What do you think are the "gateway" cities to the American South? (architecture, best)

[vasinger]

Originally Posted by blueatari

Mehphis, TN

Memphis is pretty well into the South.

[Billiam]

Originally Posted by Colts

Funny. I've always considered DC to be The South

U serious?

[vasinger]

Originally Posted by m_r2z0

U serious?

DC is below the Mason Dixon line ain't it?

[vasinger]

Originally Posted by Beltwaybruiser

Thanks m_r2z0, how is DC, capital of the Union, part of the South?

Eh, well you're forgetting that the people of DC had very strong southern sympathies during the War but they were occupied. In fact it was suggested that they move the Capital up North, but they decided to stay in DC.

DC is not a truly Southern city by any means, but it does feel more Southern when you compare it to places like Boston or New York or Philadelphia or Baltimore even.

[vasinger]

Originally Posted by Beltwaybruiser

Richmond is truly a southern city... but DC is most certainly not as it is debatable that Northern Virginia is not southern either. Sure, DC had slaves during the civil war, but you can't argue with it being the capitol of the Union.

Northern Virginia is Southern-Lite. 50 years ago it was as southern as North Carolina.

DC is not a truly Northern city either. I think its a mix of both Northern and Southern, which is why i feel its a "gateway" city.

[blueatari]

Originally Posted by vasinger

Memphis is pretty well into the South.

Memphis is the start of the deep South.

[vasinger]

Originally Posted by blueatari

Memphis is the start of the deep South.

Indeed. But I guess I'm talking about the Upper South.

[Tom Lennox 70]

Richmond (Washington, D.C. area has too many northern tranplants now, esp. Northern Virginia and Suburban Maryland)

Houston

Cincinnati

[green_mariner]

DC is a gateway to the eastern USA and the New South. Memphis is the gateway to the Old South.
Houston is the gateway to the Southwest.

[tmac9wr]

Originally Posted by vasinger

DC is below the Mason Dixon line ain't it?

Um, isn't the Mason-Dixon Line in between Virginia and North Carolina? DC is definitely not the South. Whenever I drove down to school from Boston to South Carolina, I always felt to be going into the South once I passed Richmond, VA.