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Honestly, he's right, the Spurs have put SA more on the map than the Alamo ever did in modern times (big caveat -- modern times!). Sorry to burst your bubble.
As a side note, I've been to the Alamo and I was bored to tears. I'm not a history buff, admittedly, but for such a "popular" icon I was amazed at how uninterested I was while there. I was also not a fan of the Riverwalk, which felt WAY too corporate and fake for some reason (I realize most people absolutely adore the Riverwalk). So perhaps I have a bias when talking about SA -- a negative one. I didn't get what all of the hype was about. I was there a good 10+ years ago though, so maybe a lot has changed since then.
This is not to say that SA is boring or not a fun place for most people, but I personally didn't care for it and I personally don't think most Americans yearn to see the Alamo like they do with other National monuments (like Mount Rushmore, Statue of Liberty or even the St. Louis Arch).
In the ten years since, the Alamo is still the Alamo, and the Riverwalk is bigger and corporate fake as you call it. Never saw the hub bub in that place. I guess after a couple of those Texas sized drinks, if you squint hard I guess you will get a more magical feel.
Anyway Fort Worth is the real overshadowed city in Texas. It is the biggest city no one knows about, or everyone thinks is a suburb.
Not many people think of it as an independent city as old as Dallas. The two developed together, but Dallas started outpacing it about 90 years ago.
What's Jacksonville overshadowed by? I'd agree that it's one of the lesser-known big cities, but overshadowed?
Same thing I said. I don't even consider Jacksonville a major city because it's 747 sq miles in land (the size of a county) and has only 800,000 people. If it was a normal sized city, it would only have 250-350,000. Meanwhile Miami is on 35 sq miles in land and has 430,000+.
What city overshadows Phoenix? Los Angeles seems rather far to have an influence over America's 6th largest city.
Las Vegas.
When 38,000,000 Californians want to go on an exciting 'staycation', Vegas comes to mind, not Phoenix. When people think about the desert south west, Phoenix might be mentioned but most people only think about dirt, cacti, tumbleweed, and heat before even thinking about Phoenix.
Same thing I said. I don't even consider Jacksonville a major city because it's 747 sq miles in land (the size of a county) and has only 800,000 people. If it was a normal sized city, it would only have 250-350,000. Meanwhile Miami is on 35 sq miles in land and has 430,000+.
What does land size have to do with anything? Oklahoma City and Houston are in the neighborhood of 600 square miles and don't hear anyone squawking about their populations being disproportionate. Jacksonville's population density is 989 per square mile versus the Florida average of 285 per square mile, which is pretty good for the 4th largest metro area in a low density state.
I agree. Most people do not know that Fort Worth is larger than Charlotte. They think of it as part of Dallas. They don't understand it's 30 mins away from Dallas.
Charlotte, and:
- Detroit
- Boston
- Seattle
- Atlanta
- Washington (D.C.)
- Baltimore
- Las Vegas
- Miami
- Portland
- Cleveland
- Cincinnati
(And before anyone starts, I'm just going by city population because I'm assuming PortCity is thinking the same)
What city overshadows Phoenix? Los Angeles seems rather far to have an influence over America's 6th largest city.
Phoenix is basically a Inland Empire So Cal like city with Arizona license plates Tuscon has less influence from the Los Angeles megaregion than Phoenix.
In the ten years since, the Alamo is still the Alamo, and the Riverwalk is bigger and corporate fake as you call it. Never saw the hub bub in that place. I guess after a couple of those Texas sized drinks, if you squint hard I guess you will get a more magical feel.
Anyway Fort Worth is the real overshadowed city in Texas. It is the biggest city no one knows about, or everyone thinks is a suburb.
Not many people think of it as an independent city as old as Dallas. The two developed together, but Dallas started outpacing it about 90 years ago.
S.A. attracts nearly 30 million annual visitors and is in the national spotlight quite often. Overshadowed? I would say not really, but, certainly underrated by some in here. The Riverwalk is urban and commercialized but corporate isn't a good description.
S.A. attracts nearly 30 million annual visitors and is in the national spotlight quite often. Overshadowed? I would say not really, but, certainly underrated by some in here. The Riverwalk is urban and commercialized but corporate isn't a good description.
It beats anything Houston has
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Tuscon has less influence from the Los Angeles megaregion than Phoenix.
