Which cities could be called the "Paris", "Rome" and "Venice" of its respective regions in the USA. (neighborhoods, university)

[BigCityGuy]

I think NYC would be the Rome(Roman Empire) of its time and it is like London Today.

DC like Paris

[Bostonian08]

I don't see a lot of similarity between CHI and PAR other than approximately similar population. The almost whole city of Paris which is geographically as large as CHI is made up of gorgeous 5 story brownstones. There is no slums in Paris at all, everything is as nice as CHI's north side and mostly better. The skyscrapers you see here are not actually even in Paris. CHI is a fine city but there is nothing in the USA that compares to the great craftmanship of the great European cities.


I took these pan pix from the top of the Arc du Triomphe.

[Minato ku]

There is no slum at all in Paris.
It depend how you mean slum, like a third world city it is true but if you mean bad districts with negliged building, Paris is like all cities. It does have it.
The riot of 2005 and 2007 are the proof that like other cities paris is not perfect and fortunely it is. (I coundn't live in a perfect city)

The geographically as large, I also desagree, if you speak of the official city, Chicago is 6 time large than Paris but paris is denser.
If you take 227.2 sq mi for Paris and its inner suburbs, there is over 5 million people living inside.

The same in urban area, Chicago urban area is less dense and sprawl more than Paris urban area.
Chicago is the second largest urban area in size of North America.

Paris urban area: 10.1 million inhabitants (2006), 1,051 sq mi (1999, this number has surely increased since but we don't have data)
Chicago urban area: 8.7 million inhabitants (2007), 2,122.8 sq mi

It is also the same for the metropolian area, desepit being over 2 million more populated paris metropolitan area is two time smaller in size.
Anyway for metropolitan area it is more complicated to compare as French INSEE methode is more conservative than MSA. (40% of commute for INSEE compared at 25% for MSA)

[WiseOwlSaysHoot]

Some info about the "Paris of the Plains" moniker for Kansas City:

I believe the title dates to (and mostly relates to) the Jazz Age culture in KC in the 20s and 30s.

From a web page about "Paris of the Plains":

"Young dreamers seeking excitement flocked to Kansas City, where the atmosphere was welcoming and unrestricted. Kansas City was a Mecca for artists and musicians, writers and inventors, grifters and tycoons. Kansas City and Paris - the City of Lights - though worlds apart geographically, shared a creative vitality that made them Jazz age icons."

The secondary reason for this KC nickname is the city's extensive boulevard system, designed by George Kessler, part of the City Beautiful Movement of the late 19th Çentury. KC is said to have more Boulevards than any city besides Paris.

[grapico]

Honestly, none... just far too much distinct history and culture

just like people think Boston can't hold a candle to what NYC is like.. .same can be said of these cities... there is no equal to what they have. Anybody that has spent any time in these cities would say the same thing.

[pirate_lafitte]

Originally Posted by DeaconJ

Paris of the East Coast

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Not funny.

[pirate_lafitte]

Originally Posted by DeaconJ

The Rome of the South...Rome, Georgia is built on seven hills with a river running between them - as is Rome, Italy - thus the inspiration for its name. In 1928, Italian premier Benito Mussolini sent a block of marble from the ancient Roman Forum inscribed "From Old Rome to New Rome". Then in 1929, Mussolini again honored Rome with a bronze replica of the sculpture of Romulus and Remus nursing from the Capitoline Wolf.


Capitoline Wolf Statue

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Which Rome is this? Berry College, Rome GA

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Taken from one of Rome's seven hills...

I can see that. I have been to Rome,GA before.

[pirate_lafitte]

Originally Posted by DeaconJ

Fort Lauderdale's nickname is the "Venice of America" due to its extensive canal system.


Fort Lauderdale canals - baltimoresun.com Yahoo! Image Detail for http://www.ftlauderdalewww.com/AreaGuide/virttour/watercity1am.jpg


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I can't argue with you there. Ft. Lauderdale has the attributes to make it "Venice of the USA". Savannah can also be "Venice of the Southeast" because of its canals.

[pirate_lafitte]

Originally Posted by WiseOwlSaysHoot

Some info about the "Paris of the Plains" moniker for Kansas City:

I believe the title dates to (and mostly relates to) the Jazz Age culture in KC in the 20s and 30s.

From a web page about "Paris of the Plains":

"Young dreamers seeking excitement flocked to Kansas City, where the atmosphere was welcoming and unrestricted. Kansas City was a Mecca for artists and musicians, writers and inventors, grifters and tycoons. Kansas City and Paris - the City of Lights - though worlds apart geographically, shared a creative vitality that made them Jazz age icons."

The secondary reason for this KC nickname is the city's extensive boulevard system, designed by George Kessler, part of the City Beautiful Movement of the late 19th Çentury. KC is said to have more Boulevards than any city besides Paris.

In addition, Detroit held the moniker of "Paris of the Midwest", Today it is called "Beirut of the Midwest". Interestingly, Beirut has been known as "Paris of the Middle East".

[DeaconJ]

Originally Posted by pirate_lafitte

I can see that. I have been to Rome,GA before.

I can't come up with much in Rome Georgia that resembles Rome Italy, other than the name, the hills/rivers, and the Mussolini stuff. Unless Rome Italy has an annual apple festival?

Rome GA is a beautiful North Georgia town with a lot of history and culture...it surprised me.