam

Jackson and Flint (capital cities, pretty capitols, some charm, declining, abandonment)

I'm assuming you're referring to Jackson, MS. I agree with capital cities and charm, but the Jackson metro is actually growing, not declining. A better comparison for Jackson would be Little Rock.

[jacksonian]

Originally Posted by pirate_lafitte

A twin for New Orleans = St. Louis,MO.

Trust me, there is no other like New Orleans!

[MassVt]

Originally Posted by terryclinker

UP Michigan - Maine
Interstate 43 - Interstate 95
Green Bay - Gloucester
Door County - Cape Cod
Milwaukee - Boston
Chicago - New York
Interstate 55 - New Jersey Turnpike
Springfield - Trenton
St. Louis - Philadelphia

See what I am trying to get?

..I think that you're just going from north to south...

[OyCrumbler]

Pittsburgh and Portland.

- major cities for their region with similar metro population sizes and city densities
- distinguished "second" cities for their greater region (Seattle; Philadelphia)
- historic river cities with lots of bridges
- inland, but not that inland (Pacific Ocean; Great Lakes and the Atlantic)
- STEEL!
- hilly and with a fair amount of precipitation
- great greenscrapes within (more Portland) and adjacent (more Pittsburgh) the city
- have a lot more cultural and social offerings than one would expect from a city of their size
- start with P
- both are awesome, though one's a bit more down on itself than the other
- somewhat similar demographics (majority non-Hispanic white, but more Asian and Hispanic in Portland; more African-American in Pittsburgh)

I feel like they actually should be sister cities with Pittsburgh, as great as it is, taking a few cues from Portland such as a somewhat better business climate, a much better public transportation, a greater effort towards making sure development and neighborhoods are sustainable and enjoyable, and just a general major mood upswing.

[portyhead24]

Originally Posted by LovinDecatur

Austin, TX always reminded me of a smaller version of San Francisco.
My husband says that Dallas is Oklahoma City on steroids.
If you got into a time machine in Atlanta and set it for 1970, you'd get out in Birmingham.

Actually, I would say Ft. Worth is more like OKC on steriods. Dallas is a very different type of creature. I saw someone compare Dallas and Minneapolis earlier. I'd like to know the train of thought on that one.