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Old 06-06-2010, 12:33 AM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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Pittsburgh-Cleveland-Milwaukee

3 medium-large rust belt cities with large populations of former immigrants from eastern and southern Europe

Denver-Salt Lake City

Two isolated, Rocky Mountain cities with spectacular scenery and great skiing nearby
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Old 06-06-2010, 12:46 AM
 
Location: Mesa, AZ
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Los Angeles - Las Vegas

both are modern Western cities
both have good nightlife scenes
both are caught up with image- looks and material possessions
both attract many transplants from around the country
both are entertainment meccas
both have large Hispanic populations
both have a car culture rather than emphasis on public transit
both are places that conservatives see as unappealing and sinful (the far left liberal mindset of many Angelenos vs. the "anything goes" mindset of many Las Vegans)
both hit very hard by the foreclosure crisis and other economic problems
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Old 06-06-2010, 12:59 AM
 
Location: Boston
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Hartford, CT and Springfield, MA are considered twin cities. They share the same airport, their region's economies are "closely tied", and they're only 25 miles apart. Also, Hartford is outside of New York's influence, while Springfield is beyond Boston's. They're both in the farther interior of their state's, free-er from the outside influence of the two major regional cities in the area who have a strong connection of their own. Oh, and I forgot, they both sit on I-91, duh.

A good runner up for Hartford's "brother" city could be New Haven, CT.
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Old 06-06-2010, 01:20 AM
 
Location: Willowbend/Houston
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The closest city to Atlanta is Dallas, Houston is a bit different. All three are beginning to distinguish themselves from one another. Dallas is very similar to Houston, and Dallas is very similar to Atlanta, but Houston does not share as much with Atlanta as Dallas does.

Is this making sense? Like the thing I'm trying to say.

It's like this:

Houston- Dallas----------
---------Dallas- Atlanta

Dallas is a bit of the middle ground between Houston and Atlanta. Like they've all got similarities but two are similar to each other (Houston-Dallas) & (Dallas- Atlanta) but not all three can be very similar to each other, IMHO.
Ive always felt that Atlanta, Dallas, and Houston were siblings. Houston is the oldest and most straight-arrow. Atlanta is the baby and the wild-child. Dallas is the middle and caught in between. It can relate to both even if the others cant relate to each other.
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Old 06-06-2010, 01:23 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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Ive always felt that Atlanta, Dallas, and Houston were siblings. Houston is the oldest and most straight-arrow. Atlanta is the baby and the wild-child. Dallas is the middle and caught in between. It can relate to both even if the others cant relate to each other.
Yeah I know what you mean. But dude, I really feel that there's something there that's separating Houston and Atlanta. Like I don't know exactly what it is, or how to say it. But it seems like Atlanta and Dallas have a stronger connection than Houston and Atlanta. I don't have any proof for what I'm saying but I have no idea. Maybe it's just a theory of mine.
I want to look more into that.

But yeah otherwise I agree, they really are like siblings, even growing up together. I would say Dallas and Atlanta are twins (not identical) and Houston is either just a few years older/younger (which ever one).
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Old 06-06-2010, 09:20 AM
 
Location: East Coast of the United States
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DC and Baltimore is the obvious one. However, DC and NYC is more interesting. There are increasingly stronger connections between the federal government and Wall Street firms. Major law firms have common offices in both cities. (DC has the most lawyers per capita in the U.S.) The number of NYC transplants in the DC area seem to have increased from what I can tell. Top museums, art galleries, cathedrals, iconic sites, etc., are in NYC and DC. So, I think there's an argument to be made about the strength of connection between the 2 cities.

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Old 06-06-2010, 09:57 AM
 
Location: Underneath the Pecan Tree
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Atlanta, Dallas, Houston.
Houston and Dallas don't have a strong connection with Atlanta.
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Old 06-06-2010, 10:54 AM
 
Location: Atlanta
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Houston and Dallas don't have a strong connection with Atlanta.
Sorry, but yes they do. Very strong business ties, with thousands of people flying between each every day.

I've shown the stats before.
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Old 06-06-2010, 10:56 AM
 
Location: Underneath the Pecan Tree
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Sorry, but yes they do. Very strong business ties, with thousands of people flying between each every day.

I've shown the stats before.
I've never heard of a connection between the two. Don't see many people here from ATL, but that's just me.
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Old 06-06-2010, 10:58 AM
 
Location: Atlanta
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I've never heard of a connection between the two. Don't see many people here from ATL, but that's just me.
I'm speaking in the business sense. As someone who actually sends people all over the place, you would be amazed at the amount of inter-connectivity between all three.
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