04-21-2009, 12:05 PM
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..then who is #2? Have Detroit ( and Cleveland) fallen too much?
04-21-2009, 12:18 PM
Location: Oak Park, IL
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By what criteria? Population? Economic might? Growth? QOL? Winning sports teams?
04-21-2009, 12:21 PM
Location: New Jersey
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MassVt
..then who is #2? Have Detroit ( and Cleveland) fallen too much?
I'll rank them the way I see them....
Chicago
Minn-St. Paul
St. Louis
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Columbus
04-21-2009, 12:22 PM
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sukwoo
By what criteria? Population? Economic might? Growth? QOL? Winning sports teams?
..except, perhaps, sports teams....
What we're after here is "influence", for lack of a better term..
04-21-2009, 12:29 PM
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After chicago...
04-21-2009, 12:42 PM
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yeah probally
04-21-2009, 01:35 PM
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MPLS is #2 IMO; one of the few Midwest cities that is actually growing. However, MPLS isn't really all that Midwest to me.
04-21-2009, 01:41 PM
Location: Marshall-Shadeland, Pittsburgh, PA
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Pittsburgh isn't in the Midwest!
04-21-2009, 01:51 PM
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I would go with the Twin Cities, but it's admittedly a superficial judgment.
04-21-2009, 02:46 PM
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