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Bakersfield is NOT a big cities there are many much larger cities are are not really mentioned. Jacksonville is mentioned a lot because of the NFL.
My list would include
- San Jose
- Albuquerque and Santa Fe
- El Paso
- Norfolk, Virginia
- Richmond (always only mentioned in terms of history)
- Savannah (not heard about much aside from as a tourist destination)
- Virginia Beach (largest city in Virginia though military bases are sometimes mentioned)
- Raleigh
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Oklahoma City (though it unfortunately made the news in 1995)
- Tulsa
- Columbia, South Carolina
- Charleston, West Virginia
Since you listed mostly cities below the Mason Dixon Line, let me guess which side your name refers to....
My vote would go to the gigantic "incorporated suburbs" of the Sun Belt. The largest of these are Mesa, Arizona (about 447,000 people) and Arlington Texas (about 374,000 people), but there are many similar cities in the 200,000 range in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, and Texas.
They are never thought of because they have no real character - they only began being built up in the post-WW2 era, and the original municipalities were either tiny or didn't exist at all. But they are big. Mesa is the 38th largest city in the country!
My vote would go to the gigantic "incorporated suburbs" of the Sun Belt. The largest of these are Mesa, Arizona (about 447,000 people) and Arlington Texas (about 374,000 people), but there are many similar cities in the 200,000 range in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, and Texas.
They are never thought of because they have no real character - they only began being built up in the post-WW2 era, and the original municipalities were either tiny or didn't exist at all. But they are big. Mesa is the 38th largest city in the country!
Yes, I have no idea what's in Mesa. I have some idea of Scottsdale, I know of Tempe because of ASU, and Glendale(sports stadiums and arenas apparently), but Mesa is a big blank zero.
It's literally a black hole in my mind--I probably know more about Burkina Faso than Mesa.
I just Googled Mesa, and the first images to come up was this giant sort of cool-looking Mormon temple--so now that will forever color my mind about Mesa, Arizona.
couldnt disagree with you there.
Its more or less heard around regionally.
But nationally? Indianapolis is what showcases our state. Super Bowl 46 is just an example of that. along with the Indy 500. NCAA Final Fours/Big Ten championships/Indianapolis Colts etc etc.
It just got a mention in the last Parks and Rec episode.
They fail their disaster preparedness test and the guys says "This was bad. Fort Wayne bad."
But it's a nice town. I was just there a few weeks ago.
My vote would go to the gigantic "incorporated suburbs" of the Sun Belt. The largest of these are Mesa, Arizona (about 447,000 people) and Arlington Texas (about 374,000 people), but there are many similar cities in the 200,000 range in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, and Texas.
They are never thought of because they have no real character - they only began being built up in the post-WW2 era, and the original municipalities were either tiny or didn't exist at all. But they are big. Mesa is the 38th largest city in the country!
Arlington, Texas had the unenviable reputation of being the largest city without public transportation.
One I never hear about either - Fort Worth, TX. Other being part of the abbreviation "DFW"...
Arlington, Texas had the unenviable reputation of being the largest city without public transportation.
One I never hear about either - Fort Worth, TX. Other being part of the abbreviation "DFW"...
You hear about Fort Worth, but it's always in comparison to what makes it different than Dallas or as the smaller sibling of the the DFW area. Similar to Seattle and Tacoma, though Fort Worth probably stands a little more on it's own than Tacoma--and is probably nicer than Tacoma as well(maybe)...
I would say Greensboro/Winston Salem NC, Hampton Roads Va, and Richmond Va
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