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Buffalo - without anybody really noticing, the city of Buffalo has incorporated the neighboring suburbs of Rochester, Syracuse, Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago to become the biggest city on the Great Lakes. Next, when Buffalo annexes NYC, it will be the biggest city on the planet.
Hahaha, I really hope this is a joke, because it's very funny.
The ultimate sleeping giant is Philadelphia. I don't think the city proper will get back to 2,000,000 people anytime soon, but it has room to grow without being completely bombed out, and it also has more money than people realize, which means that minor improvements should put it firmly into "elite city" status. It's becoming younger, richer and more diverse as we speak, which gives it the inside track. Demographically speaking, I believe that Philadelphia will change the most of all metropolitan areas with at least 5,000,000 population.
On a related note, I also believe that Pennsylvania will change the most of all states with at least 8,000,000 population. It's rapidly falling down the list of the oldest states, and will fall entirely out of the top 10 by 2020. It has the fastest-growing black population of all its peer states (Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio), and it's on pace for over 500,000 Asians and 1,000,000 Hispanics by 2020. In fact, I'd wager that Asian population growth will accelerate since Pennsylvania now has a burgeoning Bhutanese and Nepali population.
I think some people in here don't really know what the meaning of a "Sleeping Giant" is. Let me educate some of yall, a sleeping giant is a city that was once a power that feel off for whatever reason and now is trying to reinvent/resurrect itself. In that case the REAL sleeping giants are:
Detroit
New Orleans
Pittsburg
St. Louis
I do not think a "Sleeping Giant" had to once be a powerhouse to qualify.
The ultimate sleeping giant is Philadelphia. I don't think the city proper will get back to 2,000,000 people anytime soon, but it has room to grow without being completely bombed out, and it also has more money than people realize, which means that minor improvements should put it firmly into "elite city" status. It's becoming younger, richer and more diverse as we speak, which gives it the inside track. Demographically speaking, I believe that Philadelphia will change the most of all metropolitan areas with at least 5,000,000 population.
On a related note, I also believe that Pennsylvania will change the most of all states with at least 8,000,000 population. It's rapidly falling down the list of the oldest states, and will fall entirely out of the top 10 by 2020. It has the fastest-growing black population of all its peer states (Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio), and it's on pace for over 500,000 Asians and 1,000,000 Hispanics by 2020. In fact, I'd wager that Asian population growth will accelerate since Pennsylvania now has a burgeoning Bhutanese and Nepali population.
Yeah but Philly has never fell off to the extent of some of the cities I mentioned. Philly has been pretty steady and solid, so they've never really went to sleep. I get your point though in that Philly can be more of a giant than they already are.
My son is always championing Baltimore lol...nothing wrong with that!
A year ago I said that I really think New Orleans will rise again. I also agree with Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Detroit, and even possibly Cleveland....
I would love to see my beloved Upstate NY cities rise again. Rochester is the closest, but I don't think it's at a level to call a "sleeping giant". But Roc and Albany are both approaching a level of notoriety that hasnt been seen in either in a long time...hopefully, Buffalo is able to turn it around one day. One of the great American cities (like those other Rust Belt cities) stuck in free-fall...
Charlotte’s growth rate of 2.4 percent between 2012 and 2013 also outpaced Raleigh’s rate of 2 percent, a pattern that has held steady over the past several years
The city is the fastest growing In the state and now the 16th largest city in USA moving up the largest cities Chart. Charlotte is Indeed booming again and very much a sleeping giant that's awoken with a vengeance . Unemployment has dropped tremendously and showing now Signs of leveling off. There is high rises and construction everywhere. The construction of the blue line extension and they just started with the gold line from center city. People and Ncdot can't even predict Charlotte's growth pattern because people are moving here like roaches multiply and we all know how they do. Charlotte is seriously a force on the rising and a serious contender In the south.Charlotte has reawaken with a new groove and she's not quiet about it at all.
Charlotte transit execs detail light-rail construction plans (BLUE LINE)
LRT extension of the current line will be completed by 2017 and is an additional $1.2billion that will spawn more construction http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte....html?page=all
The thread asks for sleeping giants. Charlotte is awake. Also, I don't think it's a giant-not yet at least. It's still got some more growth to do before it can be in the same league as the classic 20th century big cities. Charlotte is certainly a major player right now, but it will earn full respect as a city when the growth spurt is over and the dust has settled and it remains a force to be reckoned with.
My son is always championing Baltimore lol...nothing wrong with that!
A year ago I said that I really think New Orleans will rise again. I also agree with Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Detroit, and even possibly Cleveland....
I would love to see my beloved Upstate NY cities rise again. Rochester is the closest, but I don't think it's at a level to call a "sleeping giant". But Roc and Albany are both approaching a level of notoriety that hasnt been seen in either in a long time...hopefully, Buffalo is able to turn it around one day. One of the great American cities (like those other Rust Belt cities) stuck in free-fall...
If all of the projected investment goes through in Buffalo, I think it could come back steadily. It sounds like there has been signs of investment recently. So, we'll see what happens.
Syracuse is like this as well and its location, along with its college presence could help in order for it to be discovered again.
I think that a city like Lansing MI, which is a state capital with a major university in East Lansing, could be like similar areas that are currently popular, if it can do similar things that allowed for those other areas to grow.
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